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

[Rob Robinson]

Stephen I took some pics of the job and the paint he uses RM DM something or
other. I'll send you a couple of pics and maybe you can comment on the paint
quality. Like I said it looked good but I'm no paint guy eh.

Rob, Sue & Merlin
94 WLWB


Quoting Stephen Birtles :

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> For 6 thosuand dollars I can paint half your coach. Now which half do
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> you want painted top bottom or left or right. and do you want a
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> quality top line paint or rustoleum.
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> I dont think that at $6k for a paint job on a 40 foot vehicle you are
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> Stephen 77fc35
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote:
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> > >Someone asked the cost of the repaint job and I avoided answering,
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> > >15-year-old coach, but certainly not the only irrational thing I've
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> > >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
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> > rational! How many truly rational people spend $10s of thousands or
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> > $100s of thousands on depreciating commodities?   Into which we then
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> > typically pour more $thousands into upgrading, operating, and
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> > maintaining these depreciating beasts that may average about 5,000
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> > miles per year of use annually. We'd all be much better with beach
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> > condos or mountain cabins that would appreciate. Oh no my friend, you
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> > have not cornered the market on irrationality in this group! I mean
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> > 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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> > Mike Bulriss
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> > 1991 WB40 "Teaxs Minivan"
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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
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> > > repainted by Parliament Coach two years ago. Someone asked the cost
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> > > of the repaint job and I avoided answering, as it is much more than a
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> > > rational person should be spending on a 15-year-old coach, but
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> > > certainly not the only irrational thing I've done when it comes to
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> > > At any rate, my advice (not thinking cost here) to those of you are
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> > > considering repainting your BB, is to remove ALL hardware, as well
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> > > as, any part that is removable and difficult to paint, especially
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> > > edges, (e.g., the louvered battery & radiator doors) to be painted
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> > > separately. Have the coach stripped down to metal, paint everything
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> > > the base color and then add the decorating colors (you may have to
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> > > reinstall some parts like the aforementioned radiator louvers for the
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> > > decorating colors). Multiple coats of clear coat (hand sanded
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> > > between each coat) is best (mine has four). Replace as much hardware
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> > > remount hardware and SEAL each screw when you do. Put 3M clear
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> > > 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
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> > > this, most probably much less expensive than I had done at Parliament
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> > > due to the cost of labor. It took almost three weeks to have my
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> > > coach repainted, so it is not a quick process.
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> > > for what it is worth ...
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> > > Roger Webb
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