Zoltan is in Lynnwood,Washington - near the Pacific Ocean?  ;)

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:

> Bravo---East Coast to the rescue.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Brandon Christophel <
> bchristophel@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > I had beed doing small projects on my 1987 Westy for a few months.   As
> you
> > do van research, you can't help but run across peoples experiences with
> > rust.  I could see where my seams were showing a tinge of rust color.  I
> > sense of dread sunk in.  Rust is like an iceberg they say.  If you can
> see
> > the tip, then whats underneath is huge.  This is what started the sense
> of
> > dread that I carried while finishing up small projects.  Pretty soon it
> > became the monkey on my back and I couldn't take it anymore.  I finished
> up
> > the projects and began to seek out a doctor for my baby.  Not just any
> > doctor, I wanted a specialist.
> >
> > I put out some feelers.  The name that came back was "Zoltan".  He's had
> my
> > van for awhile now.  He sent me a mail saying, "its out of paint and it
> > looks beautiful".  You have to know the man but, he usually doesn't use
> > decorative words like that.  He'll say, "and it's fine" or "that's ok".
>  So,
> > I was *very* curious what I was to see.
> >
> > Getting the van to this point is the culmination of a lot of hard work.
> >  Zoltan has been like the conductor of an orchestra.  Doing the tear down
> of
> > *everything*, noting items to be replaced or fixed and giving me options
> > along the way, getting the sanding done and bringing the body metal back
> to
> > trueness,  attacking rust and going through the procedures he has to get
> rid
> > of it and probably a hundred other things I'll never know he did.
> >
> > Today I get to see it.  The results of all this work so far.  So, in my
> car
> > and off to Lynnwood I go.  I saw Zoltan and waved hello.  He was moving
> cars
> > around among the fleet of Westys that are his domain.   We greeted and
> > walked as we were chatting.  We rounded the corner of one of the other
> > Westys and suddenly, I looked up and there it was, my baby... it was
> simply
> > STUNNING...  I think I clapped my hands and yelped.  I turned to Zoltan
> and
> > shook his hand.  "It's fantastic!" I said.  All his preparation work had
> > paid off.  The van is incredible looking and yet, it doesn't even have
> it's
> > trim put back on it yet.  Zoltan took me around the vehicle and led me
> > through pieces of the the work and how it was done.  I just couldn't stop
> > looking.  It's gorgeous!  We still have a ways to go but, man it's going
> > well.  It is a work of art already.
> >
> > Zoltan won't brag so, I felt it necessary to send this mail.  He may not
> > like it but, the way I see it, If I don't inform the community of the
> > availability of a master craftsman and the fine work he is doing then, I
> am
> > doing a disservice to all all those van owners who were like me and had a
> > monkey on their back but, didn't know who to trust.
> >
> > Get rid of your monkey.  Call Zoltan.
> >
> > -Brandon
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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