Wolfsburg West Gulf Blue beading paint match

[andk5591]

Did a search and called WW to see if they have any complaints about the beading being quite a bit darker that paint. Just got the beading a couple days ago. We used the factory code for our paint and they are quite different.

Anybody else have a similar issue? We are pondering a dye on the beading, but may just stay black.
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[Mike Fisher]

I think the black beading looks good on my diamond blue squareback. Helps contrast/define what are separate pieces on the car.
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[theastronaut]

Probably best to dye it anyway, I bought WW beading for my '63 and it faded to tan within just a few months and ~2300 miles. It sat inside when I wasn't driving it so sun exposure was limited. I pulled and dyed them with SEM earlier this year.


I first had the car finished in June '17, they're noticeably red in this pic.

This pic was taken Oct '17.

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[hitest]

They weren't really spot on with the original cars I've had. But my roll of Gulf Blue WW beading for my '62 convertible I think looks good against the little remains of my OG paint. The running boards are slightly off too- but still really good. It's one car I do not have in my gallery...
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[andk5591]

I returned it. Just going with black.
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D-Dubya Manx clone - 63 Short pan,1914.
Rosie 65 bug - My mostly stock daily driver.
Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
66 bug project - Real patina & Suby conversion
There's more, but not keeping them...