Painting Westfalia Pop-yop

[spacebiscuit]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone has painted a westfalia fibreglass pop-top? There was a recent article in Volksworld detailing restoration steps,before apply the top coat it said to use a textured stone chip paint. I was under the impression that the finish was smooth rather than textured, or have I just seen too many restored pop-tops done in this way?

The guide also fails to give any details of the top coat used, I have painted the rear luggage section using a compressor with an off-white yacht paint, but it was not a gloss. The finish was great but this time around I want to try the gloss finish. Is this harder to achieve?

Any tips welcome - thanks.

 

[Coda]

I've not been around VW buses that long, so it's not a surprise that I've never heard of a 'pop-yop' :mrgreen:

 

[72baywesty]

We painted ours, outside with 2k paint, standard primer then colour, we sold it 2 years ago and it still looked good, no cracking or anything untoward, make sure you specify non iso paint tho

 

[mike202]

I thought you had to use gel coat paint which is thicker and for the fibreglass base. Maybe if it’s already painted it’s ok to use other paint on top.


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[72baywesty]

I thought you had to use gel coat paint which is thicker and for the fibreglass base. Maybe if it’s already painted it’s ok to use other paint on top.


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No need, it wasn't painted previously
normal prep, primer and topcoat, absolutely no problems with it.

 

[madjack]

What ever you do not paint it with stone chip it will leave a textured finish and take ages to flatten if you do not like it