Date:         Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:49:06 -0600
Reply-To:     CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: Maaco Paint Jobs
Comments: To: Dave Baker <djbaker@SPRYNET.COM>
In-Reply-To:  Dave Baker <djbaker@SPRYNET.COM>'s message of Fri, 12 Jan 2001
              10:03:15 -0600
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Dave,
Try and relate to this;
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of the
good deal is gone"
I charge $2000.00, for a paint job on a conventional Mack truck, no body
work, no fiberglass repair.
I can tell you, that if it was a red cab, the paint cost alone is
$375.00.( red is the most expensive.)
The primer is another, $65.00, tape, masking paper, sand paper, and a
ton of labor.
Now, with this in mind, how in the heck can Maaco, give you any kind of
quality job for $350.00?
And believe me the cab of a Mack,  has less surface area, than the
Vanagon.

In my youth I painted for Earl Scheib in the 60's, and you have no idea,
of the poor prep job that was done on automobiles, and the garbage paint
that they used.
I know Scheib isn't Maaco, but it is a franchised organization, and they
are out to make a quick buck, just like any other Wam Bam, organization.
Caveat, Emptor!

Later,

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