Nice work. I'll be turning Rusty over soon.

I really need to crack on, having it in a garage away from home really slows me down

Got a bit more done, what a ballache painting in small places and upside down! First time painting on a non Stonechip surface too

Looking amazing dude, love the colour. Can I ask what you used for Stone chip and how you rate it, I am swaying towards Upol Raptor at present but interested in others ideas?

I used some own brand stuff from my local supplier as he can give me a bigger discount, comes from the same place as the upol gravitex, worked fine for me

I'm in the same boat - my bus is ten miles away, making each trip a fully planned mission!

Your bus is looking awesome - I just recently painted the underside and engine bay so I feel your pain....

Cheers

Law

Not much of an update really went to vw action to collect some wheels, there were no centers but got some genuine ones off ebay for a steal, managed to find a subhatch cheap cheap so was made up , got loads back from powdercoat too going to paint the bottom and get it back rolling as its really hight to be working on the roof at the moment.





This is about all the origional paint i can find hence painting the outside


guess the part

pokey wrote:Not much of an update really went to vw action to collect some wheels, there were no centers but got some genuine ones off ebay for a steal, managed to find a subhatch cheap cheap so was made up , got loads back from powdercoat too going to paint the bottom and get it back rolling as its really hight to be working on the roof at the moment.





This is about all the origional paint i can find hence painting the outside


guess the part

Ali sub hatch trim ,,Your doing a great job , keep the photos coming , i am just about to paint the underside of my bus as well .

Yup was another part from the states, waiting for the wooden bows now, still missing the hinges so need to sort them too

Not much of an update getting married next month so been busy, finally recieved a big parcel from Canada, been waiting since September for the courior to deliver after he said it was ready

Looking amazing! That interior was a bit of a find. It's nice to know they are still out there - I'm on the lookout for an SO33 interior for my 1965 sub hatch, although I think I'll be waiting a while...

Just about to fit my sub hatch and a friend engineered me some Stainless copies of the hinges to replace the rusted pegs that remained of the originals. I can post a pic of them if it is any use to you.

Cheers

Law

Just a little update, from tin top to pop top





And with the trim in, still needs to be cleaned up as the previous owner decided to paint it

And the hatch, its a late one so will have to cut the prop off

Bit more done on the bus, the rear load area had a horrible cut from the previous owner at some stage and i liked the access from a T25 hatch so decided to fit one



started to get the inside into primer and since this photo is now all done in high build




After months of trying to get a code for the makeup of the paint for the rear inside someone on a westy group on Facebook gave me these images from when he had some done, i didn't have any doors to take to be matched




I've got a satin lacquer to go with it because for some reason my paint supplier couldnt make it into 2k (I've just taught myself to apply paint i have no idea what he was on about!) hoping to have the inside done by next weekend

cabs back in colour







Came out quite well, only one run where a fuel gauge would go on a late bus, going to try wet sanding next week and get on with painting the rear