Hi Dave,

Some times you just get a good deal. I had my 1973 westfakia sprayed for
$300 at Maaco 9 years ago and it looked great when it came back and the
finish lasted a good 7 years before the rust monster recurred. We took a
friend's bus to the same place last year and the price was $550.

It did help that I did my own prepwork, and I was the one who put the
windows back in and the handles back on. I plan to do something similar
for my Vanagon come springtime.

It's probably a situation like back when Benny used to do Vanagon work
for $35/hr. Cheap doesn't always mean sub-par.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca

Dave Mcneely wrote:
> Not to burst a bubble, but time will tell if it is a $2.5K paint job.  I don't see how the guy could do it.  He got $900 for seven days work, and of course, he had to buy materials, pay for his shop and equipment .............. .  How does he make a living?  If he is actually pocketing $500 above shop costs (such as insurance, rent, equipment) and materials, and takes no days off the entire year, with work continuous, he is making $25K per annum.  That won't support most folks these days.
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> David Mc
>
> ---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>> In a message dated 1/31/2010 9:23:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM writes:
>>
>> I found  a guy here in Portland Oregon who just painted my van for $900.00.
>> He did a  base coat clear coat paint job, stripped it down to get rid of
>> the old flaking  paint and rock chips. He did 3 different colors- White top,
>> the factory yellow center and then black around the bottom. All for  $900.00
>> and took him 7 days to complete. Looks  great........
>>
>>
>>
>> definatelty not the norm.   around here that's a 2500 paint  job
>

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