Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 10:58:15 EST
Reply-To: CarlMarin@AOL.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Carl Turner <CarlMarin@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: paint on grill
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Yo Doug,
A couple of other good options for repainting the grill are SEM brand Trim
Black. Perfect 'not quite flat, not quite glossy' look for auto trim.
Available at places that sell automotive paint. An alternative would be
Krylon #1613 Semi-Flat Black. This stuff also has a good "look" to it for
trim. (Like those fading door handles!) For the silver strip around the edge
of the grill you can mask off and spray it with Krylon #1403 Dull Aluminum or
find a can of silver wheel paint down at the Pep boys. Either of these will
give you the right look. Look for the fine line masking tape at the automotive
paint store while you are looking for the SEM. As the person mentions below,
for a durable job be sure and prep the part before painting, wash with a
detergent or Formula 409 type stuff ( a 1 inch paint brush make a good
scrubbing tool to get into the corners good) then wipe down with some solvent
like lacquer thinner or naptha (Ronson's lighter fluid). This is the tedious
part to get all the nooks and crannies but its worthwile to do it right.(Q-
Tips are the tool of choice for this step) Of course after you do all this
the by contrast rest of your Vanagon will look like crap and you will have to
repaint it too. Sorry.
Carl Turner
In a message dated 10/31/98 12:49:17 AM Mountain Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> I used semi-gloss Varathane brand paint on my mum's 78 Rabbit grill and it
> worked great. Just make sure you use some brake cleaner on the plastic
> first to remove all the dirt and grime. This paint also drys slowly so you
> need about 30 minutes before you can pick it up and 24 hours before it is
> totally cured.
>
> At 10:54 10/30/98 -0600, Douglas Holschuh wrote:
> >The grill on my 84 Westy is looking all old and faded, and yet it's in
good
> >shape and isn't cracked or anything. Is there any way I can revive it?
> >Specifically, I was wondering if I could (don't laugh) spray paint it flat
> >black or something similar. Would this work, and if it would work, would
it
> >look good? Would the paint need to be heat resistant because the
radiator's
> >behind it? Has anyone ever tried this or is there another (obvious)
> solution
> >that I'm overlooking?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >------------------------
> >Doug Holschuh
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