L-82 Silver White Powder Coat - Bumper and Wheel Paint

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Does anyone have a source on a exact match for L-82 Silver White powder for powder coating the bumpers, wheels, and emblem? I can get sort of close but it is not quite right.

volkaholic1 · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:43 am Post subject:

exact matches in powdercoat are tough. There are just way more paint colors than powder colors. It is possible to have powder custom made to your specs based on an actual sample, but expect to pay $250 minimum for the process + 50lbs of powder,,, so it ain't cheap.

If you can find a powder, I can help you out, check out my site
www.awesomepowdercoat.com

Here are some powdercoat suppliers

tigerdrylac has a good selection of colors
http://www.tigerdrylac.com/fileadmin/usa/Template/pdf/ralcolorchart.pdf
Caswell
http://www.caswellplating.com/powder/powder_colors.html
dupont
http://www2.dupont.com/Powder/en_US/
Eastwood
http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=458
Cardinal
http://www.cardinalpaint.com/
Peridium
http://www.peridiumpowder.com/

good luck with your project!

ezcamper · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:18 am Post subject:

I am looking to powder coat my wheels soon in a color close to silver white. I have read RAL 9016 Traffic White and RAL 9003 Signal White are close matches.

Does anybody have pictures showing if either are close?
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HotStreetVw · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:22 am Post subject:

I had my wheels powder coated in traffic white.

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ezcamper · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:14 am Post subject:

Is traffic white the closest match?
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campingbox · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:33 am Post subject:

We had a set powdercoated in Chameleon which seemed to be a perfect match.

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whatever you go with please take the time to remove all the blasting medium from the wheel. i don't know why it bothers me but seeing sand wedged down in between the crack where the wheel center and edge meets drives me crazy.
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EverettB · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:31 am Post subject:

I noticed there is no dedicated "powder-coating" thread in the Bus Forum so here's some stuff I posted some time ago in another thread. I will add this thread to the FAQ.

There are a lot of people that say they used 9016 Traffic White. I think because it is a standard color that every place has in stock. I've done 9016 in the past.

A couple local people told me they always use 9002 so I went with that on my 1961 Double Cab.

I'd be interested to see 9016 vs. 9002 side by side in photos but below I have posted some results of my Double Cab parts which are:
9002 - Grey White

Here's a painted Silver White bumper bracket versus my 9002 powder-coated Double Cab bumper:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=493415

Another one
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=493414

Bracket versus wheel
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=493413

Painted Silver White bumper bracket versus Double Cab wheel versus random powder-coated wheel I have (possibly Traffic White 9016?):
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=493412

Bracket versus unknown color wheel:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=493419

Fresh bracket versus older repainted Silver White wheel on my Deluxe
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=493420
(Same paint brand and color AFAIK)

I'm not sure that photos are going to represent the colors and comparisons accurately. I took more photos and they look closer in some photos and different in others, depending on the lighting.

I would say no, the 9002 does not match my painted bracket. The painted bracket also does not really match my original paint Deluxe bumper, probably due to age and fading.

On the painted bracket, I don't know what brand paint was used but I believe it is single stage PPG. They are not spray painted.
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EverettB · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:33 am Post subject:

Another post from another thread

EverettB · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:23 pm Post subject:

I took some more photos today.

This bumper guard is an original from my 1963 15-Window.
Original Silver White paint.
I cleaned, polished, and waxed it.
It has a sort of silvery look to it in person that does not translate well into photos, at least when I look at them on my computer.

Bumper guard vs. 9002 - Grey White Powdercoat

The bumper guard looks more white in person, I believe this translated well into the photos above.

Bumper guard vs. repainted Silver White wheel (I think it's PPG paint)

Closer match, could be an age-related difference.

Bumper guard vs. Original VW-applied Blue-White paint

This photo was posted because a few people in the past have reported their bumpers look Blue-White to them. They do not match at all, at least on my '63.
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iamdonquixote · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:46 pm Post subject:

I did the same comparison,

PPG paint vs an OG bumper guard vs powder coated.

PPG was closest match to stock in my opinion.

the bumper guard used had never been mounted, and was in good shape.

I'll borrow it again and post my results.

BarryL · Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:57 am Post subject:

So what is the closest RAL number to L-82 Silver White VW paint?

bcampagnolo · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:37 pm Post subject:

I'm heading to the Powder coater today.
I'm going to have my pedal pan done (thanks for the link on that).

I'm also having my speedo and clock and fuel gage rebuilt - so the parcel tray is out.
I figured what the heck, let's powder the parcel tray, gear shift, e-brake and gas pedal.
I have seen the color chart for 67 Deluxe.

What do y'all think if I were to do the parcel tray and gear shift and e-brake the same powder as the bumper and wheels? I suppose then I'd have to do the turn signal housing and steering tube? Smile

My M-code has me listed as only Lotus white L282, but the bus is Lotus on top and Velvet Green on bottom, so I'm out of spec there.
Not sure if matching the tray and interior bits like that to the wheels and bumper is not cool? I'm trying to avoid too many headaches for the powder coat dude.
The cargo floor and front floor are white, but more clear than Lotus. (more white?).

Has anyone ever rhino coated the accelerator pedal? Is that lame?

Thanks for the input.
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EnerOnE · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:08 pm Post subject:

What's the powder coating company brand name for color code 9002 grey white and/ or 9016 traffic white?

EnerOnE · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject:

Found it. It's tiger...

BarryL · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject:

Does Tiger have 9016 in exterior industrial?

EnerOnE · Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:09 am Post subject:

not sure just looked at gray white. I'll check when I pick up my smoothies...

EnerOnE · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject:

tiger does have 9016

bubba · Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:49 pm Post subject:

This is an older thread... Has anyone found any thing closer on the power coating closest to L 82 silver white?
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EverettB · Posted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:10 am Post subject:

I have not investigated other options but to throw another point of data out there:
I buffed out a few other original paint bumper guards since my photos above and they are not all the same color Silver White as my '63 guard above.
So I don't think Silver White was 100% consistent over the years, at least from 59-67.
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