VANAGON archives -- March 2001, week 4 (#422)

Date:         Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:46:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Painting Bumpers
Comments: To: Mark Keller <kelphoto@ISLANDNET.COM>
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The black part is faded to a washed-out gray - so I'm thinking that I need
to redo the whole thing.


Todd

'88 Westy

Mark Keller wrote:

> Todd,
>
> Assuming you want the raised portion black and it's black now  why not
> mask it over. Blow the color on the uppper and lower areas.  Then unmask
> the black area, and clearcoat the entire panel.
>
> This is the procedure I used.  Except I had made repairs which required
> the black areas to be coated.  I bypassed the black epoxy paint stage by
> using black epoxy primer for the paint preparation.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mark Keller
> 91 Carat
> Cowichan Bay, B.C.

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