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Painting the Pan

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Exams end this Friday, after that, work on the Fastback can start in full swing :D

1) The floor pan that I have bought has a huge chunk missing from the battery area :roll:

Is there anyone in South Africa who sells those replacement battery tray pieces? Or would I have to fabricate something from a Beetle battery tray?

2) What would be the best type of paint to use on the floorpan?
What did Vw originally use? I do not want to powdercoat the pan, don't have the time to move a huge and heavy pan around...

I have access to a compressor etc so that shouldn't be such a problem..
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Re: Painting the Pan

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Blitzkrieg_Beetle wrote: 2) What would be the best type of paint to use on the floorpan?
What did Vw originally use? I do not want to powdercoat the pan, don't have the time to move a huge and heavy pan around...
I'd like to know the answer to that question as well.
What to spray underneath and what to spray on the inside.

I have a Beetle with a floor pan that is in mint condition which I plan to get on the road "soon" - I'd like to keep it in mind condition.

The Beetle I drive at the moment was sprayed by the previous owner with some bitumen product and it's a black sticky mess - especially on a hot day. :x
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I normally strip all the undercoating and old paint. This is done with a wire brush paintstripper etc. Vw used a single thin! coat of paint on the pan. I reccomend sandblasting as well but be carefull and remove all the sand after this is done espesially from the guide tubes for the clutch and throttle. I use swimming pool acid to treat the worst rust and follow this with luxor paints Rust remover (dont use the milky white stuff!!!!!!!!
I then prime with a two pack (MS) primer on the bare metal
I like putting stone chip on the bottom of the pan (water based plastic coating such as new cars.
I then finally take a few thick coats of 2K gloss black (mat or satin blacks tend to attract more dirt.

This definitely works wonders
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Remove all rust, use Duram NS4 as a primer it is ecelent even if there is light surface rust, then use Duram durabak rubberrising on it, it sits
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IMPI wrote:I normally strip all the undercoating and old paint. This is done with a wire brush paintstripper etc. Vw used a single thin! coat of paint on the pan. I reccomend sandblasting as well but be carefull and remove all the sand after this is done espesially from the guide tubes for the clutch and throttle. I use swimming pool acid to treat the worst rust and follow this with luxor paints Rust remover (dont use the milky white stuff!!!!!!!!
I then prime with a two pack (MS) primer on the bare metal
I like putting stone chip on the bottom of the pan (water based plastic coating such as new cars.
I then finally take a few thick coats of 2K gloss black (mat or satin blacks tend to attract more dirt.

This definitely works wonders
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Wow!!Thanks IMPI :D

I was thinking of matt black, but now I will phone the suppliers and order all of the above
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Post by lowlight »

Hi

What about hammerite (expensive)
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Howzit lowlight,have you started on your DC yet.
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Hammerite is ridiculously expensive :shock:

We can leave that for the Pomes
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Chris

NO, strugling with the alfa and time.
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lol
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lowlight wrote:Chris

NO, strugling with the alfa and time.
What Alfa is this?
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I have used Durabak but the coarse surface makes it a PITA to keep clean... good stuff though
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Blitz

GT Junior, got painted this weekend. Get closer to start on the ACVW's
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