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Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:34 pm
by Piledriver
Makin progress... you have far more patience than I.

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:37 pm
by vwfye
I work on a limited budget, so 'as I can' is a real thing.

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:40 pm
by vwfye
No more pink or scallops...
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Next is blocking and blem repair.

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:57 pm
by Ol'fogasaurus
I work on a limited budget, so 'as I can' is a real thing.

"As I can" is looking pretty good. Keep it going and don't "pause" too much.

Lee

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:39 pm
by vwfye
Often I get a couple days in followed by many non vw days

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:58 am
by Steve Arndt
Much better.

I like the flares

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 4:36 pm
by vwfye
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Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:04 pm
by vwfye
The last of the prep is done, the dash is taped and sprayed as well.

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Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:58 am
by Kafer_Mike
Good progress. Keep at it.

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:11 pm
by vwfye
I finalized the color. It should flip from black to blue. This was 4 coats I think I will use 3.
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Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 6:10 am
by Piledriver
House of Kolor Kamelion?

Nice in any case!

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:24 pm
by vwfye
No, this is my own mix of pearls in clear.

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:01 pm
by H2OSB
Hope you kept track of the pretty color mix. I bought a former show car for my son when he was 16 ('73 Super Beetle) and after a minor fender bender we discovered all of the paint colors were custom mixed and thus too expensive to duplicate. The car became tan

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:02 pm
by vwfye
Yep.

Re: Still playing with notchbacks

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2023 2:00 pm
by vwfye
I was going to repair this hood and swap, but the structure is full of holes, crunchy and not sound. So... i will cut the louvers out and move them to the current hood.

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