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Nicklastl
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 Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 11:37 pm Post subject: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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Going to paint my ‘73 westy in two tones. White top and orange bottom. Does anyone mind sharing pictures of where the paint split in door jams and so? To my knowledge it’s white inside the car but split to the lower color somewhere in the door jams. I’m interested in seeing where they split in the from door jams, sliding door jam and in the rear. Best regards
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busman78
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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| Always at the belt line, unless only the roof will be white then none of the jam will be orange. |
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NASkeet
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:14 am Post subject: Re: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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Here are some pictures of my 1973 VW 1600 Type 2 Westfalia Continental motor-caravan, with original Brilliant Orange and Pastel White paintwork.
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lil-jinx
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:02 am Post subject: Re: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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i think the op wants to know how far the bottom colour extends into the interior at the door jams,are the jams painted with the exterior colour,where to draw the line between colours at the jams.
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busman78
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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| To the first bend, say 1/2". Factory was not always a straight line, depends on whether it was taped before or after the beer lunch. |
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NASkeet
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2025 11:13 am Post subject: Re: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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| To the first bend, say 1/2". Factory was not always a straight line, depends on whether it was taped before or after the beer lunch. |
From what I recall, the orange paint extends as far inside the door & hatch apertures as limits of the panel joints or to where the rubber-mouldings make a seal.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2025 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Two tones colors. Where does itsplit? |
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It's all posted with pictures, diagrams and measurements, including year to year changes in one or more of those threads I linked the search to, I'm just too lazy to go through them all and find it. 
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