Well Ive started, it is Glasurit 2pac, I have done the bumpers, wheels, inside of cargo doors, engine lid and the cab.
For those interested it is pearl grey, this is the colour name, it has no pearl effect.
I will have to wait for a day or so and then I will paint the top , this will be white.
I will try and load some pics of it so far.

Cheers
Dave

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Love the dash

bumper

There not the best photos but you can see the colour.
cheers
Dave

Heres a pic of how it looked when I first got it,
This is why it has taken me 3 years.

Cheers
Dave

I have to have some sort of excuse

yeeeeeeeeeeah..... according to the dates, 3 months, not bat work at all!!..

good work tho... looks v-nice...

57kombi; Are you serious?

Looking good Dave....what an exciting stage to be at.Great job.

Look forward to seeing the next lot of pics once the outsides done.:thumb

looks very nice ,i love that more and more people are restoring the t2 in aus lately, the last few years of shows for me is the same, only a few buses here and there. awsome

roof, no roof. Roof, no roof!

Wow, that's a grand effort that is. Good on ya!

For the newbies, I am taking the piss, the one with the roof off is one I found in the riverland that had been used as a shooting wagon.
No parts worth taking from it and has been left to rot as you couldnt do anything with it,.

Tomorrow the roof
Cheers
Dave

Awesome Dave.. should come up the goods man.. looks pretty sweet so far, and I am with you, love that dash pic..

I hope you got the badge off that wreck..

looking sweet Dave.
I'm free on monday night after 7.30, if you want a hand with sanding or anything, give me a call.

Love the colour.....What colour is the interior going to be?

I am gonig to do the inside red and grey.
Here are some more pics as I painted the top today.
Painting doesnt take the time its the masking up.
I spent 4 hours masking up and 1 hour painting.

another one

In the photos it looks silver but it is bright white.
Cheers
Dave

Last one for the day.
Monday the bottom gets painted, then on Wednesday I will just finish it off by spraying the window frames and the top of the rear hatch and I will also paint the ribbed section on the bumpers white.

Will post some more pics when its finished,
Hopefully on Wednesday.

Cheers
Dave

Looking good dave! I love pearl grey too -
it's a nice colour!

RobK

Well done Dave, it looks fantastic mate. If you sprayed that, then I'd be happy as a pig in the smelly stuff cause that looks fantastic.. Well done mate.

I will 2nd that-top job.At the speed you are working I guess it will be at Glenelg in November- heres hoping.

Thats the time limit.
I want it to be ready for the show in November, I wont be entering it, just driving it there will be enough for me.
I did this split as a driver not a show pony.

Cheers
Dave

In that case Dave, my priority would be driving it there, and if they wanna give you a trophy for your appearance, then so be it?

Excellent work - glad to see some more great results are occurring from "home spray booths" - I will be in the same boat soon!

I was quoted 8.5k for a reasonable paint job.
The compressor cost $600.
The Arnold gravity gun cost $150.
The paint I got at a bargain $15 per litre, this was for Glasurit 2pac at S.A. Paint Supplies, they had bought a job lot of various colours from a wholesaler and it was lucky that the colour I wanted was in it.
The differance in painting it yourself is that you care about the final result, if you dont like the outcome you do it again.
I have only painted a couple of trucks and 1 beetle in the U.K. and so I am not a painter by any means but the result has suprised me, it has a lot to do with the prep and using good products.

Will do some more this week, thats another good thing about doing it yourself, you can take your time.
Should be finished by the weekend and I will post some more pics,
thanks for the positive comments.

Cheers
Dave

paint looks very nice...love the pearl grey colour... good job!

sweet as dude!!! will be great to see the final product i am also part of the "i love the smell of 2 pac ion the morning" and "home spray booth jobs" clubs!!! nothing like puttin in countless hours of work just for fun!
cheers
rhys