Re: paint - advice?

["E.Noval" <aryasu19@idt.net>]

Its always great when the paint job is worth double the car !!
Really cool you can afford it though!

cheers!
ed

----- Original Message -----
From: Zach Vrooman <zach@discover-net.net>
To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: paint - advice?


> <snip>
> my budget for the job is gonna be about $5k
>
> $5K??? holy shit dude!!! Wal mart has rattle cans for 99 cents! About 4
> ought to do the job, 6 if you want one of them there fancy paint jobs.
Steal
> about 15 Recyclers from a Circle K and you're set for masking paper. Oh,
and
> 4 hefty bags if you don't want spray on the tires. Total cost? about 10
> bucks. Spend the rest of your budget on beer, dirty magazines, and 2 Live
> Crew CDs. Money well spent, if you ask me.
>
> Zach
> "Dammit, where's the keys to the Pinto??"
>
> Hehehe
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Collins <kevinc@flashcom.net>
> To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 6:58 PM
> Subject: paint - advice?
>
>
> > I took another step closer to getting my car painted today.  I brought
> this
> > up a couple of months ago but put it off at the time.. now it's gonna
> happen.
> >
> > The shop where I will likely have it painted wants to paint it with the
> body
> > kit in place.  ANY comments on the pros and cons of this are most
> welcomed.
> > Also any other advice from those of you who have "been there done that"
> would
> > be most welcomed.  Cost is not going to be a factor, - I want it done
> right!  A fair chunk of that is going
> > to be for exterior pieces - I'm replacing everything, including f+r euro
> > bumpers, grille, euro headlights, taillights, side mouldings, door
> handles,
> > ADPs, wiper arms, window seals.. the whole 9 inches.  The stuff I swap
out
> > will be up for sale as soon as the project is complete.
> >
> > Any input/suggestions/warnings etc. most welcomed.  My goal is to have
> > the cleanest 16V in California, in time for ND.  Interior will be
next...
> >
> > --
> > Kevin Collins
> > '86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
> > '99 GTI GLX
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/1780
> >
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