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Pinetops Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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It looks good, is that velvet green and pearl white? _________________ "A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
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Sniperx Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010 Posts: 777 Location: Japan
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 8:44 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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It's actually some white from a 2005 pt cruiser and a modified velvet green to match. It's more washed out than the other velvets at the show. |
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Pinetops Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:35 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Here are the best options as I see it:
-Paint it solid light grey
-Paint it velvet green and pearl white inside and out. _________________ "A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
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Col_Forbin Samba Member
Joined: November 25, 2011 Posts: 84 Location: Austin, Texas
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Pinetops wrote: |
Here are the best options as I see it:
-Paint it solid light grey
-Paint it velvet green and pearl white inside and out. |
I agree. Velvet green/pearl white is my favorite color combo... but I'd lean toward solid light grey since it's neat and the original color... just my opinion! _________________ Goin' where the climate suits my clothes
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=655780
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Sniperx Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010 Posts: 777 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Here is what I ended up with...
Shadow Side
Sun Side
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Juan Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2003 Posts: 878 Location: Miami, FL
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Good choice man! Congrats! (time to do those rims now)
Going through the same thing with my own bus (originally velvet green, all one color and I had it all matte, got bored after a few years).
This was today:
_________________ Instagram: @juanskombi
1967 Velvet Green/Pearl White Kombi
1964 Pearl White Ghia Coupe
1969 BMW 2002
1959 Ford F100 |
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Sniperx Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010 Posts: 777 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Thats brake dust....daily drivers build up dust pretty fast.... |
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CaLiBus Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2011 Posts: 1097
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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That's an awesome color combo. Nice! |
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BarryL Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004 Posts: 14258 Location: Casa de Oro, California
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:31 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Sniperx wrote: |
Here is what I ended up with... |
Sheesh, that looks exactly like the day the factory painted those colors. |
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Starbucket Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2007 Posts: 4025 Location: WA
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:58 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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Very nice but you need to paint the rims. |
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easy e Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 3931 Location: 1 hr north of Santa Barbara
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Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
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His pictuers tell me he's already made the trip over there... probably done with painting.
I think it looks fantastic... A+ _________________ aka: Evan
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