Totally agree! The best you can do when restoring, or attempting to restore a beetle, is save your money and time until you can afford gutting the bug before a paint job!
that's exactly what happened to my '67 before i owned it. the fender beads were sprayed right over during a repaint. what a shame and what shoddy work. it also happens to make a BIG difference in the appearance. not nearly as sharp as when they pop out, nice and black against the (in my case) white body. Do you have a vid for replacing the fender beads? is it a pretty complicated procedure? i'd like to make them black again. thanks
Not at all. Im just worried about the painting. Its easy to paint inside the "holes"?? No bubbles, no eye fish... And to remove the old paint there? Thanks again from south america!!
As always. Fantastic videos. Thank you for the advice Chris.
you are welcome!
Do you recommend prepping the body yourself before painting, in terms of stripping/sanding the old paint and treating the rust spots?
Totally agree! The best you can do when restoring, or attempting to restore a beetle, is save your money and time until you can afford gutting the bug before a paint job!
Any comment on how to prepare the back grid (outside, under the back window) for paint??
thanks and keep on givin great tips!!
that's exactly what happened to my '67 before i owned it. the fender beads were sprayed right over during a repaint. what a shame and what shoddy work. it also happens to make a BIG difference in the appearance. not nearly as sharp as when they pop out, nice and black against the (in my case) white body. Do you have a vid for replacing the fender beads? is it a pretty complicated procedure? i'd like to make them black again.
thanks
chris thanks for the how to on painting the bug right.
Not at all. Im just worried about the painting. Its easy to paint inside the "holes"?? No bubbles, no eye fish... And to remove the old paint there? Thanks again from south america!!
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