Holy smokes man.  That must have been one hell of a research grant!

>From: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Fresh coat of paint or not?
>Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:56:40 -0500
>
>I spent roughly $2800 Canadian changing my UPS van brown westy over to
>alpine white. The job is not perfect but pretty darn close. I tore out
>most of the interior myself to get that price. Now if only I had the
>time to put it all back in...
>
>Chris
>
>On 1/31/06, Jean-Woo Kim <jkim.phd@gmail.com> wrote:
> > My burgundy '87 Westy is showing its age with general fading all over
> > and a dull look to it. Particularly faded are the pop-top, front, and
> > the sliding door areas. I have been thinking about putting a fresh
> > coat of paint (same color) to rejuvenate its look. My concern is what
> > it will do to its resale value. Another concern is the cost of a good
> > paint-job. I am thinking of spending about 1K. What do you think? And
> > what have you done to your Vanagons?
> >

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