Besides, you do far more surface prep than Earl Scheib and you use better paint. They hardly do a full wipedown with Prep-Sol before they shoot that cheap enamel stuff, much less any sanding and bondo work... (ducking and running fast
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No Paul, that makes you an incredibly versatile professional!
Besides, you do far more surface prep than Earl Scheib and you use better paint. They hardly do a full wipedown with Prep-Sol before they shoot that cheap enamel stuff, much less any sanding and bondo work... (ducking and running fast )
Besides, you do far more surface prep than Earl Scheib and you use better paint. They hardly do a full wipedown with Prep-Sol before they shoot that cheap enamel stuff, much less any sanding and bondo work... (ducking and running fast
)Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and sit in with the band whenever you can, to keep your chops up!
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jingle_jangle
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Earl down in SoCal didn't sand. A friend had his Mom's olds Cutlass (a beautiful li'l ol' lady car with 16K on the clock and dull paint), painted by Earl in Costa Mesa, against my advice.
They painted everything he did not remove, although they did mask the tires and lenses.
That means pale blue bumpers, window trim (both formerly anodized aluminum), door handles, emblems and scripts, and wiper blades, too. Yikes!
I think Earl has pretty much left that location. Last time in SoCal (last week) I didn't see any sign of the ol' flim flam man...
They painted everything he did not remove, although they did mask the tires and lenses.
That means pale blue bumpers, window trim (both formerly anodized aluminum), door handles, emblems and scripts, and wiper blades, too. Yikes!
I think Earl has pretty much left that location. Last time in SoCal (last week) I didn't see any sign of the ol' flim flam man...
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.”
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― Kurt Vonnegut
You mean those Saturday morning TV Westerns he and his German Shepherd dog would sponsor, and interrupt them every 5 minutes with his nasally rapid-fire: “Hi, friends - Ralph Williams, Ralph Williams Ford - and this is my dog, Storm” ?
That was back before he went to jail for cheating his customers....
That was back before he went to jail for cheating his customers....
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and sit in with the band whenever you can, to keep your chops up!
George, do YOU remember “Howdy, Neighbor - This is Cal Worthington, Cal Worthington Dodge - and this is my dog Spot.” At first, he really had a dog in the commercials. Every so often he would switch to a different breed and a different dog, but they were always named Spot. Then, he got tired of dogs and went to the zoo and started cycling through the animals.
His two best lines were: "I’d stand on my head to make you a better deal." and "If I can’t make you a better deal, I’ll eat a bug."
Of course, Cal started off spoofing Ralph Williams big time. But at least Cal never went to jail like Ralph Prolly mighta shoulda tho. Cal was a bomber pilot in WWII, too, and mentioned that on one of those commercials.
His two best lines were: "I’d stand on my head to make you a better deal." and "If I can’t make you a better deal, I’ll eat a bug."
Of course, Cal started off spoofing Ralph Williams big time. But at least Cal never went to jail like Ralph
Prolly mighta shoulda tho. Cal was a bomber pilot in WWII, too, and mentioned that on one of those commercials.Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and sit in with the band whenever you can, to keep your chops up!
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Me too! A six and a twelve. Congrats - welcome to the "Paul's building me a Work of Art" Club
Paul's the kind of fella that will definitely masking-tape off any door handles and wiper blades first, too...
Paul's the kind of fella that will definitely masking-tape off any door handles and wiper blades first, too...
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and sit in with the band whenever you can, to keep your chops up!
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George is a club member as well.
Cal should have gone to jail...there were several exposes written about him. Old "never met a gimme cap I didn't like" Mike Moore could have had a field day with him, but Mike was a nasty misfit teener when Cal was at his pinnacle.
Cal should have gone to jail...there were several exposes written about him. Old "never met a gimme cap I didn't like" Mike Moore could have had a field day with him, but Mike was a nasty misfit teener when Cal was at his pinnacle.
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
― Kurt Vonnegut
Paul, please contact me at [email protected].
I tried to e-mail you at your profile address and it would not go thru.
Thanks
JKL
I tried to e-mail you at your profile address and it would not go thru.
Thanks
JKL
just do it!
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John: Try me at [email protected]
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.”
― Kurt Vonnegut
― Kurt Vonnegut