Let me hear ur thoughts
Sonny
original miles, so the title said. The coach run very good looks good on
the inside, however it's the outside tat's bad. It is painted white &
orange,looks like a u-haul trailer. So I was thinking on having it
painted by a professional truck painter. I want to paint it Red & White.
They the truck painter said that they would paint the entire outside for
$2,500.00. This price includes sanding, taking care of rusty spots their
is just two spots, painting the rims of the wheels.
So my question is: do you think that $2,500.00 is a fair price to
paint this class c, or are they trying to take me for a ride. Ur
thoughts...........In case my e-mail addy does not appear, send thoughts
to Richar...@webtv.net
Will Sill
> In July of 2001, I bought off of e-bay a 1974 Class C. . . .
>I was thinking on having it
>painted by a professional truck painter. . . . .for $2,500.00.
Very few 1974 MH's are worth $2500, and I CERTAINLY wouldn't spend
that much to make it pretty unless I was pretty sure it was in good
enough shape to last a long time otherwise. But then, if it is worth
$2500 to YOU to have it be a different color, go for it!
Will KD3XR
Paul Titchener
There's a lot of prep work involved, and some places
charge that much for a car.
Ask if you can see something they'v done for another
customer to get a comfort level on their quality of work.
Paul T.
Lon VanOstran
For $2500, you could probably buy a newer unit that is the right color.
Lon
ww...@earthlink.net
For some comparison, I have recently priced the painting of a 35'
converted coach, i.e. bus conversion, Cheapest was in Mexico where it
was $4,000 to strip and repaint three colors with a base coat/clear
coat system. Spoke with another that had his coach painted in CA for
$12,500 - It was beautiful.... John Starr painting is supposed to be
up to $22,000 for the same type of job. At that rate, $2,500 does not
sound that bad.
George
Lone Haranguer
Be wary of Mexican paint jobs. A friend had his pickup painted by a
place in Juarez that a Mexican friend of his said did quality work.
Didn't look too bad except it was rather dull looking. One day he
parked too close to a fence and some cows licked the paint off a door
and fender. Must have been a sweet paint job. :)
LZ
Neon John
I think that's a WONDERFUL price if it includes all prep work done properly.
That means removing trim (and not just masking it), lifting and masking
rubber, filling dings and sanding the whole thing to give the paint a good
bite. A GOOD paint job on a car can easily cost that much. Check out some of
his past work to make sure he knows what he's doing. You don't really want to
look at something he's painted recently. Ask him for some names of people he
worked for a couple of years ago. If he takes sleazy shortcuts like adding
excess hardener or fisheye killer, the paint will have started degrading by
then.
John
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Cleveland, occupied TN
UglyDan
firewalled webby NG) last month, and got the same answers, Paint the
damn thing already!
Will Sill has a valid point. ( Did I say that?-:)
You already recieved mine. UD
ww...@earthlink.net
The particular shop I visited is one that has been used by many
converted coach owners. I have seen his work and it is good. The
only complaint that I have nad with any I have seen is some of the
colors that the owners had selected - but they were happy with it.
George
ww...@earthlink.net
So very true. We had our coach painted by one of those sleaze bags
which is why we are lookng at a new job.... Of course, another way to
look at it is the way an old friend used to say. Anything that old
doesn't deserve more than a 50 foot paint job - meaning if it looks
good at 50 feet......
George
UglyDan
Fisheye Killer! Is that like sticking your finger in the paint as an
after thought? Sorry :) UD
Madeleine
upholstery, etc. and all the jobs seem to look like quality work and
last well.
--
Peace, Love and Serenity,
Madeleine
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/madewar/
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: On Wed, 06 Feb 2002 21:18:30 -0700, Lone Haranguer
:
Lone Haranguer
Madeleine wrote:
>
> Many of my neighbors take their cars to Mexico for painting, body work,
> upholstery, etc. and all the jobs seem to look like quality work and
> last well.
>
Good for them. Does that mean I shouldn't have warned people to be
wary?
We all have our experiences and those of friends to relate.
I'm sure if I warned people that my friend sank when attempting to walk
on water someone would jump in and say THEIR friend succeeded.
LZ
GS
>
> They the truck painter said that they would paint the entire outside for
> $2,500.00. This price includes sanding, taking care of rusty spots their
> is just two spots, painting the rims of the wheels.
> So my question is: do you think that $2,500.00 is a fair price to
> paint this class c, or are they trying to take me for a ride.
We have ('had' as of today) a 40' class A, and had to have
extensive paint work done. Fortunately, the manufacturer
paid for it, but their cost was right at $15,000 at a
reputable RV paint shop.
A complete paint job at this place (and most good places)
starts at $20,000, and goes up to well over $50,000.
If this place is willing to paint the whole rig for $2,500,
I'd want to look at some work they've done before, to see
what the quality is like and if it holds up. Try to get
some referrals from customers that had work done a year or
2 ago.
If they do good work it's a STEAL!
--
Gary Sanders
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Will Sill
>We have ('had' as of today) a 40' class A, and had to have
>extensive paint work done. Fortunately, the manufacturer
>paid for it, but their cost was right at $15,000 at a
>reputable RV paint shop.
>
>A complete paint job at this place (and most good places)
>starts at $20,000, and goes up to well over $50,000.
Gary, tell me you're kidding, please!
Will KD3XR
GS
>
> >A complete paint job at this place (and most good places)
> >starts at $20,000, and goes up to well over $50,000.
>
> Gary, tell me you're kidding, please!
Nope. When we needed the paint work, we got two estimates for
the manufacturer. The first estimate was for 22K, the second
was for around 12K. Needless to say, they went for the low
bidder, who did a nice job (I'd hope so, for that price!),
but went a little over the estimate, and wound up costing
close to 15K. About half the rig had to be painted.
The company that did the work was Creative Coach, here in
Lakeland FL. They advertise in FMCA, and they do good work.
By the way, the paint work wasn't done on a Prevost, it
was just an average 40' motorhome.
When it gets to the bus conversions, the sky's the limit.
We saw some units in for custom paint work that cost close
to 100K, JUST for the paint work.
Needless to say, this falls in the 'more money than brains'
department.
Mark
>>starts at $20,000, and goes up to well over $50,000.
>
>Gary, tell me you're kidding, please!
>
>Will KD3XR
>
Maybe it's candy-apple, hand-rubbed?
Mark
Will Sill
>> >A complete paint job at this place (and most good places)
>> >starts at $20,000, and goes up to well over $50,000.
Sez me, incredulous:
>> Gary, tell me you're kidding, please!
Sez he:
>Nope. When we needed the paint work, we got two estimates for
>the manufacturer. The first estimate was for 22K, the second
>was for around 12K. <snip snip>
>When it gets to the bus conversions, the sky's the limit.
>We saw some units in for custom paint work that cost close
>to 100K, JUST for the paint work.
>
>Needless to say, this falls in the 'more money than brains'
>department.
AH! I was hoping we'd get down to that. Certainly seemed like a
fine way to launder money to me!
BTW now that you've sold yer 40-footer, are you gonna go to a class B?
Will KD3XR
GS
>
> BTW now that you've sold yer 40-footer, are you gonna go to a class B?
No, but we're seriously considering a class C, as well as
a much smaller class A.
We loved to drive the 40 footer on the interstate, but it
wasn't the most fun in the world when it came to time to
maneuver it in the campground, or on narrow secondary
roads.
I can't even imagine driving a 45' rig and enjoying it.
Of course again, as usual, we're out of sync with the
manufacturers. To look at the dealer lots and RV shows,
it's obvious the manufacturers are in a 'bigger is better'
mode. And, if it ain't diesel, it ain't squat. Been there,
done that. Don't want to go that way again.
Will Sill
>Will Sill wrote:
>>
>> BTW now that you've sold yer 40-footer, are you gonna go to a class B?
>
>No, but we're seriously considering a class C, as well as
>a much smaller class A.
>
>We loved to drive the 40 footer on the interstate, but it
>wasn't the most fun in the world when it came to time to
>maneuver it in the campground, or on narrow secondary
>roads.
>
>I can't even imagine driving a 45' rig and enjoying it.
>
>Of course again, as usual, we're out of sync with the
>manufacturers. To look at the dealer lots and RV shows,
>it's obvious the manufacturers are in a 'bigger is better'
>mode. And, if it ain't diesel, it ain't squat. Been there,
>done that. Don't want to go that way again.
Watch it, Gary -- you'll get accused of being a lap dog! 8-)
RV makers are that way because many buyers think that way, but
seriously, MANY rv'ers who once thought a bulgemobile was the Big Goal
In Life are looking fondly at smaller, more maneuverable, lighter rigs
than can easily take almost any road fit for cars - and that BTW are
cheaper to run, license, insure, maintain and store. For many of us,
bigger is NOT better!
Will KD3XR
Janet Wilder
<wi...@epix.net> writes:
>RV makers are that way because many buyers think that way, but
>seriously, MANY rv'ers who once thought a bulgemobile was the Big Goal
>In Life are looking fondly at smaller, more maneuverable, lighter rigs
>than can easily take almost any road fit for cars - and that BTW are
>cheaper to run, license, insure, maintain and store. For many of us,
>bigger is NOT better!
Will, if we were full-timing in your class B, you'd have seen us on the Jerry
Springer show. <g> My 5er is big, but my ranch house in NJ was a lot bigger.
BTW, we travel many back roads and wend our way through small, picturesque
towns with the big combo. There are campers, RVers, RV travelers and
full-timers in the RV community. That's why there are so many kinds and sizes
of RVs.
Janet, who thinks that bigger may not be better, just an alternative choice.
The Road Princess
roadpr...@escapees.com
Madeleine
Mercedes/Freightliner Sprinter that just coming to the US market. Fed
Ex has bought something like 3900 for their fleet. They come in 3
lengths and 2 heights and have a diesel engine. Some of my friends have
talked with some Fed Ex drivers who are ecstatic about them. a Maryland
dealer I talked to said he's working with a guy in California to do a
camper conversion. The two features that have me excited is the diesel
engine and great ground clearance.
--
Peace, Love and Serenity,
Madeleine
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/madewar/
"Will Sill" <wi...@epix.net> wrote in message
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: GS <gsan...@bigfoot.com> recently wrote these words:
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Will Sill
my remark that . . .
>>RV makers are that way because many buyers think that way, but
>>seriously, MANY rv'ers who once thought a bulgemobile was the Big Goal
>>In Life are looking fondly at smaller, more maneuverable, lighter rigs
>>than can easily take almost any road fit for cars - and that BTW are
>>cheaper to run, license, insure, maintain and store. For many of us,
>>bigger is NOT better!
Says she:
>Will, if we were full-timing in your class B, you'd have seen us on the Jerry
>Springer show. <g> My 5er is big, but my ranch house in NJ was a lot bigger.
>BTW, we travel many back roads and wend our way through small, picturesque
>towns with the big combo. There are campers, RVers, RV travelers and
>full-timers in the RV community. That's why there are so many kinds and sizes
>of RVs.
>Janet, who thinks that bigger may not be better, just an alternative choice.
If we were to try to live full time in an rv, I too would want
something BIG. But we don't full-time, and don't have any interest
in doing so. MANY (not all or even most!) rv'ers have the
badly-mistaken idea that they must have a Big Rig for vacations or
occasional travel. Some of them learn that's a bad idea right away,
but many more learn it only after having a Big Rig for a while. For
TRAVEL via rv, I suggest that smaller is truly better. For living,
you're right.
Will KD3XR