Interesting you should mention Macco. I called them last week, just
checking to see if I would be better off having them do some paint work
for me. They stated there cheap paint job was $299. Up grading was $399.
I asked what was the brand and quality of the clear coat? The reply
was "OH! If you want a base/clear paint job these start at $1500!" Well
I almost hit the floor!

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Scarlett Semko wrote:

> In the past I have changed the color on many different vehicles, and used some
> discount pain companies, like good old Earl Schieb, Maaco and the like. I found that
> doing much of the prep work yourself, like sanding, and removing crome, bumbers,
> grill, lights made a big difference in the outcome of the work. Their paint is
> avereage quality, its their prep that is really bad. They just tape and shoot. The
> more you can do the better off you will be. I remember once I sanded and took
> everything off a Volvo before I took it in, and when I got their I removed the
> lights too. The folks at the pain shop really appreciated me doing all I did, and
> maybe they did a little bit better job for me (kinda like bringing a clean engine to
> a shop, the tech takes a little bit extra effort, maybe he respects the way you
> treat your equipment). Anyway, I've had success taking it to the discount shops
> doing it the way I did.
>
> Ron Semko
> Orlando, Florida
> 1984 Vanagon
> 1978 300D
>
> Steve@Schwenk-Law.com wrote:
>
> > Check out Michale Sullivan's van.  his turned out
> > great.
> > steve
> > EMZ wrote:
> > >
> > >    If your looking for a near perfect job, forget it. Think of the
> > > amount of interior parts, sticker in door jams, under the hood
> > > parts, etc. that has to be removed and replaced to paint all those
> > > areas. The entire vehicle would have to be rebuilt.
> > >
> > >             Eric                   86-VW4x4
> > >             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
> > >             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
> > >
> > > On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Ron Lussier wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is it possible to completely change the color of a Vanagon?  (i.e., from
> > > > blue to white?)  What would be involved?  (I figure a good-quality paint job
> > > > is $6,000.  Are there additional costs?)
> > > >
> > > > Coyote
> > > >
> > > > --                      /\_/\      ____
> > > > Ron 'Coyote' Lussier   (     )     \ _/__            Andromedia, Inc.
> > > > coyote@andromedia.com   \   /       \X  /             818 Mission St.
> > > > 1.415.365.6467           \_/          \/      San Francisco, CA 94103
> > > >
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