Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 19:34:14 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
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"Medium Blue (LH5G) with white top".
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Palmer [mailto:jpalmer@mymts.net]
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 7:16 PM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
Oops! I’m clearly thinking of another colour. Which is the light blue used from roughly 80-84?
Jeff
> On Jun 8, 2015, at 9:04 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> That is correct. I painted mine three years ago, but we found a matching tan color using the computer camera. This time it didn't work because the top is too rough. Original top colors still exist on the back of the luggage rack, which was usually covered by the closed top.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Eric Caron
> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 6:58 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> Stuart has a 85. I think that is the one he is talking about. His son’s I believe is a 87.
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>
>
>> On Jun 8, 2015, at 9:37 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
>>
>> Interesting. I thought all dove blue Westfalias (1984 and down right?) had white tops?
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 8, 2015, at 8:13 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> That's the metallic paint for the body. The only thing I've been
>>> able to find for the top is a color called "Steel Blue", but Wesco couldn't find it.
>>> Of course, it was "painted" by Westfalia, not VW, so that's the problem.
>>>
>>> Stuart
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Walking Boss [mailto:walkingboss@communicomm.com]
>>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 5:58 PM
>>> To: Stuart MacMillan
>>> Cc: vanagon Group
>>> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
>>>
>>> Factory code is: Dove Blue LH5U, X2
>>>
>>> Here are some manufacture paint numbers:
>>>
>>> Ditzler: 15862 Dupont: G8472 RM / BASF: 14344
>>> Glasurit: VW-LHSU
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Skipper
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Subject: RE: [VANAGON] Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
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