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Date:         Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:59:49 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hand painted van pics
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <0a7901c8f20f$520e28b0$6401a8c0@PROSPERITY>
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Yep, as the volk who got "squeemish" reading about hand painting the vanagon, I gotta say it looks great!

A week's worth of one's labor to color sand/buff/polish/caress is worth how much? Then again, bonding w/ your vanagon for a week is priceless?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-oooops, better call Maaco

On Jul 30, 2008, at 2:41 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> looks great man, espeically with the sunflowers in the background, > and thanks for posting the link to they guys instructions. > Not bad, not bad at all ! > scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James G. Reed Jones" <jjones04@UOGUELPH.CA> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:50 PM > Subject: Hand painted van pics > > >> Hello all, >> >> I remember a couple of weeks back someone had mentioned hand painting >> their van. I just thought I would share some pics of my recently >> completed >> painted by hand paint job. >> >> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38540411&l=ed139&id=120807172 >> >> We had been driving down some gravel roads so the finish isn't as >> shiny as >> it normally is but we (and our bank accounts) are happy with the >> results. >> I followed the instructions I found here if anyone is interested. >> >> http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php? >> Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1 >> >> and >> >> http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http:// >> www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> James >> >> 87 GL Westy

Tom Buese tombuese@comcast.net


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