Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:17:48 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Earl Scheib paint job
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Well good luck.
If you're requirement is that it's one color, and no major bashed in areas,
and its prevented from getting further SURFACE RUST, you might be ok.
Other than that, I don't care what you pay, even 5,000 dollars, I have
seen about one really good repaint job in my entire career and life of doing
car work full time professionally.
And actually, since you usually get lousy work anyway, regardless of price
paid, the cheap job looks like a real bargain !
I am not kidding - overspray, painted exhaust pipes, paint through the vent
grills, paint on the rubber striping.....on and on. The backsides of a new
fender not even primered. Painted tail light wiring .....you name it, paint
in the wrong places, terrible prep, grind marks showing in the really bad
cases, orange peel, runs...etc. It simply is not possible to get a really
good paint job, not to be cynical. But it's a crime really, what shops turn
out, regardless of price I think. I had a guy paint a BMW coupe for me. A
'real' paint and body shop. I told him I wasn't that concerned about the
price, but mainly that it be a good job. I had to take it back. And dozens
of cases like this on car repaint jobs.
Based on that, the cheapo paint job, if you must have one, sounds all
right.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Geza Polony
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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.
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