Warm weather has crept in to our fair Upstate New York area, bringing with it daydreams of summer bar-b-ques, beer by the pool, the relaxing game of golf, routine lawn maintance, and the elimination of the few, insedious rust spots that call my bus home. Over the weekend, just prior to going to the local driving range with my father-in-law, I stopped by a body shop and asked if they could get rid of the rust and repaint just the patched areas. Well, Vern (no joke!) said they could do it but it'd look like sh@&. Better to do the whole thing. Remove all the windows and bodywork, strip paint to bare metal, repair rust spots, fill in if necessary, prime, paint, and reassemble. Probably run about $3500 to $4500, maybe more. Now this shop was recommended to me for the good work they do. The place where I bought my bus uses them to do misc. bodywork on the VW's, M-B's, Saab's, Volvo's, ans BMW's they repair. If I had the dough - or won the lottery - I wouldn't hesitate. And it's not a question of them trying to rip me off. Ya get what ya pay for. But all I want is to get rid of the rust. My question: Are there any adventurous sorts out there that have repaired the rust on their bus' and can lead a novice by the Dremel tool with some sort of step-by-step instructions? Alan Bosch Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) Dan ('96 Kid) Bob the Wonder Fetus (due 5/99) Wife ('63, low miles, VGC) |
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