Navarro's Body Shop Los Algodones Mexico - Re: Painting your coach

[Stephen Birtles]

For 6 thosuand dollars I can paint half your coach. Now which half do
you want painted top bottom or left or right. and do you want a
quality top line paint or rustoleum.
I dont think that at $6k for a paint job on a 40 foot vehicle you are
getting good value for your investment
Stephen 77fc35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
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> Roger Webb wrote:
> >Someone asked the cost of the repaint job and I avoided answering,
> >as it is much more than a rational person should be spending on a
> >15-year-old coach, but certainly not the only irrational thing I've
> >done when it comes to spending money on vehicles.
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> Roger it's amusing that you imply that some of the rest of us are
> rational! How many truly rational people spend $10s of thousands or
> $100s of thousands on depreciating commodities? Into which we then
> typically pour more $thousands into upgrading, operating, and
> maintaining these depreciating beasts that may average about 5,000
> miles per year of use annually. We'd all be much better with beach
> condos or mountain cabins that would appreciate. Oh no my friend, you
> have not cornered the market on irrationality in this group! I mean
> geez, I just got out of the super irrational two Bird club.
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> Now c'mon, fess up on the cost. Inquiring minds want to know.
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> LOL....
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> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Teaxs Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "rogerwwebb" wrote:
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> > As you may remember, my 91WL (Bird of Week a few wks ago) was
> > repainted by Parliament Coach two years ago. Someone asked the cost
> > of the repaint job and I avoided answering, as it is much more than a
> > rational person should be spending on a 15-year-old coach, but
> > certainly not the only irrational thing I've done when it comes to
> > spending money on vehicles.
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> > At any rate, my advice (not thinking cost here) to those of you are
> > considering repainting your BB, is to remove ALL hardware, as well
> > as, any part that is removable and difficult to paint, especially
> > edges, (e.g., the louvered battery & radiator doors) to be painted
> > separately. Have the coach stripped down to metal, paint everything
> > the base color and then add the decorating colors (you may have to
> > reinstall some parts like the aforementioned radiator louvers for the
> > decorating colors). Multiple coats of clear coat (hand sanded
> > between each coat) is best (mine has four). Replace as much hardware
> > as you can afford (lights, etc.), use stainless steel screws to
> > remount hardware and SEAL each screw when you do. Put 3M clear
> > shield on the front to protect your investment.
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> > I would believe that the Mexico shop is quite capable of doing all of
> > this, most probably much less expensive than I had done at Parliament
> > due to the cost of labor. It took almost three weeks to have my
> > coach repainted, so it is not a quick process.
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> > for what it is worth ...
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> > Roger Webb
> > 91 WL
> > Cedar Rapids, IA
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