Hi Ben,

I had the same complaint from the owner of my local Maaco outlet when  
I had my westy painted in the spring of 2001. The shop owner thought  
I should pay a surcharge for the size of the van but I was able to  
sidestep him by pointing out that it was a camper, so he wouldn't  
have to paint the windows or the nonexistent roof.

Here's a pic of the van as delivered for paint:
http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia/creation/pictures/agf00002_12.html

Really, there isn't any more surface area to paint on my bus than  
there is on the average mid-size sedan. But if you're painting the  
roof, it's a different story, and a vanagon *IS* a somewhat bigger  
than a baywindow.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca

On 26-Jan-07, at 1:36 AM, Benny boy wrote:

> So, after 15 intense days of work on my van, today, i was ready to  
> order my
> famous "Tornado Red" paint to start the engine bay (sadly, i will  
> have to
> stop my project for 3 days as i have to do another engine)...  
> EXPENSIVE!!!!
> 248$ per gallon + cat + diluent + (product that help base coat  
> stick to
> primer and make a smooth finish(long story)... sorry, the name in  
> French
> give me no result in English, it is called: adh�rent) + clear coat +
> catalyst + diluent = you don't want to know the total price!!! here  
> is the
> cool picture, as i had no idea what Tornado Red was exactly:
> http://www.benplace.com/85rouge/rouge144.jpg