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Wolfsburg
PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:25 am 
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Anyone repainting under their luv...wheel wells, rear axle? Any advice on procedures? Thanks!
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I just used the steam cleaner at work and then flat black spray paint and a creeper. I did what I call a frame on restoration. :lol:

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:36 pm 
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I did the body/engine/suspension off restoration.

The cab is held on by the fuel lines, 6 bolts and the wiring harness.
I started with soap and water and moved up to degreaser.
Once it was clean I moved on to a wax remover.

Then, I used 60grit discs on my angle grinder and took it down to metal and polished it up with 3M surface prep discs.

:wink: (This is a great time to cut the center crossmember out and stuff in a 5-speed.) :wink:

One more time with the wax remover and a tack cloth before hittin' it with a self-etching primer.

I don't have enough air to run HVLP, so I used RUST-STOP primer from an auto paint retailer and then topped it off with Rustoleum black hammered finish. It looks really good.

The devil is in the details and surface prep.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:37 pm 
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For the front wheel wells, I used black rubberized undercoating, looks and works great. The rear axle, if you have access to a sandblaster, that in my opinion would be the easiest, if not the angle grinder would be your next option.
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That's a sweet lookin LUV. What's that green blob on the dash?

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haha, the green blob on the dash is my new switchbox for my suspension.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:05 pm 
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I'm in the process of restoring my '75. So far I have sandbalsted, primered and undercoated the frame and did the same but painted the engine well. It looks tight but only shows that the body needs a lot of work.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:15 pm 
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I would love to see pics of how you suicided those doors. Any explanation to go with them would be great too. Since I get to keep my LUV and not give it to my daughter, I am toying with the idea of chopping the top a bit and being a bit up there in age, suicide doors might allow me to swing my legs in and out a bit easier.

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