Date:         Mon, 16 Jun 2014 10:21:01 -0700
Reply-To:     Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM>
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From:         Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
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Yes please keep on line  I have an 87 westie in need of a little body work  much in need of paint and new rubber for the window s

am in the process of figuring out what it will take  time, parts and $

subi powered camper in Venice CA

Edward V Barger

BARGER LITE
ed@barger-lite.com
BARGER-LITE.COM
310 401 0633



On Jun 15, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:

> Lister's,
>
>        Please keep this topic on the list rather then private mail as I have the same van and plan to prep it for painting in October.
>
> Mark,
>
>        My 85 GL has silver trim along the rain gutters and down the front past the mirror.  It covers the rain gutter completely. where it comes down in front. It is just on the edge along the top.  I also have a strip on the top of the sliding door.
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL Auto
>
>
> On Jun 15, 2014, at 5:13 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've spent a good portion of the weekend stripping parts off the van,
>> getting it ready for new paint!! I've run into a couple of issues that I'm
>> thinking you all can best answer.
>>
>> Plastic piece on the rain gutters
>> a) Are these available from vendors?
>> b) The one on the rain gutter for the driver's side, in front of the
>> driver's door windows, is different from the others. Rather than being a
>> small black strip, it is pale gray (might have been silver once?) and
>> covers the whole edge of the gutter. Is this normal?
>> c) While the trim on the front of the passenger door window came off
>> easily, that over the sliding door seems to be held in place with
>> weatherstripping sealant. I'm wondering about the wisdom of taking it off
>> and have such a mess to be cleaned up before painting. Somebody else is
>> doing the painting and likely would be cleaning off the adhesive. Should I
>> just leave the trim on there or take it off?
>>
>> Front bumper
>> The two bolts on the rear bumper and one of them on the front, are 13mm
>> bolts and came off easily. The second bolt on the front bumper is a 14mm
>> bolt and won't come off at all. It feels like there was a welded nut inside
>> the bumper that has come loose and there doesn't seem to be any way to get
>> to it to remove the bumper, or tighten it back up for that matter. What to
>> do?
>>
>> Thanks, and I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go.
>> Marc Perdue