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Date:         Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:51:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Painting
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Geez, this was like twenty years ago in Knoxville... my buddy made the deal(s) for the booth at this skeezy, disreputable looking shop 'where he knew a guy...' Wouldn't surprise me if they didn't even have insurance. Later after school after school he made his living flowing paint and his boss would let him use his shop now and again- he knew my friend was doing work for people that couldn't afford the shop anyway.

The Navy base here has a booth for rent at their automotive center but you have to have military privileges (or hook up with somebody that has 'em) to use the place.

Robert

----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Egeln" <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Re: Painting

> From what I understand most bodyshops won't let anyone but employees use a > booth due to the EPA and resultant insurance rules. > Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidlago) > > > Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU> wrote: Robert > > how did you find a spray booth to rent? i wired spray booths for > years and always wanted to rent one out to spray my stuff but never heard > of any of the shops doing this. > > jonathan > > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2006, Robert Fisher wrote: > >> I took 'body shop' in high school... you signed up on a waiting list and >> you >> paid for the materials (and I believe a small fee that went toward other >> overhead items involved with the course) and you got your paint job labor >> free in exchange for giving your car up to a bunch of adolescent goofs. >> If >> you preferred your goofs a little older they had a similar program at the >> area vocational school. >> >> We turned out a pretty nice job- we actually weren't allowed to give back >> a >> car with a less-than-professional result. The worse the beater the better >> as >> it gave us more opportunities to work with different problems. You might >> check around your area and see if there is a program like that available, >> if >> time isn't much of an issue. It's a hell of a lot cheaper than paying all >> that labor. >> >> If you find a program and don't want to wait, talk to one of the better >> students and see if they're taking work on the side. We used to make >> money >> on the weekends doing that. We'd the prep in the driveway and book a >> rental >> paint booth for a day and do the main shooting there. Beat the hell out >> of >> mowing lawns. >> >> There are shops around here that turn away older cars that actually need >> work because they can make more money on straight paint jobs that require >> little body work/prep. One shop here refused to take one of my folks' >> cars >> because it required some minor welding and rust-out repair and they told >> me >> the vehicle wasn't worth the work (as if that's any of their business) >> and >> it wasn't worth their time. Nice business manner. >> >> Robert >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:22 PM >> Subject: Re: Painting >> >> >>> In a message dated 10/11/06 3:14:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >>> magikvw@GMAIL.COM writes: >>> >>> >>>> If cost is a major option - what are the lists thoughts on having a bus >>>> painted at an Earl Sceib or similar mass painting shop. I tend to be >>>> very >>>> apprehensive of their claims. However, what is really the difference >>>> between >>>> what they will do for $750 or what a small independent shop will do for >>>> thousands? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> well u get what you pay for. a $750 paint job by earl schieb looks >>> like >>> a >>> $750 earl schieb paint job. >>> >>> im serious.. people will come up to you and say.."you had your van >>> painted >>> at earl schieb , didnt you?... or you may get some who will say "is >>> that >>> an >>> earl schieb $750 paint job, or a Maaco $495 paint job?" you get the >>> picture >>> :<) >>> >>> chris >> >> >> > > > > --------------------------------- > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.


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