Date:         Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:53:10 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         John Fox <jrfox@qualcomm.com>
Subject:      Re: Touch-up Paint for Vgon


Steve,

 Try Tri-City Paint on Miramar Road. The "Ivory" that they mixed for my 1980
Westy is an good match to the original paint. They sell auto body supplies for
pro shops and DIY. I paid about $15 for a quart. It was more than I needed. 
So I had them put the leftover into an aerosol can for $5. They were very
helpful guys.

John Fox        San Diego, CA
1980 Westfalia
jrfox@qualcomm.com

>The V6anagon has more than its share of paint dings, some recent,
>some not. a few oldies have rust developing under them, which I'd
>like to sand down and coat so they don't get out of hand.
>
>But my FLAPS doesn't have any paint shade that's even close to the
>pale yellow/medium brown colors of the car, which I think (well, guess)
>are original from 1980.
>
>Other than the dealer ($12 for a teensy bottle, special-ordered), does
>anyone know of a place to get some touch-up paint that comes real close
>to VW colors, give or take a little sun fading?