Hi Ben, I had the same complaint from the owner of my local Maaco outlet when I had my westy painted in the spring of 2001. The shop owner thought I should pay a surcharge for the size of the van but I was able to sidestep him by pointing out that it was a camper, so he wouldn't have to paint the windows or the nonexistent roof. Here's a pic of the van as delivered for paint: http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/creation/pictures/agf00002_12.html Really, there isn't any more surface area to paint on my bus than there is on the average mid-size sedan. But if you're painting the roof, it's a different story, and a vanagon *IS* a somewhat bigger than a baywindow. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato www.pottsfamily.ca
On 26-Jan-07, at 1:36 AM, Benny boy wrote: > So, after 15 intense days of work on my van, today, i was ready to > order my > famous "Tornado Red" paint to start the engine bay (sadly, i will > have to > stop my project for 3 days as i have to do another engine)... > EXPENSIVE!!!! > 248$ per gallon + cat + diluent + (product that help base coat > stick to > primer and make a smooth finish(long story)... sorry, the name in > French > give me no result in English, it is called: adhérent) + clear coat + > catalyst + diluent = you don't want to know the total price!!! here > is the > cool picture, as i had no idea what Tornado Red was exactly: > http://www.benplace.com/85rouge/rouge144.jpg |
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