The Yellow Peril

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:15 pm

Cleaner hey.... Well clean off all the yellow an there is original paint waitin to shine again!!

winerot · Post by **winerot** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:29 pm

where's this from, heard about it passing through here yesterday.

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:32 pm

winerot wrote:where's this from, heard about it passing through here yesterday.

Right under ur nose Wally.. About 40ks from ur house in a beach town called Coffs.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:55 pm

D-Train wrote:Cleaner hey.... Well clean off all the yellow an there is original paint waitin to shine again!!

OG paint, eh?
What colour's under the "monkey chuck"?

D-Train · Post by **D-Train** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:03 pm

Dove blue

MID WEST DUBBER · Post by **MID WEST DUBBER** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:15 pm

Looks like a good base

all the best and have fun with it!

Rusty.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:37 pm

D-Train wrote:Dove blue

Ahhh, same old same old.
Still, could be worse.....could be mango.

Dibsy · Post by **Dibsy** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:23 pm

Thanks everyone for the welcome / comments.

It's a Jan 57 Kombi and yes it's Dove Blue lurking underneath ( plus some signwriting ) Overall it's in pretty good shape although i will be calling on Al for some of Gerson's finest ! I have the rear taillights and the front bench seat plus the pressed front bumper, but am missing the pressed rear bumper and a rear bench seat .... for now i will throw in bay window rear seats and bumper.

So now the search is on for an IRS Gearbox, early bay rear hubs etc - all the usual stuff to allow me to run a bigger engine and lose the reduction gears.....

Now here's a question ..... i would usually think about undersealing underneath but after reading what Klaus said about the ones he picks up that have been undersealed are usually rotten and the ones painted are usually rot free what should i do with mine ? here's a photo and apart from sills and one outrigger the chassis and rear cargo floor are totally rust free but are bare metal ..........

Cheers.

ozjeff · Post by **ozjeff** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:48 pm

Ankor wax or penetrol underneath if you are leaving it original

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:52 pm

POR15 is your friend

http://www.por15.com/

Ian 68 · Post by **Ian 68** » Mon May 21, 2012 9:04 pm

POR 15 for sure unless your leaving it OG looking..

brendon b · Post by **brendon b** » Mon May 21, 2012 11:25 pm

Great score all the best with the build.

FrankenCab · Post by **FrankenCab** » Tue May 22, 2012 2:12 pm

depends how pedantic u are if its lasted this long and its not rusted thru ,leave it for now , fix the rust and use some decent primer on repaired parts I just like the look of og paint under a car and road crap washes off a smooth surface better than a coarse one

warb · Post by **warb** » Tue May 22, 2012 2:17 pm

FrankenCab wrote:depends how pedantic u are if its lasted this long and its not rusted thru ,leave it for now , fix the rust and use some decent primer on repaired parts I just like the look of og paint under a car and road crap washes off a smooth surface better than a coarse one

did you just use the word 'washes'???.. you don't wash yourself, let alone the car!

FrankenCab · Post by **FrankenCab** » Tue May 22, 2012 2:50 pm

well see I drive mine all the time so mother nature washes both of us

, not like u weekend warriors