Hi, Kirin, Sadly, a previous owner had slathered some dark green metallic all over (trapping lots of rust underneath) so I’m returning it to original stock. There’s some old yellow still showing (interior, trunk, engine compartment) but it’s in poor shape. I’ve sanded it very clean and having it done at a neighborhood Maaco (the heir to old Earl Scheib, who ran a chain of “broom-and-a-bucket” paint shops for decades in the US).
Bert From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirin Jacobsen Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 2:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Color matching I don't know what paint/ parts places are around you Bert. But in Canada one of the main FLAPS(Lordco) they can come out and scan the colour of your car and make paint to match it. Surely someone in your area might have that? Sorry I can't be of more help. On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Bert Knupp <[email protected]> wrote: Eric, Thanks. Good advice, but I’m getting this one up for resale only. I don’t plan to keep it. I’ll let the new owner do the customizing. For now just putting together a good, sound, safe car. Bert From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 1:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Color matching Hey Burt, If you want a fantastic yellow instead of the pale, blah yellows, try Rallye Yellow 1974 Super. Beetle color. It will turn heads for sure. If interested I'll send you a pic. Do some homework you'll be happy! Eric Sent from my iPhone On Oct 28, 2015, at 2:30 PM, "Bert Knupp" <[email protected]> wrote: Volks, I need some paint help. I’m having a 1972 SuperBeetle repainted using the original L10B (08) Texas Yellow. I thought. My friendly neighborhood paint show says it’s a nonexistent color, according to their Sherwin-Williams computer. They offered several other yellows, none a very good match. “Well, if you can get me the mix code for Sherwin-Williams, I’ll do it. But your VW Texas Yellow just ain’t in the computer.” Anybody here know how to give a color code to a guy with a Sherwin-Williams mixing rig if he can’t use the VW paint number? Bert Knupp -- -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
