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Date:         Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:48:30 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <c4e7c5f90802161835m47e88c03v4141bb6d7c1fc059@mail.gmail.com>
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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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