The 1971 White Westfalia 'Fe'

Bluesnailman · Jan 23, 2018

great photos of your trip, you must put the locations on it, or perhaps event better a little map!

Taking proper care of the vehicle panels with a back to basics rust treatment and paint job is well worth the expense. If its a keeper - you won't regret it

Supertramp · Jan 27, 2018

Bluesnailman said:
great photos of your trip, you must put the locations on it, or perhaps event better a little map!

Taking proper care of the vehicle panels with a back to basics rust treatment and paint job is well worth the expense. If its a keeper - you won't regret it

Good point about locations, I'll get them on.
Plenty of wax on order for the future! Keep the water at bay!

Supertramp · Jan 27, 2018

Then to tackle the non-original, rusty-as-hell, looks-like-crap side.

As you can see in the following pictures, the rust has been etched into the panel. I'm not sure what happened with the respray but I don't think it could have gone any worse.

Before

During

After

And the rest...

Supertramp · Jan 27, 2018

Progress on the windscreen surround. Initially thought I'd need a knew bulge panel but the guys at Midland Paintwerks were able to make their own panel.