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

[Stephen Birtles]

Now before I get into a peeing contest I did not say anything about
the quality of the work I quickly added up the costs and sad it doesnt
leave much for anything else either profit or error. My thoughts on
paint brands Iam not going to discuss here but there are different
quality of paint in every line and brand. you can buy paint for 50 a
gallon and you buy paint for 200 a gallon and they will both have the
same label on them. It is then you have to read the fine print on the
label same goes with clear coat. you can pay any where up to 300 a
gallon with the additives and I dont think for one minute that this
shop is using that quality of clear
If you believe you got a good job done then it is a good job if you
believe you got good value for your money then you did.

I still dont think it is a good investment but then I have been wrong
before
thats all I have to say on this matter
Stephen 77fc35





--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, George Lowry wrote:
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> FWIW, I have had work done at Navarro's. The quality is excellent -
> better than what I got in the states. They use R-M Diamint base coat
> clear coat. This is the same paint that is used on my Cadillac, on
> BMW's and many other top line vehicles. I have been told that it what
> is usually used on show vehicles.
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> I am not a paint professional but have painted a few vehicles in my
> life. The quality of workmanship at Navarro's is better than many of
> the shops in the US. A good friend who had his 35' coach painted there
> had received bids from several shops in the US. Those ran from $17,000
> to $26,000. He got the whole job done at Navarro's for $5,000. You
> can pay more but I doubt if you will find a better job.
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> George Lowry
> '06 Alpine Apex - Formerly '95 WBDA 4203
> Spearfish, SD Now at Wilderness Lakes TTN, CA
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> Rob Robinson wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > Rob, Sue & Merlin
> > 94 WLWB
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> > 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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> >>getting good value for your investment
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> >>Stephen 77fc35
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> >>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@> wrote:
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> >>>Roger Webb wrote:
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> >>>>Someone asked the cost of the repaint job and I avoided answering,
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> >>>>as it is much more than a rational person should be spending on a
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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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> >>>LOL....
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> >>>Mike Bulriss
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> >>>1991 WB40 "Teaxs Minivan"
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> >>>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
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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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> >>>>spending money on vehicles.
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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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> >>>>as you can afford (lights, etc.), use stainless steel screws to
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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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> >>>>91 WL
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> >>>>Cedar Rapids, IA
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