A few ppl have been asking about cheap paint jobs - to tide 'em over till the $$$ roll in for the real thing.

I am considering 2 possibilities.

1. POR15 Hardnose available in a number of colours, brush on with no brushmarks and VERY TUFF. 1 litre covers 11 m2 so I am guessing that 2-3 litres would cover my kombi @~ $46 per litre.

2. Coach Paint at this stage it looks as though I would have to order from the UK. It is also brush on with no brushmarks and needs to be done on a cool day. It has a wide coverage with ~ 1 litre per Kombi and a cost ~20 English Pounds per litre, best of all for you "Stockists" it can be mixed to orignal VW colours.

The reason I am looking at brush on is that I can't spray, dont have any gear to learn, dont have anywhere to practice, but want to do the work on my bus myself ($$$$)

This site has a lot of info about Caoch paint http://www.kampaman.co.uk 

I have emailed the Kampaman for info and will post it here - I also gave him our website address so he may even show up himself.

If your trying to buy paint from overseas

BUGGA - Mind you at 40 pounds to paint a kombi you afford to spend a bit on postage.

surely you could rent the spray equipment for a day? i helped a mate spray his car a couple of years ago (neither of us had ever done it before), only took about 2 days to remove all the bits, sand it down, spray it a few times in primer then colour (acrylic, not 2 pack) then put it back together again.

we did it in the open in his backyard and it came up really well (not as good as a pro job, but good enough for what it cost)

i agree. see if u can get your hands on some loan equipment, have helped mates do some awesome work in the backyard,

grab a spray kit, a 'how-to 'book and i'm sure the results will suprise you

I believe You will have problems getting a litre or so of inflammable paint from the UK to Australia... Its going to end up costing approx $200.... I would go with the Renta-air compressor and spray gun..
Its not too difficult to do.... although You won't do a perfect job.... it should look better than brush on....
I'm lucky, My son is a spray painter by trade... but I like to fiddle around, especially with undercoat or primer...
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paint jobs of the 60s,with a brush,just heat up some enamel,then brush on.i have not tryed it but guys,im in sydney west,just let me know how cheap you want a spray over,if you want just a clean quick blow over,but with a good finish.u2u me,i will give you a price....

hey dave,have not meet you yet ,will soon.paul got me started in the club vee dub,you have seen my quick job on lizs colourfull bug,still looks good after 2 years..cheers:beer:beer