

| Subject: | Re: Mellow Yellow all better now |
| From: | Rocket J Squirrel |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:44:04 -0700 |
I posted the link to the before shots back in July. The thread was something like "Mellow Yellow got banged" or similar. On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 15:35 -0700, neil n wrote: > Sorry Mr. Squirrel, I didn't specify. Was thinking you might have > before and after shots. :) > > > > And since we're speaking of rear quarter area, sadly all I can picture > right now is this crusty dent in the driver side on my rig: > > > http://tinyurl.com/2b46lzb > > > But this isn't about me..... ;) > > > > > Neil. > > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Rocket J Squirrel > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > There's nothing of interest to take a picture of! It's back to > shiny new back there. Picture the right rear quarter panel and > rear hatch of any undamaged Vanagon and you pretty much see > what needs to be seen. > > > > On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 14:06 -0700, neil n wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Rocket J Squirrel > > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > They had the van in the shop for two weeks. I got it > > back Monday. Looks > > brand-new back there. The hatch repair is flawless, > > the new panel looks, > > well, brand new. My mechanic had a rear bumper he > > was throwing away that > > was in better shape than the one on the van, the > > body shop straightened > > it and painted it black to match the front one. The > > paint on the panel > > and hatch is a perfect match for the rest of the van > > except it's not > > oxidized so it's a tad bit shinier with a bit more > > color. Gave me the > > can of leftover paint. They also went around and > > touched up a few spots > > of seam rust I had seen. To my eye, they a flawless > > job. > > > > $2070. Baby gets new shoes. Rocky is happy. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What? No pics of "Baby"? Come on! > > > > > > (heh. glad you got your ride back looking so nice) > > > > > > Neil. Who takes pics of Vanagon/Westy things people would > > never really need or want to look at. > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > > > > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > >
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