Date:         Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:47:21 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Hijack: Rust-Oleum Roll-on project was Re: Paint in PDX Great
              Deal!!!
Comments: To: Bobby Brown <bobbybrown1@GMAIL.COM>
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Rustoleum "Sunrise Red" is identical to VW "Tornado Red" at least
to my eye.

Allan

On Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:34 -0500, "Bobby Brown" <bobbybrown1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 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
>
>