Well, Lynnwood is in the Puget Sound area, about 15-20 minutes North of
Seattle depending on traffic.

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On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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'
>
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>
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