VolksWatson

Happy Camper you ask? Well, yes. I am uber-excited about finally getting the topcoat of paint on my chassis/pan. Tonight I knocked off all the dust from the summer dust storms on my pan, and began painting. I got one can of the chassis coat from master series, and poured some into a seperate can (as per the directions, to reduce spoilage)…

Ok, so my daughter and I started painting away on all the front and rear end parts that I had disassembled and coated with the MS rust preventer…

I noticed this paint was quite a bit thinner than the rust preventer, thus I had quite a bit left over. I decided to go ahead and paint the pan…

It was HOT outside today too. I was soaked in sweat just from standing there painting!

This stuff is pretty cool. Once it dried (took a few hours), it was glossy shiny! Not to mention it feels like plastic to the touch. I will probably do a second coat on the bottom here to help preserve the pan.

Once I get the bottom done, it’s time to flip again!

Getting close to reassembly. BTW I did purchase a new master cylinder, brake lines, and link pins. I had the king pins checked and they are nice and tight… So now you know why I am a happy camper. It looks nice, reassembly is near, and I know it will be well worth the effort!

Until next time! Der VolksGeck

Wow am I behind. I did work on my pan a little this summer. I guess I need to begin where I left off…

After going through several 3M wheels, I got the pans and chassis all scrapped down to bar metal. I slapped on the masterseries paint. I did the top side first, then flipped it and did the bottom… (oh, and in case you were wondering, I DID scrap off ALL that black pan shipping paint before I laid down the masterseries)

The weather got REALLY weird in July. It rained almost the ENTIRE month! (I live in Texas. Rain is not that common) Anyway, after a while, things dried up and the HEAT hit.( I hate August). Well, It’s September and showing signs of coolness!

So, I managed to get everything double coated (including the front beam and rear torsion plates). After I got everything top notch, I realized I had not put on the seat rails. OOPS. So I pulled out the old pans (yes, I kept them) and hacked the rails off and got them ready. One rail really need to be replaced, so I think I may just bolt these to the pan for now and buy some new ones soon.
I purchased some chassis coat black from the Masterseries folks, so I guess that’s what is next! Sorry I am slim on the photos. It has been one crazy summer.
Well, keep checkin’ back. The weather’s a changin, and I am gettin ready to work!