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Date:         Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:58:46 -0500
Reply-To:     phishman068@GMAIL.COM
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From:         Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need Painter
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEuL9tSHQT21DyGwJgyYOMoh50Kn0n0dwtOuUqGaTi6r6fw@mail.gmail.com>
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I just got three quotes to do my Syncro. The lowest was $5500 if I do all the trim and window removal. This is a bus with no rust and only minor dents.

I would think anything under $4k is hard to trust.

-Craig

On Nov 25, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> There is no cheap paint option actually. Paint is expensive. I just > spent ~$250 for materials to paint a smallish motorcycle, and that was not

> the most expensive paint option. And then there was the 3 full days (32 > man-hours) of sanding to get the surfaces ready for primer....the prep work > is dependent on what is there to begin with, but as is often said, the > paint job fully depends on the prep. being done just right.... > A vanagon would probably take at least 5 times as much paint...probably > not so much prep time because of the body shape lending itself to using > power sanders. > > Kids are now using a product (or variation there-of) called > Plasti-coat, This crap you can put on fairly easily, without extensive > prep, and it supposedly sticks and looks OK.....I just painted another moto > that was done this way, and it was really really hard to get that crap > off...If someone is looking for an alternative to a real paint job that > product might be worth taking a look at....The bike I just finished was > 'flat black' finished and I rode it for a few months like that. I was > amazed at the way that finish shed dirt, stains and resisted scratching. > For an off road or a hard-used van it might be good. > Don Hanson > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:

> >> Jon, >> >> I am also in Huntsville, AL. >> >> David Allen Body Shop did some great work for me many years ago but I don't >> know if he still has the same painter. And the key is the painter more than >> the shop. >> >> Then there's Maaco who is famous for their el-cheapo paint jobs but the >> truth is they will do whatever you are willing to pay for & they can do >> quality work. >> >> The real cost is not in the paint, but in the prep. A proper paint job with >> prep can easily cross $2000. And most of these guys will not paint over >> sprayed on primer because they don't know what the primer is made of, so >> check with the shop you want to use first before doing anything to the >> body. >> >> Thanks, Tom Hargrave >> >>


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