END OF THE RED FAN SHROUD.... NEW COLOR - seems red is a luckier color ?? YIKES...
68AutoBug - February 18th, 2012 at 01:29 PM
Well,
After My Son bought Me a new doghouse oil cooler and I have had over heating problems I decided to repaint My RED doghouse fan shroud and tinware..
After much soul searching... about what color to choose....
Here it is.... You may not like it.... You may Hate it...
but its here to stay.... lol
the paint is Killrust EPOXY spray can paint... I painted a black steering wheel and steering shaft cover that ignition sits in..
so far it seems very tough...
cheers
LEE
PS: it would have saved Me about a weeks work of wire brushing the old paint off if i had kept the shroud painted RED... alternator backing plate was
yellow is now metallic burgundy... can't have too much yellow... lol
lol
h - February 18th, 2012 at 02:56 PM
hmmm what colour will the fan belt be?
SebastienPeek - February 18th, 2012 at 04:04 PM
I like it Lee!
Something different, will look great!
68AutoBug - February 18th, 2012 at 04:09 PM
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hmmm what colour will the fan belt be?
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well it will be black as usual with yellow writing... lol
conti tech... 11.3 x 912
as the paint flexes too much and falls off... lol
I presume it would ...
I would like to know how to put dots on it so it spelt out VW
or something.... lol
LEE
narumi - February 18th, 2012 at 07:54 PM
Hi Lee
where did you get the tappet sticker?? I want one
and nice painting
Klaus - February 19th, 2012 at 08:29 AM
do you have your own float in the Mardi gras
68AutoBug - February 19th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
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Hi Lee
where did you get the tappet sticker?? I want one
and nice painting
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I bought it from the USA years ago.. maybe CIP1...
along with 12vZ and fuel cap stickers..
I see other reproduction stickers for sale but haven't seen that one...
I did find [a few years ago] a company in the USA that made top quality reproduction VW stickers...
they weren't that expensive either... BUT
they wouldn't stick them in an envelope with a $1 stamp on it
they sent all their stuff out in packets etc and the cost of sending them over here by DHL etc was just plain stupid...
but "they sent all their goods out that way" ??
maybe they hadn't sent any of their stuff out of the USA before?? found a few companies back then that wouldn't..
cheers
LEE
PS: forgot about the Mardi Gras... lol
empi - February 19th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
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do you have your own float in the Mardi gras
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Hahahaha.
Does yr thermostat still work? i would remove the gills in the shroud, get more air flow.
68AutoBug - February 19th, 2012 at 11:43 AM
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do you have your own float in the Mardi gras
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Hahahaha.
Does yr thermostat still work? i would remove the gills in the shroud, get more air flow.
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its been tested in the USA that those flaps or gills are needed to direct air to exactly where its needed.. even when open...
I do have a new thermostat but have never fitted it... even had the rod connected for a few years...
I have found that the oil pressure releif valve works just as well... If I drive around town My oil never goes thru the oil cooler as the oil needs
to get hot and thin enough so the relief valve will allow the oil to flow thru the oil cooler..
the oil temperature in the sump doesn't move much until I drive out onto the highway... then up it goes... and oil flows thru the oil cooler...
I believe that is the reason that VW Mechanics in Australia were told to take out the thermostat in new beetles back in the 60 and 70s... [alsohappened in other countries]
cheers
LEE
DylanTheDubber - February 19th, 2012 at 05:23 PM
LOVING IT LEE!!!
What paint?
From Dylan
Bizarre - February 19th, 2012 at 05:25 PM
good on ya Dylan!
Mate - stick with the matt black
THAT looks cooll 
DylanTheDubber - February 19th, 2012 at 06:10 PM
No i want my engine that colour not my car haha (:
From Dylan
Joel - February 19th, 2012 at 07:40 PM
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the paint is Killrust EPOXY spray can paint... I painted a black steering wheel and steering shaft cover that ignition sits in..
so far it seems very tough...
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It's very tough and durable paint.
I've actually painted one of my cars with Killrust fire truck Red.
Stone chips and scratches barely marked it.
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posted by empi
Does yr thermostat still work? i would remove the gills in the shroud, get more air flow.
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Common misconception, it actually does the opposite when you remove them.
cam070 - February 19th, 2012 at 08:13 PM
I've used the killrust epoxy on wiper arms and it seems to deteriorate, perhaps from prolonged uv exposure. It may he fine in applications that are
away from the sun, so engine bay may be fine. How did your fire engine red go Joel in terms of long term stability?
type3disease - February 19th, 2012 at 08:55 PM
Another wiggle died today...!
Joel - February 19th, 2012 at 09:22 PM
Meh, could be worse.....
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I've used the killrust epoxy on wiper arms and it seems to deteriorate, perhaps from prolonged uv exposure. It may he fine in applications that are
away from the sun, so engine bay may be fine. How did your fire engine red go Joel in terms of long term stability?
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I only owned it for abit over a year after I painted it but it was still looking as after a year even though it used to sit in the sun all day
long.
What do you mean happened by deteriorate? did it just flake off or fade away?
How was your prep?
The bumpers on my bug are just done with white Killrust too and are still looking fine after all these years (rear is about 6 years now) I just etch
primed first.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE - February 19th, 2012 at 11:55 PM
looks a bit like cat yellow lol
shaven - February 20th, 2012 at 01:34 PM
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Another wiggle died today...!
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68AutoBug - February 20th, 2012 at 06:52 PM
MORE PICS
wire brushing all the old paint was the worst part..
then the shop ran out of glossy BLACK Epoxy Killrust paint
so, not sure what color to paint the tinware over the cylinders and the rear tinware....??
have painted the inlet manifold aluminium High temp paint.
its going to be a shame to close the engine lid...lol
LEE
68AutoBug - February 20th, 2012 at 06:57 PM
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posted by Joel
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posted by 68AutoBug
the paint is Killrust EPOXY spray can paint... I painted a black steering wheel and steering shaft cover that ignition sits in..
so far it seems very tough...
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It's very tough and durable paint.
I've actually painted one of my cars with Killrust fire truck Red.
Stone chips and scratches barely marked it.
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posted by empi
Does yr thermostat still work? i would remove the gills in the shroud, get more air flow.
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Common misconception, it actually does the opposite when you remove them.
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PINK PULLEYS spoiled that engine Joel...
I'm hoping Mine will look better....!!
LEE
cam070 - February 20th, 2012 at 07:56 PM
Not like you to get carried away with colour lee
donn - February 20th, 2012 at 07:59 PM
Is that a ham radio aerial set up Lee in the "painted tinware " pic
cam070 - February 20th, 2012 at 08:02 PM
The gloss black has gone decidedly dull on my wiped arms. It looked fine after initial application.
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Originally
posted by Joel
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posted by cam070
I've used the killrust epoxy on wiper arms and it seems to deteriorate, perhaps from prolonged uv exposure. It may he fine in applications that are
away from the sun, so engine bay may be fine. How did your fire engine red go Joel in terms of long term stability?
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I only owned it for abit over a year after I painted it but it was still looking as after a year even though it used to sit in the sun all day
long.
What do you mean happened by deteriorate? did it just flake off or fade away?
How was your prep?
The bumpers on my bug are just done with white Killrust too and are still looking fine after all these years (rear is about 6 years now) I just etch
primed first.
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vlad01 - February 20th, 2012 at 09:02 PM
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Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
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posted by Joel
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posted by 68AutoBug
the paint is Killrust EPOXY spray can paint... I painted a black steering wheel and steering shaft cover that ignition sits in..
so far it seems very tough...
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It's very tough and durable paint.
I've actually painted one of my cars with Killrust fire truck Red.
Stone chips and scratches barely marked it.
| Quote: | Originally
posted by empi
Does yr thermostat still work? i would remove the gills in the shroud, get more air flow.
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Common misconception, it actually does the opposite when you remove them.
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PINK PULLEYS spoiled that engine Joel...
I'm hoping Mine will look better....!!
LEE
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Joel - February 20th, 2012 at 09:18 PM
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The gloss black has gone decidedly dull on my wiped arms. It looked fine after initial application.
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Interesting, I've never had that problem with Killrust, the gloss has lasted well for years.
Possibly a bad batch?
Another good enamel I've had a lot of luck with was Polykote from Bunnings except they have now discontinued it 
68AutoBug - February 20th, 2012 at 09:34 PM
Joel
I painted a rear bumper [old german bumper] that had discolored on one end, don't know what caused it, but I rubbed it back, etch primed it and
painted it silver in 2005, and forgot about it, but found it last month behind a shed and still in good condition.. no rust, no flaking paint.. there
was also a rear brazillian bumper there that is rusted badly... it had some surface rust back then.. I wonder whether coating Brasillian bumpers with
clear epoxy paint is better than waxing it every week...
cheers
LEE
68AutoBug - February 20th, 2012 at 09:38 PM
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posted by cam070
I've used the killrust epoxy on wiper arms and it seems to deteriorate, perhaps from prolonged uv exposure. It may he fine in applications that are
away from the sun, so engine bay may be fine. How did your fire engine red go Joel in terms of long term stability?
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How was your prep?
The bumpers on my bug are just done with white Killrust too and are still looking fine after all these years (rear is about 6 years now) I just etch
primed first.
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POR15 gloss black goes very dull very quickly in the Sun...
but they do say its not UV stable.. worst I've ever seen..
LEE
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE - February 21st, 2012 at 09:53 AM
Shouldn't this thread be in your members rides thread lee??
68AutoBug - February 21st, 2012 at 01:46 PM
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Shouldn't this thread be in your members rides thread lee??
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You are probably correct Brendan
but i don't know how to move the whole lot... lol
Technically speaking though its only part of My Ride...
it can be moved.... to members rides if someone can move it
I have no problems with that..
LEE
Simesuper - February 21st, 2012 at 07:02 PM
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its going to be a shame to close the engine lid...lol
LEE
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You really need a see through lexan engine lid for that beauty!!