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Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:42 pm
by Modsqwad
I just got our deli back from the Laminero (body man) this week and boy am I pleased. He charged me 9,000 pesos (around 800$ can)
to paint the whole van and put two coats of clear coat on top. That was with good quality dupont paint too! I love the look but was
a little bent when my daughter and son said it was great but a little Gangsta. What do you all think? Should I soften it up whit some
pin stripes or something? Its so much cheaper to do this kind of stuff down here. My daughters braces cost around 1600 can$ here
and lots of other stuff like that make it worth a trip. Drink pacifico on the beach while you save money getting your van painted, what a
deal!
Andy Wilson
Sayulita Nay. Mx.
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:58 pm
by BCDelica
Think you should leave it as is, looks great.
But just an idea given else where here, but taking about 20 secs of my time and my $2 Cdn copy of CS4 photoshop, submit this as a possible scheme;

Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:19 pm
by flyfishn
mmmmmmmmm Pacifico.
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 12:56 am
by Luna-Sea
Hey,
That would that ever make it worth the trip down eh!
Drink pacifico on the beach while you save money getting your van painted, what a
deal!
There are so many good things in that sentence!
Your ride looks sweet!
BCDelica is bang on, you really are close,
just a stripe ,spoiler,couple of fog lights and rim paint.

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banh b-banh banh,banh banh banh
banh b-banh banh,banh banh-nah-nah-nah
Right on!

Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:54 am
by fexlboi
Luna-Sea wrote:
just a stripe ,spoiler,couple of fog lights and rim paint.
ateam.jpg
banh b-banh banh,banh banh banh
banh b-banh banh,banh banh-nah-nah-nah

Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:06 am
by Modsqwad
Luna-Sea wrote:Hey,
That would that ever make it worth the trip down eh!
Drink pacifico on the beach while you save money getting your van painted, what a
deal!
There are so many good things in that sentence!
Your ride looks sweet!
BCDelica is bang on, you really are close,
just a stripe ,spoiler,couple of fog lights and rim paint.
ateam.jpg
banh b-banh banh,banh banh banh
banh b-banh banh,banh banh-nah-nah-nah
Ha Ha, Theres a connection I hadn't made yet! I don't know which is worse this or "Gangsta" I was always more of a "MacGuiver"
fan. My son looked at this and didn't get it at all, to far back into the dim reaches of the eighties for him even to have seen the
reruns.
Andy
Right on!

Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:57 am
by Golf Cart
Andy,
It looks Cherry, stay the course.
It would only be "Gangsta" if you were driving around pounding 1200 watts of "Say It Cause I Can't Sing It" kinda musac.
Bueno !!!
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:10 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
BCDelica wrote:Think you should leave it as is, looks great.
But just an idea given else where here, but taking about 20 secs of my time and my $2 Cdn copy of CS4 photoshop, submit this as a possible scheme;

I think: Extent the stripe so the angular portion is ascending in the rear window and at a steeper angle.
I would also go with a champagne-mossy-green colour that obliques/obscures with a progressing design pattern (representational of You) as the line fans out toward the top.
Falco.
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:51 am
by Spearo
Looks great! Now just a lift and powder coat those wheels black.
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:01 am
by Meanman
FalcoColumbarius wrote:I think: Extent the stripe so the angular portion is ascending in the rear window and at a steeper angle.
I would also go with a champagne-mossy-green colour that obliques/obscures with a progressing design pattern (representational of You) as the line fans out toward the top.
Falco.
Holy geez.....were you smokin' the cheeb when this came to you?
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:46 pm
by Firesong
That's an amazing paintjob!
Very nice.
Wish I could zip down there for one.
K
Re: Cheap Mexican Paint Job
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:40 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
Meanman wrote:FalcoColumbarius wrote:I think: Extent the stripe so the angular portion is ascending in the rear window and at a steeper angle.
I would also go with a champagne-mossy-green colour that obliques/obscures with a progressing design pattern (representational of You) as the line fans out toward the top.
Falco.
Holy geez.....were you smokin' the cheeb when this came to you?
Hey... I'm a painter. What did you expect? Smiles.