Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:06:52 -0500
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From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Best color to paint my GL - Group Results
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I second the brown. My 84, appropriately named Hershey, is a two tone
Wolsfburg. He lives harmoniously with colors of nature and knows not
the meaning of walmart-blue tarp. He readily compliments most non-
spandex outdoorsy apparrel. He likes beige socks. Handsome fella.
Chris.
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Dnia Feb 23, 2011 o godz. 16:55 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
napisał(a):
> 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
