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Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:11 pm
by retrovan
Jdt1976 wrote:......Herman, if you have second thoughts on the Azure blue, maybe go for Chestnut Brown.
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Yes sure man............
Sold my 59 to Dixon, because of the colour, as i really loved the car, but could not live with the "Lindt" chocolate colour.
And the sad case of the Oval was sand colour, so thats also out.......
Herman
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:42 am
by Blitzkrieg
Wow amazing work, almost like one of the Grundmann KDF builds
Keen to see how this turns out.....Only the second split build on the forum.
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:49 pm
by Wyntand5900
Very very nice !!!
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 5:52 pm
by 51splitfanatic
Jdt1976,
Hi quality work...that Split is truly in good hands. I would still like to know how in the heck the paint is not burned off during the re- welding process of the rear vent. That vent area is a cow to truly restore. Maybe one day you will share that secret with us mere mortals....LOL? The wet rag with patience does not work with me and neither does the weld through hig heat primer that goes along with that.
Christian Grundmann en Axel Struwe is still learning...LOL!!!!
Cheers,
51Splitfanatic
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:07 pm
by retrovan
Not sure how he is doing it, but what you do is cut it where you have access to both sides, weld it in , flat away the burnt paint, re-prime, repaint, spray into hollow, and wax.
Herman
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 11:24 am
by 51splitfanatic
Retrovan,
I have seen most of Jdt1976's cars in person and let me tell you..the work done to these vehicles are beyond reproach and very exact!!! The last Oval I saw from the above workshop had the vents painted already with all in and let me tell you it looks like it was dipped and spray better than the factory would have done it inside those vents.....just amazing.
51Splitfanatic
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 11:28 am
by limeybish
Looking the goods Jaco ,be following this build.
Re: Photos of my 51 Split Beetle metal work (Pic Heavy)
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 9:59 pm
by retrovan
51splitfanatic wrote:Retrovan,
I have seen most of Jdt1976's cars in person and let me tell you..the work done to these vehicles are beyond reproach and very exact!!! The last Oval I saw from the above workshop had the vents painted already with all in and let me tell you it looks like it was dipped and spray better than the factory would have done it inside those vents.....just amazing.
51Splitfanatic
Have no doubt that he does excellent work, was not what I was alluding to, only an opinion of how some guys do it.
I have seen some of his cars, and can not match that perfection, so Will never badmouth his work, and never did.
Herman