Calling all Pastel White bus owners..

[jonboylaw]

My van will need a re-spray this winter, it is a sort of patch work of different colours at the moment. It was originally Pastel White but has faded quite a bit and is very flat. Does anyone have some photos of a Pastel White bus with nice shiny paint work so I can see what it should look like..

 

[Fortunate Son]

Here's a few of a super original, second owner, very low mileage Dormobile with original paint from Stanford Hall this year (not mine but very close chassis numbers).

I guess that its possible that the paint could have faded very slightly over the years, but the lack of any rust and the known history of it being kept in doors means its probably as close to factory L90D as it gets!

The owner told me he had recently repainted the grill and roundel but had struggled to match the Pastel White. They looked more like L581 Cloud White to me (which would have been correct for wheels / roundels / bumpers on 68 -70 vans, 71 on vans should be L90D Pastel White roundels / bumpers.)

 

[jonboylaw]

Cheers chap,
That is a beauty. I will get the bumpers and roof sprayed in L90D.

 

[valbarley]

I'll double check (no m plate) but im sure the previous owner said mine was resprayed about 2 years ago with pastel white

 

[Lee C]

Most paint firms have about 15 shades of pastel white, if your doin a full respray just pick the shade you like best???
And make a note of which one you picked, ordering too much paint n keeping some back just in ceas wouldn't hurt neither??

 

[AndyO]

 

[Valentine Won]

Pastel white had it sprayed when i got it from the states about 2 years ago
hope it helps

 

[jonboylaw]

Thanks guys, they all look superb.
L90D it is then

 

[mikehowey]

Our '71 Westy parked up in Gloucestershire.