[T3] Rush Ideas

[Sarah Lind]

With touching up little spots I'm a big fan of using a dremel. I then  
use Master Series as primer.

As far as touch up paint- I found I had a local Sherwin Williams that  
was specifically an automotive paint supply store. They had the color  
code for my '71 square on file and I had pretty dead on color match  
spray can for $15.

Good luck!
Sarah

On Apr 26, 2014, at 7:41 PM, Dave Hall wrote:

> Funny what you can miss!  I completely failed to notice the lack of  
> a trim
> srip!  Mine is missing that strip too at the moment, but instead  
> there are a
> line of holes with rusty edges!  Could be that's why the paint on  
> yours is
> blistering.  Once rust appears, it's really a matter of treating it  
> when it
> returns, or cut back to good metal, which make a major job of it.
>
> My front fender is lacework in places so I'm just in the process of  
> painting
> up a reasonable one, but I've had quite a bit of work to do as it's  
> not
> perfect.  Let's hope the rust holds off for a long time.
>
> Dave
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> On 25 Apr 2014 at 19:25, one4house at yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Just a couple spots of rust. I am just wondering what the best  
>> course of
> action for taking care of this would be? Is it best to sand it down  
> and
> treat it?
>>
>> Looking for ideas. I have no idea if I would be able to match the  
>> paint.
>>
>> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1198792.jpg
>>
>> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1198791.jpg
>
> Any good body shop supplier can match the paint, assuming you know  
> the paint
> number. The OE paint numbers are available here, or on Dave Hall's  
> site, by
> color and year.
>
> When your car was new, there were 5 holes on the side of each rocker  
> panel,
> as well as 2 more on the bottom of each rear fender and 1 more on  
> the bottom
> of the front fender. Those holes were for the attachment of the  
> chrome trim
> strips that each car came with. Your strips have been removed and  
> the rocker
> holes filled. The rust spots are probably where the old holes were.  
> The
> rocker panel, and likely more, has been repainted. This might mean  
> that
> matching the paint will be harder, if the repaint didn't match the  
> OE color.
>
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