In the 50's, here in Portland, the Earl Sheib TV commercials proclaimed:
"I'll paint any car any color for twenty-nine ninety-five."
That advertisement was run frequently and the slogan still goes through my
head every time I pass an Earl Sheib paint shop.
I am planning to play around with the $50.00 paint idea while I am doing the
body work on Mr. Hyde. I would like to get him down to at least 2 different
colors until I strip the body and have it painted. If it looks good I might
leave the low cost paint job on the car when I am finished with the body
work.
One thing I have learned is that I can have the car painted for much less
than I can do it myself. Automotive paint is very expensive to purchase in
small quantities for just one car. The last price I found was about $500.00
for materials only. That is not for metallic paint. There must be lower
price outlets somewhere, but I have not started looking for them yet.
Tom
69 2000 - Mr. Hyde
Portland
http://www.datsun2000.com
http://www.nowroc.org
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Subject: Re: $39.95 Paint Job...
I also recall Earl Scheib radio and TV advertisements for $39.95 auto paint
jobs. I always wondered if they even bothered to wash the car or mask the
trim prior to painting?
Kevin 68 2000 Ossipee, NH
As I recall, $39.95 was what Earl Scheib, a nationally
franchised chain, advertised for auto repainting in the in
the 1960's. I used the one in Alexandria, VA for the first
repaint job of my 67.5 in the late '70's (I think for
$49.95, then, because of inflation).
Dave
'68 1600
Kailua-Kona
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