So, there is a Vanaclause after all. He brought me a Harbor freight paint gun and I had to do mine myself. 

Jim

> On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> It turns out that my paint shop was not too impressed with the body
> work that had previously been done and they've had my van much longer
> than anticipated. The good thing is that this guy recognizes that bad
> body work is much more noticeable when you paint the van a darker
> color, so he's been taking the time to fix it right. In his words, "If
> I had painted it blue as it was, it would look so wavy that people
> would probably try to surf on your van!"
> 
> I found out today that he's got what he calls a very pretty blue paint
> in the shop and that the van's going to be painted this week!!!! I
> want pics, I says...
> 
> So, it looks like I'm going to get a really nice Christmas present soon . . .
> 
> I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait . . .
> Marc Perdue