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detoxed
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 Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:05 am Post subject: Painted white top tintop |
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Considering having my vanagon painted. Digging and searching for pictures of a tintop that has the top painted white to help lower interior temps (S. Florida). Any pictures or where to find pictures would help in making the decision. Not planning on changing the color (tungsten/ wolfram grey metallic) other than the top.
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0to60in6min
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djkeev
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bluebus86
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:35 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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Hmmm,
A dark grey Metallic with a White Top?
IMHO it is Way too drastic of a contrast. 😂😂
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for me my van is blue, if i was to paint the top white, it would have a blue tint. kind of like what some of the red, blue or turquiose two tone splitwindows had for factory paint. I had a turquoise 63 microbus, two tone with a white with light light blue,green tint upper paint color, factory color.
look up for photos of the old two tone split busses with light color uppers, they may give inspiration to have you do a light color tint to match or contrast the lower color. all white is ok, and would have the edge on heat, but a very light tint might greatly enhance astetics with minor heat gain verses all white. of course asterics are in the eye of the beholder.
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greebly
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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| djkeev wrote: |
Hmmm,
A dark grey Metallic with a White Top?
IMHO it is Way too drastic of a contrast. 😂😂
Dave |
Here is Bandit, pearl crystal metallic with VW platinum metallic highlights. Definitely a white top. AC works great, but was completely restored, the only original item is the evaporator coil. 100° F temps are manageable, but still better in the shade.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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| detoxed wrote: |
Considering having my vanagon painted. Digging and searching for pictures of a tintop that has the top painted white to help lower interior temps (S. Florida). Any pictures or where to find pictures would help in making the decision. Not planning on changing the color (tungsten/ wolfram grey metallic) other than the top.
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I did that with my 84' hard top. Looked good and really helped with interior temperatures.
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greebly
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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| it does look good. |
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mikemtnbike
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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Greebly- did you do the paint yourself or get done locally? That looks awesome, I'm looking at some kind of paint job next year, and I'm pretty sure we're in the same locale. Looking for somewhere besides the established local fellow; nothing against him, just hoping for quicker turn around, when he did a little bit of stuff for me he was months out on full paintwork.
You can send me a PM if you want.
OP- sorry about the hijack. I've thought about doing the interlux on my roof too, think it loos great personally.
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greebly
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 12:20 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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| Sent you a PM. I prep prepared the van, removed everything including windows (doors included). I do not have the experience, tools, facility nor the wish to do body work and paint. |
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Greystar
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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go for it, it doesn't look bad. i painted mine because the top was different layers of rust, primer, base coat, top coat, and non-working ac. Did the roller Rust-Oleum white with a little black added and it holds up well.
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Smpkns
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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Here is my white top.
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campism
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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About time for IdahoDoug to chime in here.
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zak99B5
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 4:30 pm Post subject: Re: Painted white top tintop |
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I want to paint my roof a light grey, but also incorporate the "down slant" around the windshield, vaguely reminiscent of the split window paint scheme but using the lines of the Vanagon.
My bus is burgundy, and the clear is failing in spots. Roof is pretty bad. It will never be a 'nice' van, but it's a good runner that I just want to look presentable for a few years.
Here's my crude rendering. I colored in a line drawing I found online. I left the artist's signature as credit.
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