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EverettB 
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I'm thinking of painting my 63 L87 Pearl White. Is it harder to lay down a pearl white paint job than a non-pearl? Going to be my first attempt at a paint job  |
Pearl White is the name of the color, it doesn't actually have a "Pearl" in it if you are thinking of a more modern paint.
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SixtyThreeRag
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| EverettB wrote: |
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| I'm thinking of painting my 63 L87 Pearl White. Is it harder to lay down a pearl white paint job than a non-pearl? Going to be my first attempt at a paint job |
Pearl White is the name of the color, it doesn't actually have a "Pearl" in it if you are thinking of a more modern paint. |
OK, that's good to know. I kind of thought that might be the case. |
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rat fasty
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:40 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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alex857
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:47 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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I thought you might like another snow pic of my April 1961 ragtop bug.
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62ItalianRagtop
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| Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:27 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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Nice pictures ... I love pearl white 
I'm searching 3 og paint smoothies for my 62 pearl white 
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HippyTom
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 7:25 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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My 1963 L87 Pearl White Deluxe Sunroof Sedan
My Dad bought it (second owner) in 1966 and I have all of the paperwork (original bill of sale, NC title, loan documents, insurance documents, etc.). It was an original L87 Pearl White Sunroof car. I restored it as close to original appearance (paint, trim, brick red two-tone interior) then several years later applied the Herbie decals and the custom wheels. As kids my sisters and I used to beg Dad to make it a Herbie, but it was the early 70s and he never did. I finally got to do it!!! |
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Bala
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 9:18 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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What's left of the original pearl white paint on my '66.
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62ItalianRagtop
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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Wonderfull patina
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Bala
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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| Wonderfull patina |
Thank you mother nature. 
It sat in the woods under trees for many, many years.
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roy63
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| Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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my 63
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vanity12
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| Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: My Pearl White 66 |
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Greetings !
Here's my baby and its newly finished interior. Love it !!
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Wow - that interior looks very nice and correct. Is that the original floor mat or did you dye a WW mat? It looks great |
WOW!!! |
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Stoney Hawk
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| Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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Heres my original paint 65 beetle that I did a pan off preservation over the last winter. It’s been back on the road for about a month now after sitting in a field for 20+ years.
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herbie1200
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| Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:57 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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After my "painted white walls" experiment.
L87 repainted, 1963, 165/80/15 tires.
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Spidey
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| Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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My '61. We're getting there.....
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64vdub
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| Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2019 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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meranda
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| Posted: Sat Jul 27, 2019 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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My 61 cabrio. An Australian delivered car.one of only a handful ever sold by Volkswagen Australia.
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SteveW
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| Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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My original paint 1961 Pearl White, originally delivered to Stockholm, Sweden. Purchased by a lady who was 61, she blew the original engine around '64 and the dealer fitted a replacement, she then blew this one in '76 and subsequently stored in a barn since then. The car was uncovered late 2018 and my wife and I purchased it in March 2019 from the guy who found it. It now has a 40hp stale air industrial engine fitted.
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Buscowboy
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| Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Let's see your Pearl White Beetles |
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November ‘62 Pearl White with Derby grey cloth interior
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