Aircooled VW South Africa

Hello all

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

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

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..

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.

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
Armand

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

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
Armand

Wow!!Thanks IMPI

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

Hi

What about hammerite (expensive)

Howzit lowlight,have you started on your DC yet.

Hammerite is ridiculously expensive

We can leave that for the Pomes

Chris

NO, strugling with the alfa and time.

lol

lowlight wrote:Chris

NO, strugling with the alfa and time.

What Alfa is this?

I have used Durabak but the coarse surface makes it a PITA to keep clean... good stuff though
Armand

Blitz

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