1959 Single Cab Restoration Thread "Funky Truck"

5mal205 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:27 am Post subject:

Fantastic KURT!!!

Love your work....

Oliver

jjjjack · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:33 am Post subject:

Awesome. Now the fun begins!
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dmuis · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:10 am Post subject:

Stunning!

PeteSC · Samba Member Joined: January 26, 2011 Posts: 881

Awesome! Congrats Kurt! That's a huge milestone for your build!

BulliBill · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:10 am Post subject:

Absolutely F'in fantastic! After following your progress and enjoying your tutorial videos, that one almost brought tears to my eyes! You are the Master! Spectacular job Kurt! You should be very proud.

Bill Bowman

p.s. Awesome choice for your soundtrack too!
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VirtuallyReal · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:16 am Post subject:

When i grow up i wanna be like Kurt.
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TinCanFab · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:02 am Post subject:

Just curious, why black sealer? Are you trying to avoid an orange looking hue after it dries? Personally, I might have used gray but definately not white for a stock appearance. Looks very nice.
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Spitty1974 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:15 am Post subject:

The truck looks awesome and the color looks amazing! El fuego!

wcfvw69 · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:29 am Post subject:

I've been on this site since 2004. There has NEVER been a restoration thread that even came close to this one. Kurt has set the bar so high, I don't think anyone (besides him) will ever come close again.

Kurt, I'm so in awe on your tireless energy that you demonstrate. I often wonder, does this guy ever sleep? Does he know how to relax and enjoy "down time"? I bet he doesn't own a TV.

Thanks again for sharing and documenting this amazing journey of your restoration of this very lucky PU.
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Keith · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 8:30 am Post subject:

When the video was first playing, I was like "Damn WTF, no music?!!" and then the song started playing and I literally laughed out loud!! It's perfect!

Bravo!!

Did you sand at all in between coats or just flash and spray?
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Pinetops · Samba Member Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987

It looks incredible already! Thank you for putting these posts and videos together.
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chrisflstf · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 11:08 am Post subject:

Im curious about the garage prep for painting. How did you get plastic sheeting everywhere? Looks great

VeeDubWolf · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:14 pm Post subject:

On your way indeed! Looking lovely! Cool

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wombatventures · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:57 am Post subject:

Awesome as always Kurt!
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glideking · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:09 pm Post subject: Wet sanding load bed

My wife insisted that I video this painting. I had not been doing that. Paint would get all over my camera so I used a Gopro with a waterproof case that could be cleaned this time. We can thank her for that video and the music selection.

Answers to questions:
I use black sealer for several reasons. Red paint is rather transparent. It is made with a clear base. Black sealer gives a deep solid look. When approaching a burn through it will get darker not lighter or pink. The stock primer used by VW on this truck was black.

No sanding between coats of color. The four coats are bonded together within the recoat window. Color sanding and polishing will be done a week or more later.

Someone asked me why I am doing this project. Aren’t I spending more money than it will be worth? It is true. The cheapest way to have a restored car is to buy one already done. My answer is something like this proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. I built a garage, bought the tools and materials and learned how to do this. I have great new friends now and the experiences and enjoyment of this project are priceless. Thank you all for your encouragement.

Wet sanding load bed with a block of wood and 400 grit.

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cdennisg · Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 5:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks Kurt. For this entire thread, and for your attitude towards the project. It is appreciated more than you may know.

Corey.
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zuggbug · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:26 am Post subject:

outstanding
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V-Dub Guy · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:20 pm Post subject:

BarryL · Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:52 am Post subject:

Check out that red wagen!

It's got to be so satisfying to get the color laid on. I love how perfect the reflection is as you pass by the areas you formally recreated especially right in front of the left rear wheel-well where you did the shrinking and such.

As you move around the job spraying, do you have flashbacks of the multitude of tribulations of that area you just covered up with gloss? Or do you flash on something that was going through your head or a song that was playing during a certain instant of time?

Did you get fumed out?


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