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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Rick Samba Member
Joined: December 17, 2003 Posts: 1539 Location: Soquel, California
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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That things looks straight! Almost too easy. Nice score! What do the logos say? |
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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Rich's 50 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 10781 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet find, good luck with it |
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Jer*Fab Samba Welder Dude
Joined: March 05, 2004 Posts: 629 Location: Upland, SoCal
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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nice Dude! ive been waiting to post up pics of this sweet bus!! congrats!! _________________ 51 RHD Split
54 Barndoor Shop Single Cab
Also Narrowed Bug and Bus Beams!
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 860 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Nice score.
I like the custom door knob they added to the cargo door. Same thing was done to my Kombi before I got it. _________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
56 Wolfsburg PG/SG
57 Oval, 2332 & Berg 5
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kruno Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2004 Posts: 136 Location: Croatia
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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this bus seems very usable with a small investment _________________ '58 bug
'54 barndoor
'79 bay window
'05 renault modus a little gallic gay car
toXic rust |
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JoelH Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2003 Posts: 1312 Location: North Dakota
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SloMo Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2005 Posts: 44 Location: Belgium
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:09 am Post subject: |
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very nice find!! |
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10968
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:20 am Post subject: |
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JoelH wrote: |
it's something like.... Caraway Co
Business Gifts Cards Novelties
don't know exactly, but yeah, something along those lines. They're more prominent on the passenger side then the driver's side. I also think there is something across the back. I might do a little rubbing on it to see if I can get them to show up a little better. any recommendations on what to use? wet sand paper grit, anything? |
Don't use sand paper it will remove too much paint. Trying using oven cleaner, if that doesn't work, try lacquer thinner, if that doesn't work try something more aggressive like paint stripper. The idea is to start cautiously on an area that is less visible or will need to be cut out anyway and when you get the right mix of material and time then attack the rest of the bus. _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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Ragtop Samba Member
Joined: November 23, 2003 Posts: 615 Location: Rio Rancho New Mexico
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:23 am Post subject: |
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Very nice find |
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BulletBus Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2005 Posts: 1276 Location: Panama City Beach
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Well, clearly that poor bus has spent too much of it's life in the frozen tundra. Might I suggest sending it South for some much deserved sunny, warm weather? My concern is mearly for the bus. _________________ 53 Hatch Barndoor
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Jake Martinez The VW Kid
Joined: February 06, 2009 Posts: 2120 Location: Wilmington, NC
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:01 am Post subject: |
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good find _________________ 58 euro vert
63 bug ruby
64 sunroof notch
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zombie wrote: |
buslife wrote: |
10 inch narrowed beam |
Congrats, that's going to look like shit. |
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uberwagen Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2006 Posts: 183
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Was the signwriting originally on top of the touquise paint, and has since been rubbed / weathered off?
Is there any dove blue under the tourquise? or was this a primer delivered bus?
If the original writing has weathered off the suface of the bus, your only hope of seeing it again will be to remove some of the remaining paint around the edges of where the letters were.
The theory is that the paint under where the letters where is thicker that the paint around it, having being protected by the letters for years before the letters actually dissapeared. you may only be left with primer around the letters when you are done, but it still looks cool when done.
I would suggest using a fine wet sandpaper as it gives you ultimate control of how much material you remove. if you spray on stove cleaner, or apply stripper it could remove more than you want, and may not discriminate between overspray and signwriting.
Here is an example of a bus where the writing had weathered off the original paint, and was recovered by sanding around the letters:
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20233 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:27 am Post subject: Re: the Caraway Gifts 54 Barndoor |
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Well done, Joel. That area was once my old stomping grounds as a delivery guy and deer hunter. Guess I missed it.
Looking forward to more pics and details. Any history from the PO? Where did he get it? Any location on the logos?
P.S. Is your inbox full yet? _________________ nothing |
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whit Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2010 Posts: 165 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:24 am Post subject: |
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i know its not for sale but what do you reckon it would be worth in todays market? |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2103 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:25 am Post subject: |
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That Panel is such a nice find ! OMG....incredible ! Good luck with the resto and enjoy this clean bus. I love the whitewalled Firestones pie-crusts btw. Most beautifull tire ever come out of the mold. Hope it can be saved for wall art. _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
Barndoor + Kohlruss Coachbuilt and Oval afficionado
52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
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cdennisg Samba Member
Joined: November 02, 2004 Posts: 20233 Location: Sandpoint, ID
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:32 am Post subject: |
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whit wrote: |
i know its not for sale but what do you reckon it would be worth in todays market? |
$65K. US dollars, not that Canadian stuff. _________________ nothing |
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