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<x-charset iso-8859-1>adjust the gun so that it's a "dry" mix (lots of air, little paint) for the first couple of scratch coats. Then adjust for a final "wet" coat. The result will be a grainy type finish. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [T3] Seat Frame Paint?? > On 31 Oct 2001, at 12:07, JBowen7@aol.com wrote: > > > Yes, I'm talking about the skirt and the seat back uprights for an > > early style seat. The paint on mine has cracked and fallen off in > > spots, revealing the bare metal. I was wondering if anybody on the > > list had repainted their frames and if so, how did they do it. > > I've never repainted any, but I know that there are things you can > add to paint to make it come out with that "pebbly" look. A good > painter can adjust the gun and make almost any paint come out > that way, too. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > </x-charset>