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BulliBill
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 Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 5:04 am Post subject: Re: 55 vert paint thoughts |
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Yeah, I know this is a question about a 1957 color. But can anyone post a few photos of any late Oval Kabrioletts painted with L333 Pearl Blue metallic. It's a little different than the Iris Blue metallic. I see it at the bottom of the photo of the Glassomax paint chip sheet shown above. Also would be nice to see the seat upholstery color and convert top color if possible... Thanks!
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JP38
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L279 Dolomit
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IN2VWS
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| Julio Iniguez wrote: |
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Is this Dolorite? |
where did you find this picture or do you know who the owner is ??? |
I believe the color is Shetland gray,I have mostly original paint 56 vert and a friend of mine has a 57 vert with the same color. |
Yes, I think it is Shetland Grey also.
It is difficult to photograph metallic colored paint chips.....
Click on the pic to enlarge it.
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Julio Iniguez
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| vdubinit wrote: |
| steven wood wrote: |
Is this Dolorite? |
where did you find this picture or do you know who the owner is ??? |
I believe the color is Shetland gray,I have mostly original paint 56 vert and a friend of mine has a 57 vert with the same color. |
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Caledfryn
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| I need to get some Dolomite L279 painT for my restoration. Any ideas how I can get some of this in the UK? |
Any decent motor factor could mix it from the code. Even bigger branches of Halfords do it now.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/..._langId_-1 |
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webb 63
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| I need to get some Dolomite L279 painT for my restoration. Any ideas how I can get some of this in the UK? |
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webb 63
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| What would be the "best" upholstery color choices in your humble opinions for a black car with a tan top? Red w/black piping? |
IMO red interior with white piping on a black car is the best combo on any VW.
With the tan hood a tan'ish interior with lighter piping would look good, or change the hood to black and go for the red and white interior. |
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IN2VWS
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| Is there a visible difference in person between Strato Silver and Iris Blue? They look very similar from these pics except for Mike Att's car. |
Yes there is a difference.
It is difficult to show in photos. Here are 2 color chips. The bottom is Strato Sliver and the top one is Iris blue.
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| Is there a visible difference in person between Strato Silver and Iris Blue? They look very similar from these pics except for Mike Att's car. |
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L320 and L321:
This is my original interior:
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This has got to be one of my favorites!  If not my favorite early vert. You are a lucky man Kev. 
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webb 63
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Ooh ahh, lets see some more Dolomite cabrios 
...ahh crap, it appears that I own the only one 
Not anymore.... Just uncovered a 1954 RHD Dolomite in the UK!!![/quote]
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webb 63
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Here is L279:
I have L322 somewhere. I'll find it. |
Dolorite is a tight color!!!  |
Ooh ahh, lets see some more Dolomite cabrios
...ahh crap, it appears that I own the only one
Not anymore.... Just uncovered a 1954 RHD Dolomite in the UK!!! |
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55samba
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Did a p-chop of what L279 dolomite might look like.
Love it or hate it?
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Still not sure, I would love to get a part (like the ash tray door) to have a sample made in PPG. Is your glove box door missing, that makes a better sample? |
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| Black is cool and all, but you better make sure the bodywork is perfect and it is impossible to keep clean. |
Go BLACK but you Better make sure your shit is straight if you want to go black. Factory workers back then chose certain cars to be painted this color
A before shot of the same car
A lot of time went into the bodywork on this vert and its no joke! |
I owned a 1962 Austin Healy 3000 a few years ago and I painted it black so I know black is a difficult color to prep for, and getting it straight will be a helluva chore. What worries me more is that once it's done, everything else, trim, rubber, chrome, etc; will look like crap and will need replacing. 
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uberwagen
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Did a p-chop of what L279 dolomite might look like.
Love it or hate it?
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vdubinit
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Is this Dolorite? |
where did you find this picture or do you know who the owner is ???
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uberwagen
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Here is L279:
I have L322 somewhere. I'll find it. |
Dolorite is a tight color!!! |
Ooh ahh, lets see some more Dolomite cabrios
...ahh crap, it appears that I own the only one
Please proove me wrong and find some more dolomite pics!
I've searched the whole entire internet ...yes, all of it! and still can't find any. Has anyone even seen annother one? |
Help us please, more pics if you can. Is this a metalic paint? How would you describe your color and interior? Thanks
I like black cars but owned one and wont again. I would consider back and cream 2 tone but it's not an OG color. Nothin to do with bodywork, the maint on black sucks |
Dolomite is a very fine metalic, and looks almost silver with a very light purple-ish hue.
The interior is a greyish beige with brown piping. It actually almost has a hint of green to it.
I also have a top boot that is brown, with beige trim.
the car should have a brown top, but it is totally disintegrated. (still have the back window & domelight though!)
The outside of the car has been painted a couple of times and I have never seen a picture of annother vert in still wearing this color.
Here is some info from karmannghia.org:
Dolomite consists of:
86.8 parts LM90 (Aluminum)
7.4 parts LM40 (Black)
4.2 parts LM70 (Red Brown)
1.6 parts LM80 (White)
The color chip shown is not really an accurate representation of What the color looks like. |
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