The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by jackstar » Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:02 pm

This is what we did today. Under the color is a coat of bedliner then 2 coats of color and 3 of clear. Next is the upper portion of the interior of the roof and then the door jambs.

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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by jonyem » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:21 am

appetite wrote:What an undertaking!
Looks like it! Coming along nicely.
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by Amskeptic » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:02 pm

jackstar wrote:then comes the not so fun portion of putting it all back together correctly.
It'll be fun. Seeing your completed car take shape all clean and pretty . . .
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by jackstar » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:49 pm

Just finished the passenger side jambs and the slider jambs. It started to rain so the driver's side will have to wait until Monday.

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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by Amskeptic » Fri Dec 06, 2013 4:55 pm

jackstar wrote:Just finished the passenger side jambs and the slider jambs. It started to rain so the driver's side will have to wait until Monday.

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Two months later, and the driver's side door jamb is done.
I seen it wif my own eyes . . .
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Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by jackstar » Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:39 pm

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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by Amskeptic » Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:56 pm

Looking flawless in the photographs there, Jack. I spied a bug reflecting in the paint.

Hit the edit button on your post and look at how the photograph addresses were condensed and bracked with image tags.

Good to see this thread come back alive. Poptoptom's record five year restoration pause may yet hold . . .
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by wcfvw69 » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:13 pm

The paint job looks great!
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by asiab3 » Sat Dec 05, 2015 9:44 am

A man of few words, jackstar might be, yet the bus is quite beautiful. Very nice!
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by Amskeptic » Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:26 am

asiab3 wrote:A man of few words, jackstar might be, yet the bus is quite beautiful. Very nice!
Only when he has to type . . . :bom:
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by TrollFromDownBelow » Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:48 am

Amskeptic wrote: I do not recommend a two-stage for solid colors. It makes touch-up difficult. Several coats of high quality single-stage gives you many more years of being able to polish and wax and touch up. Clearcoats get rubbed through then you have patchy oxidation. Some clearcoats "craze" in sunlight (look at any 10 year-old General Motors car).

Painters may push the clearcoats because they seduce you with shiny-ness. If your painter gives a spirited defense with vehement declarations of my erroneous information, post it here,
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I'm by no means a professional, but have developed my own opinion on single stage vs two stage Urethane:

Single stage: LOVE the way single stage lays down, flows out very nicely. And if you do get an errant run,drip, or some orange peel, it's easy to wet sand and rub out. As Colin mentioned, very easy to patch/blend. Not as durable as two stage though, more prone to rock chips, fading, etc.

Two stage: Hard as freakin' nails finish. Much more resilient to stone chips, etc. However, it comes at a price; I've always been challenged at getting the clear coat to lay down smoothly; especially on horizontal surfaces; seem to get at least some orange peel. Takes a lot of effort to wet sand and buff out.

If I'm painting something that will be sitting outside most of the time, and I plan on keeping a long time, I will do a two stage. If I'm flipping, or know it will be in a garage I do a single stage.
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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by jackstar » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:35 am

I will post pics today. However, the sliding door is greased and on. I will put the inside panel on today as well as the jalousy window. The ceiling in the back where the whiteish contact paper was is gone and painted white. The white slats above the formica strips and the off white molding will be in as well. I am looking for anyone with a spare front driver's side door plate and engine hatch lid holding arm for sale as my painter lost those items.
Next, will be the seat stands. Anyone with experience putting them in? I want to hear from you. Thanks.

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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by jackstar » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:20 pm

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Re: The Jackstar Westfalia Restoration Thread

Post by Randy in Maine » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:48 pm

Jack,

When you say this...." I am looking for anyone with a spare front driver's side door plate" are you looking for this missing part but on the drivers side?

Just below the window that covers up the sliding door track on a RHD bus?

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I don't have a spare, but just trying to figure out what that is even called.
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