Date:         Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:11:25 -0500
Reply-To:     Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Terry Kay <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: Uhh-Ohhh, better get...
Comments: To: Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@EARTHLINK.NET>'s message of Tue, 25 Sep
              2001 08:38:56 -0400
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Jeff,

I guess one person's idea of a good paint job, and mine are two
different things.

My first experience at refinishing vehicles was at Earl Scheib, and
Uncle Earl had his own plant making the paint, and it came in 55 gal
drums---It was garbage, and so was the prep work.

Then when Maaco started it's franchises, here in the Chicago area, I
went there for awhile----same thing.
More Ca-Ca paint, more jipo prep.

Think about this----How can they refinish a vehicle for less than the
price of a gallon of paint?

Last cab and hood I painted on a conventional Mack truck ( which has
less surface area than a Vanagon ) the paint alone cost $600.00.
And then tack the labor, and the rest of the refinishing materials on
top of that.


So tell me--- What kind of paint job do you think your really getting at
Maaco?

This is what you get---

Cave and pave---scuff and squirt ---fluff and buff--and out the door.

If this makes you happy---Go for it.

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Terry--
74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
85 GL- (Delilah)
86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     "In life, it is much better to want
something you cannot have---

Than to have something you can't get rid of"

(T.K.)