Aircooled VW South Africa

Just for a fresh look, got creative with my paint gun











Photo's dont really capture the ghost glint in the pearl but anyhow,

hi bratjie

dit lyk baie mooi ek like rerig jou beetle...

is dai heads toe nog reg?

dubster wrote:hi bratjie

dit lyk baie mooi ek like rerig jou beetle...

is dai heads toe nog reg?

Het nognie die heads opgesit nie, het toe n ander engine oorgedoen maar ek's seker ek gaan hulle binnekort nodig kry, thx's. Hoe's die pyp, oraait?

dit lyk baie schmaaart...het jy die area eers geskuur?

That looks very cool.

dis nou iets anders dit lyk baie cool wanner kan ek my kar bring

Nice, i like the checkered effect on the deck lid. do you have any before and during pics?

Too lovely

I'd also like to see before and during pics...

Just kidding guy's, sorry I have no during photo's but I'll explain a bit

The bonnet and engine lid was already painted so that stayed the base, I wet sanded with 1500 grit paper to rough out for the new paint to stick. The bonnet was tricky, used 5mm fineline tape that you can get from any paint shop and layed out the flames by hand, like I said it's tricky because left and right images must look very alike, next I masked out the areas that were going to stay the original colour and cut it out using a sharp utility knife, removed the tape were paint is to be applied and sprayed 2 light coats of pearl mix. Then clearcoat, wet sand with 2000 grit and polish.

The engine cover was easier, I covered the entire lid with masking tape and with a pencil drew out the images I needed, then cut out the parts that needed to be painted and sprayed, also it was first wet sanded like the bonnet, removed the masking, wet sand with 2000 grit and polished.

Easy hey ???

Ummm okay. Easier said than done methinks. Really nice job though, well done.

I will make sure to take pic's of each step when I do the V8 Beetle, that will be a complete flame over body but with much more details and shadowing, promise ok?

Please tell me about those rear round lights.
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?

Great paintjob by the way!

Hloni wrote:Please tell me about those rear round lights.
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?

Great paintjob by the way!

The round lights are just normal trailer/truck lites with modified tail & stop lamp, flickers you buy as is but theyre not very bright, therefore the modified square mist lights for additional brake lights, will fix soon though, the fenders are fibre glass and have been traveling with me for years before I put them on this bug.

Thanks for the compliment

Dont be modest it takes a huge amount of effort to pin stripe , Flame, or do any "fancy" painting Well done !

Bratjie wrote:

Hloni wrote:Please tell me about those rear round lights.
Am l correct if l said those rear fenders are widened? Did they come with the bug, or you sourced them?

Great paintjob by the way!

The round lights are just normal trailer/truck lites with modified tail & stop lamp, flickers you buy as is but theyre not very bright, therefore the modified square mist lights for additional brake lights, will fix soon though, the fenders are fibre glass and have been traveling with me for years before I put them on this bug.

Thanks for the compliment

Uhm...please give us another shot of that rear! Man, those are fine "truck lights". They look smaller than the usual - was suspecting them to be from AC Cobra or something like that as they look 'sunk' - just checking the black trim on them