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Hi All, I'm a 21 year old student and have just about been able to afford my first project, a T4! She is mechanically pretty sound but needs a fair bit of work on the body which im hoping to do myself. Im looking to have it resprayed at a later date when i can afford it but don't mind it looking...

Hello there. I having a nightmare trying to find the paint code of my van. I’m told that usually it’s under the pocket that’s to the right of the drivers seat but unfortunately it’s not there. I’ve emailed vw but they say they don’t have that information of my van because it’s an older version...

Does anyone know what colour blue this is? and if it's possible to get a reasonably close vinyl match?

Hi! I'm getting my van artistically painted this month but I'm looking for recommendations for people who can do a Top Coat or Laquer to the whole van to protect it. So far when I have asked bodyshops to quote they are put off by doing the whole thing and only seem to want to do 1 panel. Thanks H

Can anyone recommend a reliable paintshop/ body repairer in the Ipswich area? I'm looking to get rust treated and resprayed around the front windscreen and rear screen before it gets too bad. Cheers, Rich:)

Hiya, I have a lovely black T4 which is just turning 20 yrs old, and the time has come for her to get a new paint job. There are a few rust patches on the wheel arches, and some sod just dented the passenger door in a car park and did a runner! Can anyone recommend anywhere to get her prepped...

Can I spray the interior sliding door rail (near the ceiling) with regular spray paint? The bodywork is green and eventually i'll get the outside sprayed with a different colour, however Id rather not strip out all the interior carpeting/insulation ive already installed. The door rail is too...

I dont have access to compressors and also my drive isnt covered/sheltered and I want to paint the lower 1/3rd of my van in a nice retro orange. Should I use a roller, brush or spray? Any advice very welcome. My previous body work attempts haven't been great. Also should I finish with a lacquer...

Hi guys I'm an airbrush artist from the West Midlands specialising in bespoke designs for the automotive trade. Just here to introduce myself let me know what you think of my work. Looking to expand into VW's. Www.facebook.com/sigreenawaysigma

Hi Have decided I am going to spend the winter upgrading the interior of my T4 ready for next year. I have had a chat with the guy from SPD campers and he sells Plain MDF units for about £200 or laminated ones for £395. He seems like a nice bloke and very approachable. I was wondering if...

I have a tambour door in the usual place in our van. I'm doing the conversion at the mo. The door is currently silver which doesn't go with the overall scheme of the van. I'd like to spray it. Has anyone gone down this road before or any paint experts that can make some suggestions of what to...

Hey everyone, I've been in indo for the last 8 months, which is great... however my lwb T4 was left to sit outside for that entire time. Whilst i got Indo perfection the poor girl got a british winter. I'm back and want to make her beautiful again. I ran her through the car wash today to see...

hi folks. Im going to need to spray a few small stone chip repairs I've picked up over the past winter. Can anyone recommend a particular type or manufacturer / supplier for spray paint? There are a good few online but obviously a good website is no guarantee that the paint they sell is any...

hi, anyone have any advice as to whether I'm better getting my t4 wrapped rather than painted how much should each cost? I have a red t4, it's a standard colour which I'm happy to keep, there are quite a few patches of bodywork that need sorting which means there will be loads of patches, can...

Hi there, just bought a t4 lwb to convert. Does anyone know where I can get a cheap re spray. I'm based in Cambridge but am in London quite a bit too but happy to travel. Hoping there's a mate of a mate that does it on the side etc, happy to help mask it and prep etc. On a tight budget...

Hi all, I have recently acquired a white 2000/w reg T4, up and over back door (blue dash) Can't find the paint code (doesn't help that I don't know what I'm looking for - but nothing obvious!). Think it's still the Original colour (bad colour match on the petrol cover from a previous owner...

Right guys, some of you lot got very curious when i stated that i was going to roller paint my T4 and asked for more details. I have decided that i will document the bodywork section of my build for the purposes of assiting others and providing what will hopefully be an interesting thread. So...

Looking for little fun cheap bodges at the mo. So came up with this little idea of chalkboard paint so everyone else can decorate it for me! Kids love it and was dirt cheap. Happy Days! T:

Looking for some idea of how to paint my centre caps for my remotecs? I received two painted with the black inner bits and two without and somehow need to paint the two silver ones to match. I've been round a few wheel places now and they've all pretty much said the same thing, they can't help...

Had a lovely trip down to VW connections to iron out the last few problems with my 2.4 or 1.9tdi conversion (absolute legends by the way) and thought whilst I was in the area I would drop the van off to Kel at Audiosport for some much needed TLC. Anyway, here are the results so far: PS If...