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ckissick
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 Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: New Paint job on '83 Westy - check it out |
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Before (a real rust bucket)
[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=429032[/img]
After
[img]http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=429033[/img]
The new color is Harvest Moon Beige, a new beetle color. The photo doesn't do it justice. It looks great in real life.
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ckissick
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Ugh. I still can't figure out how to post a %^&^$ pic.  Help?
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ckissick
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Let's try again.
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ckissick
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Ahh, that's better. Sorry for the lame photo knowledge.
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floggingmolly
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I just figgered the photo thingy out today myself, so don't worry. Looks great! A far sight better than the before photo.
Who did it, and what did it set you back? Can you give more details?
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82WestyMan
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I agree, beautiful paint job... but some details about how you got from before and after are in order... as well as $$$
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ckissick
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Two more pics:
Before, the car had many dents and both rear wheel well lips were damaged. One fairly big dent behind the slider door. Two rust holes around the windshield, and holes in the roof around the luggage rack. It leaked when it rained.
Peter at Volks Cafe recommended Autorella in Santa Cruz. They do a lot of westies. They took the car apart and re-shot the interior as well. They replaced the windshield, and I had the windows tinted. Lots of work. Totel Bill: $8000. $2K of it was the windows and painting the interior. Not a bad price for a Bay Area shop, considering all the work it took. It's a very nice job.
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amishman
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Two more pics:
Before, the car had many dents and both rear wheel well lips were damaged. One fairly big dent behind the slider door. Two rust holes around the windshield, and holes in the roof around the luggage rack. It leaked when it rained.
Peter at Volks Cafe recommended Autorella in Santa Cruz. They do a lot of westies. They took the car apart and re-shot the interior as well. They replaced the windshield, and I had the windows tinted. Lots of work. Totel Bill: $8000. $2K of it was the windows and painting the interior. Not a bad price for a Bay Area shop, considering all the work it took. It's a very nice job. |
Very sweet!
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msinabottle
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| Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: What a Beautiful Van! |
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Congratulations on the success of your project and your beautiful van! I hope you and the machine spend some very quality vacations together!
Best!
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mariposa
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just wondering, are those the original bumpers? I like them. I have chrome ones on my 83.
great job on the paint job....I am rather envious. I have a white 83 too, and although mine isn't rusted, it des need a good paint job. I'll kee dreaming for now...
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enlitnme28
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Those bumpers are GoWesty bumpers I think.... They look awesome!! Good looking paint job too, I cant help but to think of a bandit with the blackout through the middle!! Nice
Hope the rust was taken care of.
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Crughy
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Lots of love into that van!
Nice and sharp looking!
I like the small details.
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j_dirge
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Peter at Volks Cafe recommended Autorella in Santa Cruz. They do a lot of westies. They took the car apart and re-shot the interior as well. They replaced the windshield, and I had the windows tinted. Lots of work. Totel Bill: $8000. $2K of it was the windows and painting the interior. Not a bad price for a Bay Area shop, considering all the work it took. It's a very nice job. |
Thats a VERY good price, considering the interior work , too.
What kind of paint was used? Brand? Polyurethane?
What did they do to treat the rust? Any body work done? Dents, dings etc?
Was welding brazing done in any window rot?
You van is screaming for smoked rear side markers, too.
Nice lookin' rig. |
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ckissick
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Thanks for the nice comments. Yes, they are GoWesty bumpers. The chrome ones were orange with rust when I bought the van.
I thought of blacking out the sides to the rear vents, but the lines of the body are not parallel back there. Doesn't quite work.
The rust is 100% gone.
When I drove the car home from the body shop, I stopped by the previous owner's house, which is near mine. He was outside gardening. When he saw me, he was agog. He said, "Where'd you get that?" It told him it used to be his. He could scarcely believe it, but he was very happy. He's a Westy lover, too. He has a syncro now.
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Van looks great.
I wanted to add that it's easy to hit the preview button before making a post in order to see if pictures are displaying correctly. It is also possible to edit or delete a post if there aren't any posts after it.
Anyway, glad you got the pics thing figured out and as I said, the van looks great.
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stefanandr
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| Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: New Paint job on '83 Westy - check it out |
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I just had my vanagon repainted and almost all lower panels on the outside replaced with new ones.
Very nice job at the South Bay Body Shop in Redwood City.
I will post pictures when I get to it |
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GBA 88West LA
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sweet job: love it ...nice bumps,grill, paint love the black ...another VW officially saved 
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jaredmarcucci
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| Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: Paint job |
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Nice looking ride!! I have been pricing out top of the line paint jobs and I have had similar quotes for a full windows out strip down and some rust body work. I think if you want an excellent paint job you get what you pay for and you ride looks sweet. Nice job.
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