No disagreement here, I'm sure it looks a lot better to the average buyer than it did before it was rust-oleum'd.  I was commenting more to the remark in the ad which read, "I painted the vehicle with primer, so it just needs to be taken to a paint shop"  to point out to any potential buyer that it is a bit more involved than just taking it to a paint shop for an el-cheapo paint job thinking half the work is done already.  

About once a month or so we'd have someone come into the body shop I worked at with just this scenario where they (or more often a friend) had "already done all the body work and primer, I just need it painted."  They'd be floored when the quote I'd give them was nearly double what it would be to repaint the vehicle had it not been "repaired" already.  

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JordanVw@aol.com 
  To: jidd@JIDDWARE.COM ; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:38 AM
  Subject: Re: Vanagon abuse!

  In a message dated 9/16/03 12:18:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jidd@JIDDWARE.COM writes:

    That is, if you're hoping to get it sprayed on top of that primer.  Anybody
    willing to give any sort of guarantee would insist on sanding the whole
    thing down to factory primer.

  true, i was just saying he probably spraybombed right over the hippie paint job (who knows what she painted it with/ could be latex or craft paint) so it would look half decent for ebay..  i am guessing he figured he would have gotten many bidders with happy faces and peace signs painted all over the body..   

  chris