| Author |
Message |
thom
Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2000
Posts: 6071
Location: Sacramento
|
 Posted: Sat May 17, 2025 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
 |
|
I had the dash ashtray re-chromed, and it looked awesome, but all of the tabs broke off when I tried to re-attach it (probably hydrogen embrittlement), so I glued it with Marine PC-11 epoxy
_________________
-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
BarryL 
Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004
Posts: 15077
Location: Casa de Oro, California
|
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2025 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
| You glued the chrome lid to the ash holder? Or you glued the assembled ashtray to the painted dash? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
thom
Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2000
Posts: 6071
Location: Sacramento
|
| Posted: Sat May 17, 2025 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
| BarryL wrote: |
| You glued the chrome lid to the ash holder? Or you glued the assembled ashtray to the painted dash? |
I glued the lid to the ashtray
_________________
-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
thom
Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2000
Posts: 6071
Location: Sacramento
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 10:28 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
I polished and installed the rocker trims, and the WCM trim insert matches my paint perfectly
_________________
-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Buskraut
Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2011
Posts: 49
Location: San Jose, CA 95125
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
Thom,
Your trim came out awesome... I'm just getting ready to do mine. Can you share your technique?
Also, sources for chroming are becoming far and few between... who did you use?
Thanks!
_________________
Erik S
'65 Type 251 / Deluxe
'03 Eurovan MVWK |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
thom
Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2000
Posts: 6071
Location: Sacramento
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
| Buskraut wrote: |
| Your trim came out awesome... I'm just getting ready to do mine. Can you share your technique? |
I bought a bench polisher on amazon, a couple of wheels, and went to town. There's lots of online resources for this. I bought a two-speed unit, which was a good idea in hindsight, as it's easier to handle the smaller pieces at the lower speed.
| Quote: |
| Also, sources for chroming are becoming far and few between... who did you use? |
I used Sherm's plating here in Sacramento. I've also used Ogden chrome in Utah, which specializes in 'mail order' chrome plating, but you really have to be on them about the quality. They destroyed a set of Type 34 door handles; luckily I had a spare set and they re-chromed those for free.
_________________
-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Buskraut
Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2011
Posts: 49
Location: San Jose, CA 95125
|
| Posted: Sun May 18, 2025 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
Thanks. I've got a variable speed HF grinder/buffer and various buffing wheels and compounds I've been experimenting with, but I'm not super happy with the results yet. I need a process aggressive enough to remove some light pitting, and then work my way up to the beautiful shine you have.
_________________
Erik S
'65 Type 251 / Deluxe
'03 Eurovan MVWK |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
perello
Samba Member
Joined: April 15, 2005
Posts: 878
Location: where social security comes for free
|
| Posted: Mon May 19, 2025 1:34 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
blinded the heat riser holes
_________________
Aug '58 pressed bumper SO23
1974 German Thing
1978 Bug 1200 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
thom
Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2000
Posts: 6071
Location: Sacramento
|
| Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 9:29 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
| Buskraut wrote: |
| I need a process aggressive enough to remove some light pitting, and then work my way up to the beautiful shine you have. |
You're probably better off wet-sanding with a progression of 400/600/800/1000/1500 to handle the pitting. Start with the higher grit, if it's not working, then move down a grit until you start seeing results, then work back up. Rotary buffing is not going to remove pits unless you use a very aggressive compound. Remember, you're ultimately removing material to smooth out the pits.
_________________
-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ComfortablyNumb
Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2025
Posts: 25
Location: Washington State
|
| Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
Today I ordered a Vintage Speed exhaust, a hitch from Jeremy Hoggard, and a new fuel tank and wiring harness from Wolfburg West. Good thing my bus is a camper because when the Visa bill comes in my wife will make me go live in it!
I still need to order a fuel pump, fuel line, and a German shroud and tin so I can get it back together and running. Also need to either get the carbs rebuilt or replaced as I suspect they, or at least one of them, was the cause of my troubles. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Buskraut
Samba Member
Joined: March 22, 2011
Posts: 49
Location: San Jose, CA 95125
|
| Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
Glued some vinyl on the rear quarter panel. Yeah, yeah, I know stock was painted, but IMHO the vinyl looks good and should wear well. Went overboard on the clamps because I hate puffy edges. Next is to add some piping.
_________________
Erik S
'65 Type 251 / Deluxe
'03 Eurovan MVWK |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
LAGrunthaner
Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2007
Posts: 5575
Location: 1st Coast
|
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 3:33 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
For me it's more like "What did your bus do for you today?". I used my repro ladder on my bus to help me store my 16' DN iceboat mast and the plank to the rafters in my garage. Little did I know I overworked my crappy knee and needed lots of fluid drained yesterday.
_________________
American Red Cross Safe And Well:
https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/...bsite.html
Maui Roadsters 
www.mauiroadsters.com
http://www.oacdp.org
| Lind wrote: |
| Have you considered simply starting with a nicer bus? I don't know what your skills are, but the race is easier if you can see the finish line. If you are not a runner, don't start off doing a marathon. |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
melville
Samba Member
Joined: August 09, 2006
Posts: 1281
Location: Just Outside the Redwood Curtain
|
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 8:23 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
Tell me about your Airhead! Is that an R100R?
_________________
2000 M Roadster
79 R100RS
78 R100/7
75 R75/6
65 Standard Micro
57 Sedan |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pau
Samba Member
Joined: April 09, 2002
Posts: 369
Location: Euskal Herria
|
| Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
| Pau wrote: |
Good morning.
I attacked the front nose again. Last time:
| Pau wrote: |
in one hour I did only the right corner of the nose.
I keep on going.
Cheers. |
Yesterday I spent three hours and I was quite satisfied with the result. The day before I spent almost the same time for passenger's door (only the white paint!!).
Gowing forward.
Have a nice day. |
_________________
Freedom for the Catalan Countries
Si ens destrossen les contrades alçarem les barricades !!*!! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
thom
Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2000
Posts: 6071
Location: Sacramento
|
| Posted: Today 9:18 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
|
|
My 1957 deluxe's original rebuilt and first run-in. It's a little noisy, so I'm going to re-adjust the valves this afternoon. I still need to build a new carb; I put a bug air cleaner on it because that's what I had at-hand - need to clean up and re-paint a bus air cleaner.
AA 80mm pistons and cylinders
AA H-beam rods
Wolfsburg West high-performance cam
019 distributor with Pertronix ignition
Vintage Speed muffler
Link
_________________
-Thom
1956 Single Cab
1957 Porsche 356A Sunroof
1957 23-Window Deluxe
1957 Mercedes Westfalia single cab
1963 Unimog 404
1965 E-Type |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
