Date:         Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:08:10 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Best color to paint my GL - Group Results
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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Good pint, Don
Sent from my undiclosed location and Blackberry.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'



On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I think the Pearl white or factory Glacier color is cool.  I also am
> going
> > to coat the valance and bumpers on my 91 with Rhino liner instead of the
> > factory gray/silver.  Maybe even a bra of the Rhino Liner to prevent rock
> > chips.  Just my .02
> > Michael in San Antonio
> > 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
> >
> >
> >
>   I really like the 'mud-brown' (a polite way to say what I usually call
> it) stock color of my 84.  Why?  'Cause it is really hard to see when you
> are parked camping.  It blends with just about any type of backround.
> This
> is  a very good thing when you are not in a formal pay camping area  (If
> you
> camp KOA or Pay RV or Forest Service/Park Service, by all means, make your
> van a standout color to help you find it amongst the other RVs) ..If you
> are
> on BLM or Forest land, on some side road or simply hiding behind a Wal Mart
> for a quick nap while traveling...it's very handy to NOT have some other
> passing-by would-be camper spy your bright-colored van and come cozy-up
> nearby.  If you want to "be found" you can always stick some paper plates
> to
> the trees or tie some ribbons or make a sign up...that will for sure bring
> you neighbors (or help your friends find you)..Just take the signs down
> when
> you leave, please.
>
>   Red, white, NIke-type Swooshes...Bright yellow, blue, etc....those colors
> just 'draw the eye'.  Next time you are out on the road check it out...I am
> currently in the desert SW.  From the top of a mountain pass I can see
> white
> SUVs and small motor homes from at least 15 miles away, against the desert
> floor.  Driving past a side road where bright colored RVs or Vans are
> camped...it's like..."hey, what wazzat?  There's something down there"...
>
> The Brown van?  Blends into the backround.
>
>  Don Hanson
>