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#17744 of 19412 Re: $50 paint job [lemmer] by lemko Jun 24, 2009 (6:56 am)
Replying to: lemmer (Jun 23, 2009 11:08 am) Oh man! That reminds me of my old next-door neighbor. He had a new black 911 Cabriolet. His wife was constantly fighting with him. Often when nothing good was on television, I'd listen to them go at it instead. The man always seemed to get the worst of it. I remember her bashing down the front door of their house one night. For a little woman, she was pretty strong. One day, I look out the window to see the wife tossing eggs at her husband's Porsche. I just looked on in horror and hoped she didn't get any on my new red 1994 Cadillac which was parked about a car's width away
#17745 of 19412 Re: $50 paint job [fintail] by lemko Jun 24, 2009 (7:03 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jun 24, 2009 5:58 am) Me too! I remember building a model of a 1970 Chevrolet Impala. The parts I painted with a brush came out excellent, but when it came to spraying the body, the results were disappointing at best. I wanted to paint it the same beautiful dark blue metallic as the Impala Custom hardtop my Uncle Daniel once owned. It came out dull and orange-peely. The model still sits hidden in a cabinet in my basement. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:09 am) texases (Jun 24, 2009 7:15 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:18 am) fintail (Jun 24, 2009 9:02 am)
#17746 of 19412 Re: $50 paint job [lemko] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jun 24, 2009 (7:09 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jun 24, 2009 7:03 am) How good a paint job looks is almost entirely dependent on the quality of the spray gun and the skill in the wrist of the sprayer.   A good man/woman with good tools and you'll usually have a nice result.   I saw a paint job once done in a guy's garage using an exhaust fan and a plastic sheet spray booth and man, this paint looked professional. He knew what he was doing, obviously. Replies to this message: texases (Jun 24, 2009 7:15 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:18 am)
#17747 of 19412 Re: $50 paint job [Mr_Shiftright] by texases Jun 24, 2009 (7:15 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:09 am) "How good a paint job looks is almost entirely dependent on the quality of the spray gun and the skill in the wrist of the sprayer."   That's why I always get a laugh from the 'I don't want to pay for a paint job, so I'll try it myself...how hard could it be?' discussions on various boards. Especially the 'Oh, and I want to change the paint color too.' Wish I could be there to see the results. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:18 am)
#17748 of 19412 Re: $50 paint job [texases] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jun 24, 2009 (7:18 am)
Replying to: texases (Jun 24, 2009 7:15 am) If you don't have the 'wrist skills' your paint will apply unevenly, and be wet in some places, dry in others, thin here, thick there...it'll look like hell...and just because you bent your wrist and didn't have the right rhythm and pace in your "sweep".   And if your gun is dirty, it'll spit out all kinds of goop.
#17749 of 19412 Re: $50 paint job [lemko] by fintail Jun 24, 2009 (9:02 am)
Replying to: lemko (Jun 24, 2009 7:03 am) When I was a kid I built a model of a 64 Impala - it turned out well enough, but the paint was terrible, dull and orange peely as you say. I chose a dark blue for it, too. I tried to use a fine wet sandpaper on it - made it worse. I think that car ended up being sacrificed to firecracker experiments.
#17750 of 19412 What's the old joke? by lokki Jun 24, 2009 (10:55 am)
What's the old joke?   A bum knocks on the door of a mansion, and when the owner of the house answers, begs him for work. "I'm not looking for a hand-out, mister, I want to earn my keep. I'm hungry -I haven't eaten in two days."   The mansion owners proceeds to give the bum a good lecture about how being poor comes from laziness, but finally decides to take advantage of the offer - and the situation.     "There's a porch on the other side of the house that needs to be painted. I have the paint. I'll pay you $10 to paint it."   The bum tries to argue for more money (It's Dallas in the summer and it's 100 degrees). The owner cuts him off -   "If you weren't so lazy, and you were really hungry, you'd do anything for the money and be glad of it."   The bum agrees to the $10. The owner goes into the house and comes back with two gallons of green paint - and a 2 inch brush.    "I'll be inside; call me when you're done and I'll pay you".   Two hours later, the bum, covered from head to toe in splashes of green paint knocks on the door. The owner, lemonade in hand, answers the door and hands the bum his $10.    "Don't you feel better now?" he asked the bum; "A little hard work now and then is good for you".   As he walked away, the bum said,   "To tell the truth I did kind of enjoy it".   He turned and after a few more steps, turned back to the smiling mansion owner and said -   ....   "Oh, by the way, that isn't a Porsche back there - it's a Ferrari
#17751 of 19412 HA!!! by ghulet Jun 25, 2009 (12:19 am)
I like that one.   I also like this one (well, not THIS one, but these). But, lessee here: just got it running after 14 years, needs 'upholstery, paint and TLC' (in other words, everything; at least it has no rust, allegedly), ergo the Buy It Now price is just....a joke....the old 'I can't even be bothered to uncover, wash, move outta the garage and take decent photos but I want over top dollar' deal. The very nicest of its ilk are only around $15k, and this one lacks the tilt/telescope and climate control:   http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-Fleetwood-60-Special_W0QQitemZ110404311559QQ- - - cmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item19b49c1a07&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkpa- - - rms=65%3A-1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 4:42 am) Mr_Shiftright (Jun 25, 2009 6:34 am) lemko (Jun 25, 2009 9:31 am) andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 10:12 am) and 8 more... Mr_Shiftright (Jun 25, 2009 10:19 am)
#17752 of 19412 Re: HA!!! [ghulet] by andre1969 Jun 25, 2009 (4:42 am)
Replying to: ghulet (Jun 25, 2009 12:19 am) I had a chance to buy one of those back when I was in college, oh, around 1992 I think. It was a black 66, and oddly, sitting at a dealer that specialized in foreign used cars! They were asking $2500 or $2995 or something like that. I test drove it. It was in great shape, and for as big as the thing was, didn't handle as badly as you might think. Maybe my DeSoto helped train me for it!   I thought the back seat was really neat, how it had the little foot rests and drop-down trays. And having 8 power window switches on the driver's door (4 windows and 4 vents) was way cool!   It would've been a neat car to have, but to a college student making around $7.50 per hour at best, who was already beginning to amass a small fleet, I just couldn't justify it.   I imagine not having a/c is going to be only one of many obstacles to selling for that eBay car. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 25, 2009 6:34 am) lemko (Jun 25, 2009 9:31 am) andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 10:12 am) lemko (Jun 25, 2009 10:44 am) and 7 more... Mr_Shiftright (Jun 25, 2009 10:19 am)
#17753 of 19412 Re: HA!!! [andre1969] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Jun 25, 2009 (6:34 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Jun 25, 2009 4:42 am) crickets are chirping at THAT auction, aren't they? Actually his "starting bid" is about full retail, but no one even wanted to pay that for it.   The "problem" of course is that you can buy the Pebble Beach version for about $12,000.   To get from THERE to THERE is going to cost you way more than $9000 bucks.

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