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Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903037
Hi, after replacing all the rust with new metal.. wire brushing and sanding the whole body back to bare metal. Found new huge parts of rust near the pedals on the sub frame. And where the demister and wiper motor is all the water over the years had rusted through and down the side of the boot, was difficult to get to and repair.
Samantha

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'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903038
Rusted out flloor! 😬

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Samantha 🤪

'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

dubster Seriously Crusin Dubber

196 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#903039
Nice , So what colours have you got in mind?

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903040
The new floor I did not have to pay forrrrr. hehe 😂

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Samantha 🤪

'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#903041
WOW... those C pillars look to be in really good condition

That floor though REALLY has some rust
Futue te ipsum!!!

grinderman Officially Full-On Dubber

378 posts · joined Apr 2011 ·

#903043
Looking good, more photos needed please. I wouldn't leave it exposed in bare metal for too long though👍

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903053
dubster wrote:Nice , So what colours have you got in mind?
A nice glitery metalic blue... like my siamese cats eyes. 😊
Samantha 🤪

'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903085
dubster wrote:Nice , So what colours have you got in mind?
I have picked out a nail polish that matches my cats eyez.

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Samantha 🤪

'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903086
Hey there, sunroof sitting, but not screwed down yet. Got alot more preparation tp do befor the finishing touches. 😎
Sammy

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'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#903087
Sooo do you want to look at the colour scala and pick out an actual formulated vehicle colour that may come close to the cats eyes?

The physical scala has thousands of colours, and the library has tens of thousands, and then the actual system has hundreds of thousands. This will give you an actual numbered formula that you can get made.
EJ22 into Bay Microbus - Finished project build thread- click on this spot here for info

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#903091
helbus wrote:Sooo do you want to look at the colour scala and pick out an actual formulated vehicle colour that may come close to the cats eyes?

The physical scala has thousands of colours, and the library has tens of thousands, and then the actual system has hundreds of thousands. This will give you an actual numbered formula that you can get made.
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Samantha 🤪

'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

Topaz Slammed & Awesome Dubber

96 posts · joined Mar 2012 ·

#964658
Yay...it's finished!!! 😎

This is how it all started:

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'73 Super Beetle: Fully restored, bare metal re-spray, custom interior...lovin' it 🙂

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#964660
wheres the after photo ??!!!