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Subject:Re: Best color to paint my GL - Group Results
From:Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:35:45 -0600

I think the Pearl white or factory Glacier color is cool.  I also am going
to coat the valance and bumpers on my 91 with Rhino liner instead of the
factory gray/silver.  Maybe even a bra of the Rhino Liner to prevent rock
chips.  Just my .02
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 8:58 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I REALLY like seeing modern vw colors on older vw's. Particularly when it's
> well done, and a common vw shade. I've seen a new beetle colored pastacio
> paint on a vanagon and it looked slick!
> However, Especially if your bus is already white, I say stay white! At the
> very least, stick to a vanagon color. Remember it takes more than twice the
> costs to do a full color change, properly. I mean, the engine even has to
> be
> out! EVERYTHING needs to be removed (to do it "right"). If that's the case,
> I LOVEEEEE Escalanda Green and slightly less so, Tornado Red. Those two
> vanagon colors are the bee's knees. I think a green carat would ROCK!
>
> -Craig
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
>
> > Mine, too.  BenT has a buddy up in SF who spent a small fortune on a
> > somewhat more than off white paint job.  It looks very nice, but somehow
> it
> > also looks "wrong", since it's not a factory color.  Ask BenT for details
> > of
> > the color.  I believe it was in one of the photos I took up at BenT's
> > vanagon get together, the name of which I can never pull out of my brain.
> >
> > I didn't respond earlier, but any of the slightly less zoomy colors VW
> has
> > painted the new beetle would look cool.  I think one of them is called
> > "Vapor".
> > |
> > |BTW - my van is Pastel White.
> > |
> > |Peter Marsh
> > |Naples
> >
>

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