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At 07:16 PM 1/20/97 -0600, Melissa & Jim wrote: >>From: Larry Edson <sonofed@ix.netcom.com> > >>I seem to recall hearing or reading that VW was the first automaker to use >>this process of dipping the complete body to get primer on the whole car. >>But the rockers, which could have used it the most, didn't get coverage on >>the inside. So, while its a great idea, it shows that doing an incomplete >>job is not much better than if they had sprayed the primer on. > >How do you know that the rockers were not painted inside? I have never seen >the insides of one except long after the paint was irrelevant. Doesn't the >pinch weld at the bottom have periodic openings that could have been to let >the paint drain out, or is this just for water? > I have cut up a couple of Type 3 Ghias for parts and there is no paint on the inside. I think if VW wanted to put paint in there they would have to worry about it surviving the heat of the heater channels. Larry Larry Edson sonofed@ix.netcom.com '66 Type 34 Karmann Ghia '65 Type 345 w/ electric sunroof