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Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:34 pm

were having a issue pic'in a color for the westy project
most popular color is or suggestions?
pic would be help full

john

Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:50 am

Look in the gallery for color ideas.
Otherwise, pink with teal scallops is all the rage right now.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:04 am

copellos wrote: were having a issue pic'in a color for the westy project
most popular color is or suggestions?
pic would be help full

john

Two tone or solid?

Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:32 am

Look at the green monster thread, that worlds fair package is so ugly its beautiful..

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:44 am

definatly two tone teal and pink woa that sounds wild.
i got to see this one got a pic?

john

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:45 am

The best color for your bus is whatever you like. Stock colors are good for keeping the bus original, and for resale (I guess). But bottom line is: Do what you like.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:12 am

copellos wrote: definatly two tone teal and pink woa that sounds wild.
i got to see this one got a pic?

john

See that chain? Follow it. Right. See the guy on the other end yanking it? Thats Ez Gruv. ;)

What's your favorite color? I say head over to the technical section and look at what was offered that year and pick one. I like stock colors. :)

Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:24 am

my advice to anyone investing in a paint job is to paint it the original colour. the bus will hold its value far better with its original colour than any other scheme. it might seem a bit boring but if you are having a quality paint job done you are into spending real money and it's smart to protect that money by ensuring easier resale, even of you're not now planning to ever sell it. an original paint colour bus is much much easier to sell than a non-original respray, no matter how well it is done.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:38 pm

Paint it whatever color you want. But guys, come on, you gotta admit that pink and teal would be awesome.

I'd rock it. But maybe I'm biased cause mine is orange and green. :)

But check out busselecta.com you chose different color schemes and test out colors.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:43 pm

germansupplyscott wrote: my advice to anyone investing in a paint job is to paint it the original colour. the bus will hold its value far better with its original colour than any other scheme. it might seem a bit boring but if you are having a quality paint job done you are into spending real money and it's smart to protect that money by ensuring easier resale, even of you're not now planning to ever sell it. an original paint colour bus is much much easier to sell than a non-original respray, no matter how well it is done.

Scott, I appreciate your vast contributions to this site and our beloved buses, but there is much more to life than money. I refuse to have resale value dictate my aesthetic choices. IMHO anyone who does so has forfeited one of the greatest gifts that life has to offer—their personality. I have a ’69 Westy and stock color choices are at best boring. If you want to keep your bus its original color that is fine, go for it. For me it makes no sense to spend my hard-earned money for a paint job that I do not like. There are plenty of buses out there for everyone to do as they please with them, and if by chance mine is the last one left I doubt the fact that it is Chrome Yellow and white will have any effect on its resale value.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:52 pm

I'm still waiting to know if he wants a solid or two tone? :D

Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:00 pm

Mountain Minstrel wrote: I refuse to have resale value dictate my aesthetic choices. IMHO anyone who does so has forfeited one of the greatest gifts that life has to offer—their personality.

i understand what you mean. i suppose the way i look at it is i make my aesthetic choices elsewhere than the colour of paint on my bus.

i am an industrial designer (officially) so aesthetic choices are pretty close to my heart and mind, in fact i have made a career out of making them for myself and others. to me there is nothing that looks better than an original paint bus in sweet condition and i like all the colours pretty much equally, as long as they are original, with or without patina.

the argument about original colours and resale value is unassailable. either care about it or you don't.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:27 pm

skid wrote:
I'd rock it. But maybe I'm biased cause mine is orange and green. :)

So is my bus.

Thats so cool.

Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:30 pm

maximan1 wrote: skid wrote:
I'd rock it. But maybe I'm biased cause mine is orange and green. :)

So is my bus.

Thats so cool.

We rule. 8)

Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:46 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: Look in the gallery for color ideas.
Otherwise, pink with teal scallops is all the rage right now.

Not in your house, you lil' green loving leprechaun..... :lol: :lol:

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:17 pm

dude the pink and teal is wild..i printed it out to meditate on.
and yes two tone is want im looking for.
im looking for somthing wild . i have my 77 westy and the 59 ghia which are daily drivers for me ..and preatty stock.
this 69 westy im looking for a show stopper.
and i have a load of custom new products on the drawing board for this year..

anyone have a link for the paint colors..

john

Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:26 am

I have a 69 too; OG white (Lotus White; I think). I plan to do a two-tone; Montanna Red and compatible white on the top (probably same Lotus).

The reason I'm doing this is because I had a friend who had a transporter back in the 70's with the red/white color scheme and I thought it looked great, and it lets the "VW" logo on the front stand out quite a bit.

I may opt to keep it original (Ivory??), in the interim, because this past snow storms in Virginia is eating into my resoration budget (had to buy generator for the house; missed some work) etc.

That said, my current (original) paint has some surface rust I need to treat in the rain gutter and a few other minor areas. If I can't afford to do a complete re-paint, can anyone recommend a procedure in the interim?

Keep in mind, the ole lady won't let me get away with a sanding and priming, so I'll have to come-up with something. Any recommendations?????

Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:50 am

recomendations
1 word MACO i have the benift of a all ready primered westy .

Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:09 am

Copellas; did you get a Maaco quote?? If so,,,,how much???

Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:52 pm

Mountain Minstrel wrote: ...There are plenty of buses out there for everyone to do as they please with them, and if by chance mine is the last one left I doubt the fact that it is Chrome Yellow and white will have any effect on its resale value.

Ahhhh.