paint shops in Maine?

[Marc Swanson]

> Well the shop I had got my quote from said that they would sand/grin (prep
> work) as well as take out all the little dents and what for about
> $1,600 and
> he said that the used the best that can get. He also mentioned that most
> German car come out with that type of paint. He told me the name,
> but I cant
> remember what he said.

Probably Sikkens (sp?).


> I've seen come of the work they have done and it
> looks really good.

you're right that Maco is not so good when they actually prep the car.  Any
idiot can paint a car that's already been prepped given the proper tools
(downdraft spray booth, high quality gun/paint, etc).. but I certainly
wouldn't trust them with prep work.


> Unfortunatly the paint job thats on there
> right now is a
> cheap 'o maco job so I'm reluctant to go back to them.
> I might check out that shop in concord though. I've been wanting to take a
> little road trip with my car as I have yet to take it on the
> highway. Also I
> really dont have the flatbed option, so I also need the job to be somewhat
> speedy.

Right.  The DIY approach certainly has limitations (tools/time available
etc).



> p.s. if concord is near your house

"near" is relative.  About a half hour drive depending on the weight of your
right foot ;-)

> I would love to come down and
> get a ride
> your 4ktq, and I'll see if my brother would want to come along.

Nate always manages to stop by this area be it to stop by Huw's or my place.
I've got a coupla injector inserts that I bought him for his EFI project so
either next time I'm up there or next time he's down here...  And of course
you're welcome to play with my 4ktq.  You're welcome to drive it if you'd
like.



> Also how is
> your car doing anyhow?


Much better now actually.  I just went through and re-did most of the
electrical connections after having some wierd intermittant electrical
gremlins.  I got myself one of those butane soldering irons (marketed as
"portable") from radio shack and I like it a heckuva lot better than my
electric.  No more electrical gremlins now.. especially after removing the
AC unit under the glove box and putting the ECU in its place.  Next step is
to move the power cable from the battery farther away from my speaker
crossover so I can stop getting that darned "whine" through the speaker.


Later


-Marc-


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