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Date:         Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:50:00 -0600
Reply-To:     "Paul N. Oliver" <bpbuyers@TDS.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Paul N. Oliver" <bpbuyers@TDS.NET>
Subject:      Re: Earl Scheib paint job
Comments: To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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I grew up in Chicago and every Saturday morning saw his comercials between the cartoons. "I'll paint any car for $29.95" (early 60's), it wasn't a bad deal then if you did all the prep work youself first. other wise they did a minimual tape job and shot the car baked it in the "light oven" and 3 to 4 hours later you were driving down the road.

I saw him doing comercials about 3 years ago, looked like he was ready to drop dead any minute, quite old now. If you talk to most body shops they will "shoot" a car just as cheep if you do the prep work first.

Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geza Polony" <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:08 PM Subject: Earl Scheib paint job

> OK, I'm considering an Earl Scheib paint job. Before you pile all over me, > consider this: the van has rust "issues," as in holes you can put your > finger through, and it will never be perfect. It's also a camping vehicle > and that means I don't want to worry about the finish too much as I think > it > would take away from the fun of camping to have to do so. > > I got an Earl Scheib job done decades ago and it was terrible. You could > see > this poor Volvo with "repaint" written all over it for about a block away. > The question, then: > > Has anybody used Earl Scheib recently? Has the quality improved? Anything > close to factory colors? > > FYI, They will spray the van for $399 plus tax, adding $50 a jamb/door if > I > want them done. I can take off all the easy stuff like turn signals and > they'll mask the rest. Sounds like if I do the bondo I'll be paying under > $700. > > Spray it again, Sam. It's that time again. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1127 - Release Date: > 11/12/2007 9:19 PM > >


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