The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

My Earl Scheib Experience ... 700 1987

posted by  Erwin on  Mon May 12 05:31 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Thu Oct 23 10:39 CST 2014
[RELATED]

I've used Maaco and Peach for cheap paint jobs which is what any $300 $400 job it going to be. In both cases there was a lot of orang peel in the finish. On my most recent, a '93 Ford F150 pickup, I saw it from across the parking lot. Pretty bad. As stated, prep is just as important, maybe moreso, than final application.

As a contrast, the front bumper on this truck is a big stamped steel affair that was losing it's factory silver paint. I pulled it off and over a weekend in the garage with a sanding block, lots of sandpaper, filler (for deep scratches) and spray can primer and top coat got a factory finish that made the Peach job look even shabbier. I applied and wet sanded the primer at least 4 times and did the same with the top silver coat.

I was selling the truck and the job did the trick for me though. The original finish had taken a beating in the woods and hauling to the dump.


--
Erwin in Memphis, '88 745t 183,000 miles, '95 855t For Sale






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.