Original paintwork?

Post by **Jonnyb416** » 17 Feb 2012, 12:24

I am 100% certain by van was originally green and now it is yellow.

After using the DA sander it appears there is swirls of blue in there:

My questions is, could my van have been blue at one point? Or is there another explanation? Maybe something like a top coat to highlight any highspots?

Cheers, Jon.

Post by **boatbuilder** » 17 Feb 2012, 13:46

Maybe a primer in between the old green and the new orange

Post by **kevtherev** » 17 Feb 2012, 17:18

your vans original colour is indicated in various places.
there are stickers under the seat the service manual and on the drivers side A pilllar.

Post by **Jonnyb416** » 17 Feb 2012, 17:37

Cheers guys.

I know it was originally green as its green in all the crazy places that you wouldn't bother painting when changing colour.

I only wondered if there was another reason there was blue there; thing is I don't seem to come across ant large patches of blue, just swirls. I reckon it is some sort of primer.

Jon.

Post by **New Kentish Campers** » 17 Feb 2012, 18:14

It looks like a primer to me. It could well be some stuff called 'Barcoat' which is a sealer that is applied onto old paint whichs keeps reacting to the solvents in the fresh paint. Barcoat was a blue/purple colour, if memory serves correctly.

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