Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:34:29 -0500
Reply-To: Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Hijack: Rust-Oleum Roll-on project was Re: Paint in PDX Great
Deal!!!
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All,
I have searched and thought and got quotes and I just couldn't pay $2-3K for
a good paint job. My pops instilled into me a philosophy about not paying
someone else to do something you can do yourself.
So, I rented a 20x25 storage unit.
I have stripped the interior and put Peel-n-Seal on the floor, interior
walls and doors. I am fixing rust, taking out windows for rust repair and
fixing dents. Only power tool is my cordless drill.
Then I will sand and do the $50 Rust-Oleum roll on paint job. I came to the
conclusion that you either do it yourself for as little money as possible
with really good prep work (where alot of the money is) or pay the big
bucks. I decided that trying to be happy with a $500 job would just make me
mad and not get my rust fixed properly.
Will report back on the outcome with pics.
Google Rust-Oleum $50 car paint and you'll find lots of hits, especially in
the UK. I will not be able to paint it back to the exact original color, nor
a correct VW color, but my van is not a syncro or a westy or anything really
special, so that doesn't matter to me.
Bob
On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:19 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Some times you just get a good deal. I had my 1973 westfakia sprayed for
> $300 at Maaco 9 years ago and it looked great when it came back and the
> finish lasted a good 7 years before the rust monster recurred. We took a
> friend's bus to the same place last year and the price was $550.
>
> It did help that I did my own prepwork, and I was the one who put the
> windows back in and the handles back on. I plan to do something similar
> for my Vanagon come springtime.
>
> It's probably a situation like back when Benny used to do Vanagon work
> for $35/hr. Cheap doesn't always mean sub-par.
>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
>
> Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
>> Not to burst a bubble, but time will tell if it is a $2.5K paint job. I
>> don't see how the guy could do it. He got $900 for seven days work, and of
>> course, he had to buy materials, pay for his shop and equipment
>> .............. . How does he make a living? If he is actually pocketing
>> $500 above shop costs (such as insurance, rent, equipment) and materials,
>> and takes no days off the entire year, with work continuous, he is making
>> $25K per annum. That won't support most folks these days.
>>
>> David Mc
>>
>> ---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>
>>> In a message dated 1/31/2010 9:23:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM writes:
>>>
>>> I found a guy here in Portland Oregon who just painted my van for
>>> $900.00.
>>> He did a base coat clear coat paint job, stripped it down to get rid of
>>> the old flaking paint and rock chips. He did 3 different colors- White
>>> top,
>>> the factory yellow center and then black around the bottom. All for
>>> $900.00
>>> and took him 7 days to complete. Looks great........
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> definatelty not the norm. around here that's a 2500 paint job
>>>
>>
>>
>
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>
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Bobby Brown
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