Jeff,

I assume you are going to media blast before paint?  If so, I will caution you to COVER everything!
I had blast media make it into the bell housing, then to my rear main seal... 

Also, I did what you are planning, replaced nearly all the bad metal I could get panels for.

We pulled ALL the window glass as well, and despite that effort, 10 years later I did have a few spots of rust come through around the window above the sink-cabinet (outside of course)

Lastly, make sure the painter uses a good epoxy enamel primer, to seal the metal, before base coat and top coat.
For the base coat we used PPG Deltron 2000/DBC.

Hope this helps!

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Palmer
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2022 6:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Getting ready to paint

Hi everyone. Sometime soon I will hopefully be painting my 85 Westfalia. Does anyone have a list of parts I would need - trim, gaskets, etc. 

Also wondering if I should order every sheet metal panel I can find … things get rusty up here. 

Thanks
Jeff

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