1959 Mango Westfalia SO-23

bubba · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:00 am Post subject:

damn.. was hoping to see the progress.. sucks you have to leave it at home.. Confused

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jjjjack · Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:10 am Post subject:

Yeah, I was completely bummed out Sunday when I realized it was going to take more work. I was still holding out hope that I could at least button up the back end this coming weekend and make it. I just got back from the paint store this morning, never imagining that they'd have to special order the tint for me. If I had tried to order it Monday morning I might have gotten it in time to work on it this weekend and still make it Brick wall

...sucks.
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zuggbug · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:17 pm Post subject:

Pinetops · Samba Member Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987

I feel your pain on the paint matching and blending. I'm pretty burned-out at the moment and I've done nothing compared to you! After this "round" of work I'm doing I will drive and enjoy and then touch up a few other spots once I've forgotten how much work it is. Shocked

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jjjjack · Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:13 pm Post subject:

Will make it all the sweeter when it's done Smile

jjjjack · Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 5:10 pm Post subject:

Finally some time to get back to work on the bus. Lost count of how many mixes it's taken to get the color close, but I'm finally happy with the mango match. The computer match wasn't even close.

Before and after corner

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Next I'll work on the deck lid and apron.
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zuggbug · Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 6:46 pm Post subject:

Looks great Jack. Persistence pays off
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jjjjack · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:07 am Post subject:

Finally making some headway. The paint match has been a bear. I'm finally 100% happy with the seagull. I'm probably 95% happy with the mango. For a panel match, the mango is fine. For spot matching, it's hit or miss and requires a lot of tweaking. It took me a while to realize that one side of the bus is ever so lighter than the other.

Next area of focus is the passenger side. I'm working on the lower hinge area of the forward cargo door. Then I'll replace the driver's windshield (I have a correct replacement) touch up the surrounds and install new seals. I'm probably going to go back and refine some of the mango spot repairs on the tail now that I'm closer with the color. Lots to do still Smile

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jjjjack · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:21 am Post subject:

I have a long shot question for any original paint experts. In the image below you can see a white area on the apron below the "V". The paint on the apron is original. I only painted the area above the apron and up to the horizontal center line of the headlights. I'm assuming this is factory seagull overspray. Has anyone else seen this before? I guess I'm trying to decide if I should keep it or not. I suppose it would be hidden by the bumper in any case....

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srfndoc · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:14 pm Post subject:

Never seen it but if its original, I would leave it. Makes for a great story and it's hidden by the bumper anyways.
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jjjjack · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:26 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I think I will. BTW Todd, Chadd is sending me that Westfalia Mafia sticker...just need to decide which window Smile

Another little detail that may be common knowledge, but was new to me, was the black paint around the fuel door opening:

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1953 Porsche 356 Coupe
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jjjjack · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 4:03 pm Post subject:

The passenger side was the worst side. Damage to the forward cargo door and a lot of heavy sanding to fix dings when it was repainted back in the day.

I repaired the hinge and receiver earlier, but just now dealt with the door itself. The hinge had been shoved backwards causing the door skin to fold under and bow outward. Whoever did the work back in the day beat the metal to death and slathered bondo over the top. I was able to make a couple of relief cuts, straighten the edge and use a shrinking disc to get it back into shape. I've been dreading this part, glad it's done.

In process:

Lots of blocking to get it flat:

In between Florida showers I got it painted, but I'm not happy with the color match. It's a tad too yellow (hard to tell in the photo). I'll add some blue tint and reshoot tomorrow:

Started work on the windshield. It could have been worse, so I'm happy:

Neverending....
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Jerry · Samba Member Joined: October 28, 2007 Posts: 1367

It'll be worth it Jack!
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zuggbug · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:21 pm Post subject:

Outstanding progress. Maybe we will both be done my bulli...
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jjjjack · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:36 am Post subject:

ricekooker · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:36 pm Post subject:

I love your strategy with this one. I can't wait to see the finished product.

jjjjack · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 10:49 am Post subject:

Was hoping to get a lot done today, but good old Florida rain, so I'll update this.

Ground the rust and POR-15'd the windshield channels:

Filled, primed and painted Mango before painting final Seagull:

Passenger side blocked, painted, color sanded and polished:

Artsy shot:

Decided to reshoot the drivers side for better color match. Here it is color sanded with 600:

And polished:

Once you get up close you can see a hazy area at the transition between original and new paint. I'll go back and hand polish this to reduce it, but it will always be there to some extent. I'm fine with it:

Started to reinstall the bumper when the rains came this morning:

Need to do some minor work on the front doors, around the gas door, engine lid and apron....the redo the front door window frames (really dreading this last one).
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richierich · Samba Member Joined: December 23, 2004 Posts: 889

Looks great, nice work
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scvw · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:00 pm Post subject:

Looking great Jack
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Rich's 50 · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:40 pm Post subject:

Nice work


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