| Author |
Message |
Pinetops
Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007
Posts: 2987
|
 Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
 |
|
It looks good, is that velvet green and pearl white?
_________________
"A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Sniperx
Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010
Posts: 777
Location: Japan
|
| Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 8:44 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
| 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. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Pinetops
Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007
Posts: 2987
|
| Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 11:35 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
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." |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Col_Forbin
Samba Member
Joined: November 25, 2011
Posts: 84
Location: Austin, Texas
|
| Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
| 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
Levon the 66 Westy:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=655780
71 Deluxe Bay |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sniperx
Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010
Posts: 777
Location: Japan
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:07 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
Here is what I ended up with...
Shadow Side
Sun Side
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Juan
Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2003
Posts: 878
Location: Miami, FL
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
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 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sniperx
Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2010
Posts: 777
Location: Japan
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
| Thats brake dust....daily drivers build up dust pretty fast.... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
CaLiBus
Samba Member
Joined: May 27, 2011
Posts: 1097
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
| That's an awesome color combo. Nice! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
BarryL 
Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2004
Posts: 14253
Location: Casa de Oro, California
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:31 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
| Sniperx wrote: |
| Here is what I ended up with... |
Sheesh, that looks exactly like the day the factory painted those colors. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Starbucket
Samba Member
Joined: April 30, 2007
Posts: 4023
Location: WA
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:58 am Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
| Very nice but you need to paint the rims. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
easy e
Samba Member
Joined: May 28, 2008
Posts: 3931
Location: 1 hr north of Santa Barbara
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: There comes a time in every busses life.... |
|
|
His pictuers tell me he's already made the trip over there... probably done with painting.
I think it looks fantastic... A+
_________________
aka: Evan
Spreadsheet for Bus RPM, based on gearing & tire size (Excel format)
Searchable, click-navigable 1958 Bus Parts List |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
