Wheel paint color for '55

jroymcd · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject:

thanks guys. my wheels are one color and wanted to do the centers white. trying to keep the car as OG as possible.
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53 0val · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Is your car a deluxe or a standard?
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jroymcd · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

deluxe
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53 0val · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

HerrrKafer · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:44 am Post subject:

janerick3 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:15 am Post subject:

Garwood focuses on US-market VWs and only lists trim details on standard model colors through early 1953; which is about the time VW stopped exporting standard models to the US. For L225 Jupiter Gray standard Zwitters, Garwood lists the wheel rim colors as L225 (outside rim) and L87 Pearl White (inner rim).

However, Garwood has several errors with wheel rim colors, especially with Ovals. For example, L351 Coral Red Ovals had Chestnut Brown outer rims, not Coral Red and at least one 1954 sedan color (probably L275 Light Beige) was available with Sealing Wax Red inner rims.
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HerrrKafer · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:40 am Post subject:

Jupiter Grey Zwitters? Shocked

According to the color charts on this site, and Richardson, there's no such thing.

The lack of a complete, consistent set of information on this topic is frustrating. Brick wall

I thought Coral cars had L74 Rusty Brown outer rims. And I wouldn't doubt at least a percentage of L275 '54's had SWR inners (though Richardson also doesn't show it), as that had been the standard on white/beige cars since the beginning of two-tone rims.
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janerick3 · Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject:

Nessy · Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:16 am Post subject:

Major Woody · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject:

Does anyone have a link to L74 glasurit formula and/or chip?

IN2VWS · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject:

No formula.....just a chip.

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Major Woody · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject:

Thanks. Hopefully someone will have a formula in an old book. I did a pretty good search but didn't find anything.

IN2VWS · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject:

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creative native · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

My 1955 is L275 Light Beige and my outer wheels are L275, with the inner hubs being L221 Copper Red.

mrsherbie · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:17 am Post subject:

simak · Samba Member Joined: August 06, 2006 Posts: 14

Is this colour combination valid also for 54 deluxe sunroof euro model? Body paint is light beige L275, so rims would be then L275/L221, right? There are also cars with single color (L275) rims, like this one:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/320398.jpg
but that is standard model, isn't it.

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