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Country Buggy Black Paint
CBFAN - December 22nd, 2016 at 01:48 AM

What is the correct VW black paint used on a Country Buggy?

Is it L041?

Is the paint used on the bonnet latches, VW emblems, wheels and hub caps flat, semi gloss, or glossy black paint?


bevoracing - December 22nd, 2016 at 12:08 PM

Not sure of the number but it was a semi gloss as far as I can tell. Nothing I've seen looks full gloss, but then it has been almost 50 years. Used to use something we called "Holden 60/60 low sheen" for any of that sort of thing. Same as on the black bits of a Torana etc. This was proper acrylic, not crappy chassis black.
I got a couple of NOS Standard hub caps but I had to blast and paint some chrome ones too. The painter said "sure you want to wreck this nice chrome?". Too right I did. :yes:
Cheers
Tony