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Date:         Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:34:54 -0500
Reply-To:     80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From:         80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: [vanagon] Paint Job
Comments: To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
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Doug there was a Toronto Vanagon Listee who had his vwhite westy repainted at a good price. Do you remeber his name and the shop (Salim's?)?

Thanks, Chris

---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:33:51 -0500 >From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM> >Subject: Re: [vanagon] Paint Job >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>Has anyone had a repaint job done just from the rain gutters down? and >if so what was your experience like? I >figure I could save a bunch of >money by having it done this way. > >I had this done a couple of years ago --- no problem at all. The paint >above the rain gutters was in excellent shape and IMHO it would have been >a big PITA for minimal gain to paint this area. > >>Speaking of which, anybody have a ballpark price for a GOOD paint job? > >Automotive paint jobs are a "you get what you pay for" kind of thing. >You mention: >>There is a tiny bit of seem rust along the vertical seem next to one of >the doors that needs to be taken care of as >well (It's just enough to >blister the paint, but not enough to see actual rust). > >Good example --- your body shop can handle this in two ways. 1) by hitting >the seam with a wire brush in an angle grinder for two seconds, spraying >on some primer --- and then on to finish coat. 2) cutting out the seam >sealer, sandblasting down to bare metal, applying a rust- converting primer >(POR-15 like stuff), applying and sanding high-build primer on top of >this, applying finish coat(s), and finally applying fresh seam sealer. > >For every dint, scrape, rust spot there is an equivalent difference of >approaches in each repair. Quick and dirty versus meticulous "do it >right". When you get the van out of the shop with its new paint job there >is very little difference between the two schools --- but down the road >when that seam rust comes back (in six months) or the rust spots >re-appear, you'll know which paint job you paid for. Body work is all by >the hour --- the guy who takes the most hours is going to do the better >job. When you're getting quotes --- let them explain exactly how they're >gong to fix stuff -- not just give you a total price, you'll probably >learn something and you'll be letting the guy know that you really do >care. > >You can probably guess how I (now) know this......... > >Cheers, >Doug


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