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[eltonking]

Beige would be hot!

my thoughts exactly! which one though is doing my head in...

SO, these are 'atlas white' apparently

http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc506/lukeherbert/my%20polo/DSC_5466.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/6-PoT/caddycream.jpg

in my eyes this is the perfect creamy white goodness anyone could ask for...

..but 'atlas white' also looks like this

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3203292253_58f337ae91_b.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t266/lesta11/010-2.jpg

which, apart from the horrendous filter the bloke threw on that last image, look quite starkly white and not the nice sultry creamy tones im after....


our next contestant is mexico beige, which sometimes looks perfect

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5256/5527429507_07f56b82e5_z.jpg

http://golftuning.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/vw-golf-1-beige-bbs-felgen-tuning-1.jpg

and other times is far from and is quite 'heavy'

http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac102/Chr1577/CIMG0334.jpg

http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceout.gif

and then the unknown perfect mk1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/3567605996_aa658f0f86.jpg

and a nice one that i suspect is mexico beige, but still on the darker(ish) side

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4064/4632497063_d7f1cda3a1_z.jpg

please help.

[eltonking]

just came across lotus white, might be a winner

[Surfpig]

that colour of the caddy is killer, i personally like white cars.
so my opinion is invalid

[LankyVW]

Atlas white gets my vote!

[anthony--t]

76 2 door mk1 fit for a king

Yeah the atlas white on the caddy looks dope. I've always been a fan of the light blue mk1s though too!

[Jarred]

Atlas white looks nice. Best bet though is to go to a paint shop and look at samples. that way post editing, screen settings etc, don't affect the perception of colour.

[eri_12]

Atlas white definitly out of those two Looks cleaner.
but you should seriously consider Manila Green (L63Y) also - my fave colour atm for a mk1

[dom123]

just on your post on the last page there are variants within those colours aswell, when choosing colours for the rocco i chose my colour code and then within that were two variants in case one colour in the mixture wasnt available. thats most likely why you will see variations even within one colour code. Best thing to do is have your painter mix up the colour code and add/ remove portions of certain colours to reach the desired colour, thats what i did and glad i did cause my paint exceeded my expectations 110% and came out perfect.

And good colour choices btw i even think my rocco's new colour may be somewhere scattered over the past couple pages

[eltonking]

Thanks everyone for your help! as usual everything has taken a massive turn and will be happening at a later date... erica, always been a fan of the manila green, AWESOME colour! and dom your rocco is looking tits!

i've opted to keep the car blue for now and have just finished giving it a lick of paint in preparation to be put back together this weekend, in fact a have a wager on saying i can't (or can ) get it done by the end of saturday.

pictures speak a thousand words so take from it what you will, the plan is to get this thing driving as i dont have a car, mismatched paint and all, until i tear it down over summer for a complete respray and other goodies (new seals, carpet and headlining)

winner winner chicken dinner









and also went and polished the radiator cap

[Surfpig]

like what your doing man

[anthony--t]

Looking good!

[eltonking]

SHE'S ALIVE!

the mk1 lives to see another day. the wire tuck is well underway and almost complete apart from a few cables but the main thing is the beast is up and running again! even drove her to (and from ) work today!

think pictures do well at showing the shenanigans that ensued yesterday









and one from the other day





need to sort out a few loose ends but fingers crossed will be getting it ready for a rwc and vic rego!

[Stiggy_21]

where's the other shots?
you know, the ones with nothing bolted on

solid work buddy

[Jarred]

Looks like a ...stella.. effort thus far.

Keep it up!

[eltonking]

Have all of next week (or the week after next its a sunday and this always does my head in) off uni so will be finishing everything off then so will be a bit slow this coming week due to uni assignments, work, and drinking beer and watching footy