Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:56:02 -0800
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
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cool. Yah I figured I should really hunt down an autobody supply place.
Anything will match better than the colour I've been using!
("What was it called again?"...... "Chesnut Brown"...... "Corduroy
Paints Brown" ...... "Charlie Brown Brown" ?)
;^)
Thanks,
Neil.
On Feb 16, 2008 6:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> Where you have to go is an Automotive Paint Supply place, the kind that
> sells to professional auto body and paint shops.
> I got my soft red 83 Westy acrylic enamel touch up paint that way .........
> And I had the color code off the van ., LH8B .....mmmm..........same as
> yours.
>
> Don't try getting that from a vw dealer.
> If the dealer does paint and body work, they probably get their materials
> from a local paint and body supply place, not from VW or anything.
>
> I paid 15 dollars for a small bottle............and I've touched up a
> hundred places and haven't gone through 20 % of the little bottle even,
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: neil N [mailto:musomuso@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 6:35 PM
> To: Scott Daniel - Shazam
> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Re: DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
>
> Interesting. Good tip.
>
> I really should use the right products from the get-go. Or at least
> try to read the directions! I found my tin of "Rust Check" primer.
> That paint will accept automotive type enamel top coat.
>
> I had read on this list recently, about VW dearlerships possibly
> providing matched paint. My dealership didn't show anything for my 81'
> Westy. LH8B paint code IIRC. So I priced out a spray can of "matched"
> paint from my FLAPS. They want $40 (!) for it. And would want more for
> a pint of it! At least most of the touch up is behind the grill I cut
> the hole for.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2008 6:23 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> > I've been using 'self etching primer' lately.
> > It's a soft green color..........
> > And at least with brush-on acrylic enamel touch up paint, the self etching
> > primer makes that paint go on SO smoothly it's just fantastic.
> > With a dead perfect color match by paint code, it makes the touched up
> spots
> > even nicer than the untouched original paint.
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > neil N
> > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 2:28 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
> >
> > Yes. I did. --- ;^)
> >
> > AFAIK, the only paint that should go over Tremclad primer is Tremclad
> > rust paint.
> >
> > I believe it says that on the can. (the directions on mine are hard to
> read)
> >
> > After cutting the hole for the lower rad grill, I thought I'd paint
> > the exposed bits plus a bit more in the area. I primed with Tremclad
> > primer and top coated with spray paint.
> >
> > It totally lifted and melted the primer.
> >
> > lol !
> >
> > So rather than watch paint dry, I thought I'd post this for the paint
> > newbies! --- :^)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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