[Roadsters] Fw: OK Ebay trash and painting thoughts

[Stephen Wan]

FYI don't know about MAACO, but 1day P&B will not warranty the paint if you
do your own prep work.
 The mission viejo shop did do a pretty go job though.

 Steve
 70' 1600 garage queen
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Keith0alan at aol.com>
> To: <Davesmbox at aol.com>; <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] OK Ebay trash and painting thoughts
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>
>> In a message dated 4/22/2008 9:27:28 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> davesmbox at aol.com writes:
>>
>> HOW BAD  IS THE $500 MAACO paint job. I won't let them prep it,that's the
>> money. Is it  that bad for a few years?
>>
>>
>>
>> If you do the prep work it's not too bad. That's what a friend and I did 
>> to
>> his 66. Removed all the chrome, lights, windshield, did the body work, 
>> did
>> most  of the masking, loaded it onto the trailer and hauled it down. We 
>> used
>> One-Day  Paint and Body. They all shoot pretty much the same paint and 
>> are fairly
>> good at  it. After the paint cures you can wet sand it to get the orange 
>> peel
>> out and it  will look really nice. It won't last as long as top of the 
>> line
>> paint but it  should be good for a number of years with some care.
>>
>> keith