Date:         Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:54:40 -0500
Reply-To:     "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
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From:         "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: other stuff to do during new PAINT JOB ?
Comments: To: patrice b <prb@TELEVAR.COM>
In-Reply-To:  patrice b <prb@TELEVAR.COM>'s message of Mon, 10 Jun 2002
              16:07:55 -0700
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Patrice--

If you are doing a complete color change, it would be wise to remove all
the glass too---to make sure the surfaces under the rubber mouldings are
not corrodedor rusted, and to keep them that way---

For 2 g's you are getting one heck of a deal--inside and out, and all of
the required body work included--

This is a big job-----no doubt---you did good--:>)

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Hi Volks, I am having my 85 painted, since a few new dents were added
during a trip in April (someone dinked the front passenger side in a hit
and run in a parking lot, and I {cringe to admit} screwed my own
driver's rear-side when I whacked a concrete pillar in a gas
station...the only thing worse than loaning your vehicle to a friend and
having him do that {as was reported here} is doing it yourself!!!)
There are a few little dings here and there, and a couple of places on
edges with rust starting, and almost the entire top of the van is peeled
off down to (but not through) the primer grey. So it's time to make Vana
Blue all nicely blue again. While I always wanted to drive a van I could
call "Rosie", a color change is cost prohibitive (it's already gonna be
$2000 US, including dent removal), what with the interior paint and
sanding off all the old coat where it's still good
...I'm looking at the door seals and thinking it might be a good time
for a couple of them them to be replaced, and wondering what else I
haven't thought of that should be done before (or during) a paint job.
Thoughts?
--Patrice
85 "Vana Blue"