Something that has always niggled me about my 1995 Puck, is that the two halves of the gas locker are different shades - one cream and one light silver. Having looked at the Eribas for sale at AL, though, it was obvious that, on many of the older ones, the gas lockers had been painted with silver paint. Is this a common practice, is it advisable, and, if so, what paint do you use ? The fridge vent cover is also peeling and tatty. Can this be painted too?

Mr Hob, painted his box you can see him at it in the blog...

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This blog

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Thanks for the links. The blogs look really interesting and I'll read them in full, later. Mind you, after the last remark, I hesitate to ask Mr Hob if it needed any special preparation, and if a spray can was sufficient to cover it all.
I do think that risque is not a good look for ladies over sixty !

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Something that has always niggled me about my 1995 Puck, is that the two halves of the gas locker are different shades - one cream and one light silver.

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That's really helpful. Thanks so much.
I think that someone had had a bit of a mishap with the caravan, at some time, and the gas box had been replaced piecemeal. There is a very obvious repair on the lid. The older Pucks that I noticed at AL had obviously just been done with a brush and looked a bit ropey, but it is obvious from your post that to do it properly is no small undertaking. Food for thought.

As an aside note new ones (replica's) are available here.

http://koolclassics.com/product/gasbox

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it is obvious from your post that to do it properly is no small undertaking. Food for thought.

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My gas box and spats are in a sort of Bronze colour and I was wondering if anyone out there knows what colour it is and whether available from stores such as Halfords?

The bronze colour is often as a result of the original grey having discoloured over time. I fear that you wont be able to match it with a standard colour, but you may be able to get close by having it scanned by a motor factors, perhaps. The original colour is often quoted as RAL 9007..

hth...

Ok thanks for that. Now I have a starting point.
Pete

Hi there,
Well time to update on the gas box saga. After reckoning I could guess the colour and buying four spray cans of what turned out to be a miles off colour I went down the technical route. Being able to remove the wheel arch spats I took one to a decorators shop for a paint match, et voila!!! The Bronze colour is, I reckon paint code RAL1011 Brown Beige, but I used RAL 1019 Grey Beige. The reason being I could never understand why the original box colour never really worked with any colour on the Puck. Anyhow after applying the wrong colours in the first instance, they looked like the right colours on the computer,( I have now probably increased the nose weight of the van substantially!!!). But the gas box is now sparkling and looks great after two coats of the paint and laquer.

Hi Randa,
Thanks for posting that picture, it is me. ( I have trouble with anything smart, phones in particular), Old school I reckon. Anyhow the box has been finished and looking better than good. I would have liked to get it to the original colour but hey ho the new colour is OK for me and more important her indoors likes it. Next job might be the roof as it is starting to look dull now. Might just give it some serious elbow and car wax to start with.