Westy Stove-front Group Refurb ~ Next batch: TBA

[jimf909]

Here's the grey paint color survey thread...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=753585&highlight=
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[S4VAGE]

Thanks! jimf909!

for anyone looking to do a brown one here is a thread with a paint option...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=294140

[jimf909]

The powder coat and silk screening described in this thread sounds nice but it also may be a lot of work for not much added value.

I removed the kitchen faceplate, sanded down the rough spots and feathered the edges where the paint chipped, painted it with rustoleum and applied stickers bought from GW or vancafe.

I used gloss smoke grey. Most folks use satin but I like the shine and easy cleaning of the gloss. Folks also use a number of different greys from rustoleum or SEM. There's a thread here with examples of different colors. I've seen some orange or red paint that looked good too.

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[S4VAGE]

I need this done on two vans, can someone point me in the right direction?

[syncro.org]

[Timwhy]

I too rattle can'd my stove face plate and applied new decals.

The paint I used was Rustoleum Dark Machine Gray https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Professiona.../100144179

Had I the opportunity to purchase locally I would have tried the Light Gray first. It looks to be a better match for all the other Gray shades of the kitchen. https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer...ine%20Gray

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[jimf909]

I sanded and painted my stove front with Rust-oleum and then added decals from GW. Itks been a half a year and it still looks okay to me...

Painted the base of the battery powered stove ignitor so it blends in a bit better...

Rust Oleum Gloss Smoke Grey. It's close enough and has an added plus of reminding my of the grey color paint used to paint machines in my dad's machine shop...

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[dschaftlein]

FYI: you should be able to find a powder coater locally to do the job.

I had mine powder coated locally. I picked a close colour match off their samples and for $100 Canadian (around 75 usd)I had the stove front and table pipes, brackets fridge grills, and stove lid parts done.

[salmonjessi]

Anyone else needing a gray stove faceplate refurb? I wasn’t a westfalia owner at the last go ‘round...
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[westymtl]

I’m reviving the threat. Since I was too late to join the last batch, I did found a place that could do the job of paint coating. The problem I have right now is that the stickers that are sold, are not like the screening or pad printing that was originally used for the level indicator and the front stove plate.
Any idea if I can use the same shop that refurbished the previous batch ?

[davideric9]

The RAL powder coat numbers are

BROWN = RAL 8028
GRAY = RAL 7037
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[Irishcalifornian]

[plummerdesign]

David,

Might you happen to know the RAL number for brown powder coat?
This week I dropped off various parts for media blasting and coating but am uncertain if RAL 8028 is correct.
Thanks for any word and super glad you were able to help so many with their refinish project.
Jeffery
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[davideric9]

I have been doing this project for a few years and have run 4 or 5 batches of stoves including a brown batch. I have no plans to run this again. If anyone wants to organize this process I can share with you my experience and help you avoid ALL the pitfalls I got caught in. PM me.

The silk screening is the expensive part as making the initial screen and printing have setup charges. These charges do not increase with the number of stoves printed, you just get a per stove charge and so spread out the set up fees across many stoves, so it works out well. Very little savings in bulk powder coating.

Many of us wanted our stoves restored to original so the decal route ran a poor second choice.
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1986 Syncro Westfalia SVX, 3 knob (bought 2008)
1987 Westfalia (bought 2010)
1988 Wolfsburg GL (bought 2012)

[jimf909]

[baltik]

For those in the Bay Area looking to do this - I had my Westy stove cover, under fridge vent, both table legs and front table mounting bracket, propane tank surround and threshold in front of slider door powder coated for $120 at NRI right by SFO. You won't get the silk screening but gowesty has the decals available...

[Jeffrey Lee]

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Any chance of a group purchase for those of us with early-80s BROWN kitchen panels?
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[Paulbeard]

count me in as well. Proximity to the grunge of almost 30 years and the possible addition of a real fridge makes this look appealing.
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[bobbyblack]

Is this happening again, by chance? My Stove front and my under-fridge-vent are both looking a bit shabby. Has this been obviated by another product in reproduction, or a DIY thread I haven't found yet? Just curious.
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[tam_shops]

Mine arrived last week, but I couldn't pick it up from Blaine, WA until today! Can't thank you enough, it is Soooooooo pretty!

Before:

Before:

Being great at taking things apart and not so great at putting them back together, I was sure to staple all parts in ziplock bags to the page I took them off from. Including this one.

After:

If it weren't for a slight defect (*not* a complaint-as better is not a strong enough word for how much better mine now looks!!!) right over where the LED panel goes, I'd have never guessed this was even mine! I actually didn't even notice the flaw until I took the picture as the flash hit it in just the right spot. Pretty sure once it's installed you won't be able to see it at all. Know even if I do, it will remind me how happy I am that I (and you) went to all the trouble to get it updated! It's pretty, so pretty, pretty pretty pretty! So excited, if it weren't dark and -5C right now I might go and see if I can get it back in.

Thank you so much!

tam
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Making it special:
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