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Joey
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 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: Rolling on the Tremclad |
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...Rustoleum for you American folks. 
Before:
Crop circles?
After:
Gotta paint the front grill and the two sliding door cover thingys.
At least it's all one color. And besides, it's my winter beater!
Don't hate me because I'm cheap! 
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Joey
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cc79westie
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You did what you had to do and I say good job!!
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Randy in Maine
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Nice Joey!
By the way do you know you have a boat on your other bus? |
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Joey
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| Randy in Maine wrote: |
Nice Joey!
By the way do you know you have a boat on your other bus? |
That's not a boat, that's a canoe
| cc79westie wrote: |
| You did what you had to do and I say good job!! |
It was looking pretty bad. Last year the guy at the place where I go for my yearly motor vehicle inspection said "If I could fail it for being ugly I would"
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Joey
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Rubber Duck
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Location: Pitt Meadows BC
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Rolling on the Tremclad |
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| 56ovalbug wrote: |
...Rustoleum for you American folks.
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Great job! But that red beetle there REALLY looks good...plus I like the Herbie poster you have in there I really should have my RHD '67 beetle shipped over... 
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rumplestilskin
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Location: los banos,CA
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u kinda NEED to cut and polish. borrow a da and buy some 800,sand than get to polishing. that il make it shine
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iWANTBUS
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Joey
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:36 am Post subject: Re: Rolling on the Tremclad |
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| Rubber Duck wrote: |
| 56ovalbug wrote: |
...Rustoleum for you American folks.
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Great job! But that red beetle there REALLY looks good...plus I like the Herbie poster you have in there I really should have my RHD '67 beetle shipped over... |
That's my '56 sporting new Rader rims!
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| Did you spray or roll it?. |
I rolled it using foam rollers.
Looks good from far and far from good
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bvolks
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Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Did you use any hardener? I'm getting ready to spray my Jetta with Tremclad and was wondering if anyone has had any luck using a hardener with it.
A lot of people have tried to discourage me from using Tremclad but seeing stuff like this gives me hope. They claim the shine doesn't last but the bed of my doublecab has been painted with it for over a year and it still looks good.
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NASkeet
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| 56ovalbug wrote: |
| Randy in Maine wrote: |
Nice Joey!
By the way do you know you have a boat on your other bus? |
That's not a boat, that's a canoe
| cc79westie wrote: |
| You did what you had to do and I say good job!! |
It was looking pretty bad. Last year the guy at the place where I go for my yearly motor vehicle inspection said "If I could fail it for being ugly I would" |
So! It would seem that there is at least one Province of Canada, which has a statutory, annual roadworthiness inspection, similar to the British MOT test!?! 
Now, I'm just waiting to find out wheter at least on state of the USA, has yet seen the light!?!
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NASkeet
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:20 am Post subject: Annual roadworthiness test in Nova Scotia, Canada! |
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| 56ovalbug wrote: |
| Randy in Maine wrote: |
Nice Joey!
By the way do you know you have a boat on your other bus? |
That's not a boat, that's a canoe
| cc79westie wrote: |
| You did what you had to do and I say good job!! |
It was looking pretty bad. Last year the guy at the place where I go for my yearly motor vehicle inspection said "If I could fail it for being ugly I would" |
So! It would seem that Nova Scotia, is at least one Province of Canada, which has a statutory, annual roadworthiness inspection, similar to the British MOT test, but then as Nova Scotia is essentially "New Scotland", I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised!?!
Now, I'm just waiting to find out whether at least on state of the USA, has yet seen the light!?!
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Independent tutor (semi-retired) of mathematics, physics, technology & engineering for secondary, tertiary, further & higher education.
Much modified, RHD 1973 VW "1600" Type 2 Westfalia Continental campervan, with the World's only decent, cross-over-arm, SWF pantograph rear-window wiper
Onetime member, plus former Technical Editor & Editor of Transporter Talk magazine
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EZ Gruv
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| Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Annual roadworthiness test in Nova Scotia, Canada! |
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| NASkeet wrote: |
| Now, I'm just waiting to find out whether at least on state of the USA, has yet seen the light!?! |
Once again, we don't care.
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Olddog52
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Naw, wer'e just a bunch of barbarians over here Nigel. You know, stone knives and bearclaws.
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barefootwestie
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I've seen so many times references to trimclad and Rustoleum. Is this the same Rustoleum that folks are referring to:
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busmania
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| Thats it Barefootwestie. Ive used it on a poptob before. Turned out great. Never used it on the actual bus though. Can you get it colored at a paint shop? I would consider using it, but I like stock colors. |
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barefootwestie
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I just think it's somewhat humorous, as I've used that stuff for years around the house and never given much thought to it. And all of a sudden people are using to paint vehicles.
Not sure about the tinting, but I would find it hard to believe that you couldn't find a shade that you might want based on the colors found on their website.
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1973 Westfalia
"Getting better....one repair at a time."
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rumplestilskin
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buy 2 or 3 colors and mix em
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theizzardking
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| Naw, wer'e just a bunch of barbarians over here Nigel. You know, stone knives and bearclaws. |
mmm bear claws...... sorry for the hijack..i was just reading and it's breakfast time....mmmmm bearclaws...
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Joey
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I've seen so many times references to trimclad and Rustoleum. Is this the same Rustoleum that folks are referring to:
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I think it's all the same company:
http://www.rustoleum.com/can_home.asp?SBL=5
I mixed green, yellow and red to get REALLY close to the original sage green.
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i_am_cool_fred
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that's what i used on mine:
only i thinned mine down and sprayed it instead of rolling it. it turned out ok, especially for a first time painter.
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