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Date:         Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:43:26 -0400
Reply-To:     BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject:      Re: paint?
Comments: To: Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <200707172226.l6HMQm3u028402@ss72.shared.server-system.net>
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It seems the Maaco's, etc. vary by owner, one is good, the other sucks. My advice would be that you sand it yourself and take all the parts off the van yourself too. If not, they will just do a crappy tape job on your flashers, etc. then spray a coat of paint over your last wax job. Once again, it varies by shop the quality job they will do. I would do Maaco WAY before I did an Earl Scheib, but then again...

A good paint job is $4000 and by going to one of these cheap places you are giving up allot, mostly prep work so that is why I recommend doing that yourself.

I'm sure I'll catch allot of heat from the list even mentioning using Maaco but I myself would not pay $4000 for a paint job, sorry. I could muck easier get a Zetec price tag passed "she with the look" then telling her I want to spend $4K to make it one color and shiny.

Bryan

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Brendan Slevin Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 6:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: paint?

So when we sell our Blazer (soon, please-I can't stand it,) I'd love to get Totoro new paint in it's original light blue. Any luck-good/bad-- with a discount place like Maaco or Earl Scheib? It sounds to good to be true, but I am not expecting a show quality finish, just a good, fairly shiny coat to freshen it up. I plan on doing the little body work it needs. Any thoughts?

Brendan Slevin 84 GL Totoro I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot


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