Westly Gets Naked

After a few camping and fishing trips, Chrissy and I knew that we could get more use out of the van with some new cabinets, and while the bright green paint-job was great for the 80's, Westly needed a new look.

Bids for new paint hovered around $10k.  I wasn't about to shell out that much, and we figured we were well capable of doing a decent job ourselves.

We tried fitting Westly in our garage to paint him.  It was a tight fit...  Wasn't gonna work...

Luckily, my roommate was generous enough to lend us a giant space at his shop.  With the help of our buddies, we were quick to strip Westly of his cabinets, furniture, and accessories.  Soon after, it was hours upon hours upon hours of sanding, bondo, sanding, and more bondo.  Turns out that a good portion of the panel behind the sliding door was poorly patched before, and some bondo magician had managed to cover up some pretty bad body damage - albiet poorly: