Date:         Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:01:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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Well this is a different kind of repair which I had been putting off for a
while.  I think some of you know I am having my van restored and as a
result have been living a very boring life without a Vanagon since late
January.  Really missed driving it this past summer - no camping, no oil
temp readings to share, no last minute mechanical heroics from the side of
a highway or driveway and no beer chilled from the deep depths of my
Dometic.

Given the van has been such a money pit (in a good way) and all the
discussions recently about white elephants, I decided to change the paint
colour to hunter green - which will match the tan interior quite nicely.  I
liked the original white the van was painted, however I wanted to give the
van a more distinct and original look.  Anyway, over the past few years I
have noticed my tan curtain set starting to fade - primarily on the side
exposed to the window - rear window curtains being the worst, and so I
decided to dye the curtains a darker colour - from tan to chocolate brown.
To do so I used Rit dye for synthetics and cooked the curtains in two
batches, in a large 5 gallon pot on the stove for about 40 minutes.  a
pretty good result overall - still there are some fade marks but they are
not as prevalent as before.

Anyway here are some photos which also include the new colour I have
selected - ( it is the lighter version of the two greens).

https://www.dropbox.com/t/8EkUiIGAfJOqqUmd [dropbox.com]
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Bruce