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Larry Edson wrote: > > 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 The Type 3 Ghia was built by Karmann, not VW. Yes, there is little paint inside a Type 3 Ghia, or a bug convertible, or a Porsche 356, or a BMW 3.0, which is why so may of them rust out. Tim Dapper