Re: [T3] 62 gulf blue redo

["T JENKINS" <coopertwpk@msn.com>]

where did you get the sticker? Thanks Tracy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Weigel" <notchboy@comcast.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] 62 gulf blue redo


> To be totally anal correct: The tin is satin black, not gloss like mine(I
> like gloss!), the fan housing is Aluminum cast natural( I just sprayed
> lacquer on mine to preserve it after blasting) same for the fan. The case 
> is
> natural and I don't recommend doing anything to it other than cleaning, 
> the
> manifold, elbows, exhaust are supposed to be zinc coat flat from the
> factory( I left the cast part on the manifold natural and painted the 
> tubes
> grey then coated it all with lacquer). The exhaust is NOS so I wont have 
> to
> do anything to it. The cherry ontop is stickers, small paint marks(like on
> the fan when you look down the hole, and the line-up hole on genny strap)
> that really set the motor off. On the coil and cleaner after paint coat, I
> put the sticker on then coat with lacquer to protect it. I have found that
> the prints on stickers don't hold well to solvents and such!
>
> before
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/174969.jpg
> after
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/174970.jpg
>
> Hope this helps
>
> jason
>
>
> > >
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_keywords=62+gulf+blue+notch+resto&search_terms=all
> >
> > Jason,
> >
> > Do you have paint codes & details for which parts are which colours ?
> > Or was it just a case of saying 'these bits are black, and these bits 
> > are
> grey'?
> >
> > I will be doing an engine rebuild one day, and want to get all my bits &
> bobs redone like yours. I hope they will look as nice as yours do!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Matthew
>
>
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