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I believe the Maaco's are franchises, so all of
them independently owned also. The reason I mention this is because what you
might see at one place will be totally different at another, the quality of work
will depend on the crew. Here in Houston the only one I have ever dealt with is
independently owned by Gary, and if it came out like Davis' car mentioned below,
I guarantee you he would have not let me take it home knowing it was not done
right. I had a old Javelin in the late 80s I took to Earl Scheib off Hammerly in
Houston and they painted it all right for $189. Hell, they painted over a old
stripe, rust bubbles, even a poor damned bug that had crawled on the car, and it
had a tough feel to the paint, you could run your hand over it and felt like
someone threw dirt on the paint after done. Eventually that feel went away after
a few months of washing the vehicle. Damned bug was still down there and on the
stripes that got painted over, I made lemorade with lemons and used that as a
template to paint on new stripes right on top of that, looked great and lasted
for years till I sold the old car for $1200.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 8:23
AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
Terry's Gremln: (was: Is anyone going to the Amo event in ohio this
year?)
We took the Amc Tea, spirit to our local MAACO and got it back with lots
of dirt in the paint all over the car and they didn't wait for the prepsol to
dry off the hood before shooting it and it bubbled. They claimed it was a
reationbetween the paint and the fiberglass. Except it was bubbled on the
plastic hood scoop too. They refused to fix it so I had to repaint the
hood myself. I would NEVE take a car to them!
Davis
Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Maaco
may be Okay but I'd beware of "Earl Schiebe" at
least in Austin. No prep
unless you do it and
"overspray", orange peel, runs, and I drove
from
Wichita Falls for that(twice as they were going to fix
it the
second time......NOT) Finally had a local guy
shoot her for
$1000.
Hal
--- eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
Terry, part of the fun is just being there....with
> your AMC. Unless
it is
> Mitchell, no one will diss your car. I can't tell
> you
the times thru the
> years people have brought cars out to AMC meets
and
> others are more than
> happy to say 'hey I see you need a
grill, that
> vendor over in section B-9
> has a NOS one cheap'
or 'where are you from? I know
> a good paint/body man
> (or
chrome place, or interior place, or suspension
> place, or performance
> place, insert own here) near you'.
>
> If concerned
about the engine bay, go to a dollar
> store like I do and get
> several cans of engine cleaner, that foamy crap
> works
wonders, then hit it
> with a sprayer, I go to the car wash and pop
it with
> 800 lb pressure, you
> would be surprised the shit
flying out from under
> the hood. Last time there
> was a nest
of possums, three illegal immigrants,
> some old leftover tacos I
> cook on the intake manifold, a dead sparrow that got
> sucked
into the
> incomplete Ram Air system, two screwdrivers (hey,
>
gimme those) several
> emissions lines, the breather lid, it was
MAYHEM.
>
> Maybe I should tell ya'll about operating a
cutting
> torch, but better not as
> we have a Fire Ban here in
Texas due to drought.
>
> As for paint, a cheap paint job from
Maaco will do
> wonders for your car
> also. No one says you
need to do a concourse
> $5K-$10K paint on it. My white
> 1982
Eagle custom wagon shown here was painted by
> Maaco in 1992.....that
was
> 14 years ago.......over 100,000 miles ago......and
> over
100 AMCs ago. Still
> looks great in 2006. Total cost, no bodywork?
$450.
> Something to think
> about! Take care,
> Eddie
Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
>
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006
2:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Is anyone going
>
to the Amo event in ohio
> this year?
>
>
> >
You have me thinking Eddie. I was going to enter
> my Gremlin in the
> > display
> > only class. What you are saying even
though my the
> bottom third of my
> > Gremlin
> >
is black primer with a red stripe on it with
> Gremlin in stick on
letters.
> > I had
> > to do something to cover the bondo
I have in the
> bottom of the doors. The
> > engine has 30
years of grease and the air pump is
> disconnected that I
>
> should go
> > ahead and enter it and let it me judged
because
> who knows and who cares. I
> > might just do that.
When I go to the local shows I
> keep the hood shut and
> >
I
> > heard more than one person say it must be a
> Gremlin X
with that paint job.
> > Terry
> >
> >
>
>
> >> Ya'll take note of what Terry mentions below.
"
> The one I went to in St
> >> Louis had
>
>> about 8 or 9 Gremlins but no 77's or 78's that is
> why I was
so upset I
> >> didn't
> >> take mine." Terry, if
you would have taken your's
> chances are if judged
> >>
you
> >> probably would have taken at least a Bronze
>
Award. And to boot, been the
> >> only one of it's kind there. I
took photos of
> every vehicle on the field,
> >> and
there was a number of vehicles I didn't see.
> Don't recall seeing
a
> >> Concord wagon, or 66 Rebel, no 80 AMX, no 67
>
Ambassador convertible
> >> although
> >> two 68
Rebel convertibles, of which one is shown
> here. And like the
> >> NAMDRA
> >> AMC Nationals, you will see
classes with no
> entries. It all depends on
> >>
what
> >> shows up and where. There have been meets
>
(regionals) I have sponsored or
> >> attended where all the cars
are 68-70 AMXs, but
> few 71-74 Javelins or
> >>
AMXs,
> >> on the other hand, some, I have seen what I
like
> to call 'the bread and
> >> butter attack' you see
dozens of Ramblers,
> >>
Hornets/Gremlins/Concords/Spirits/Eagles, and
> also station wagons
and
> >> four
> >> doors. These are the 'bread and
butter' cars that
> kept AMC in business
> >> day
>
>> in and out, so ti is refreshing to see them on
> and at
meets! Don't be
> >> shy,
> >> you with friends,
don't let that BBG Calif 500
> AMX car intimidate you
>
>> just
> >> because a $10K paint job. The field is there
for
> cars, all of them, from
> >> six
> >>
shades of bondo to cars that have made special
> arraingements to come
from
> >> museum to display. Besides that is what my
Planet
> Houston AMX award is
> >> for
> >>
thru the years, it is for cars that "show the
> most potential
and
> >> promise"..............some owners go the
course,
> some leave as is, no big
> >> deal it is all
good. A number of other clubs are
> now also giving these
>
>> types
> >> of awards as many times it is a incentive
for the
> owner to keep going and
> >> stay the course on
whatever it is they started! I
> would like to know what
>
>> happened to the 70 Rebel Machine STATION WAGON in
> Atlanta I
gave this
> >> award
> >> to, would like to see it
now!
> >>
> >> But go to these meets, as you will
learn. Take
> photos, it might help in
> >> your
>
>> restoration down the road, you can find parts,
> meet people
and best of
> >> all,
> >> have a lot of fun in
2006 with people who share
> the same interest as you
> >>
do....in AMC.
> >> Eddie Stakes'
> >> Planet Houston
AMX
> >> 713.464.8825
> >>
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
www.planethoustonamx.com
> >>
> >> ----- Original
Message -----
> >> From:
>
>> To:
> >> Sent:
Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:58 AM
> >> Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Is anyone
> going to the Amo event in
>
>> ohio
> >> this year?
> >>
>
>>
> >> > The show is in Dayton Ohio. The show itself
is
> Saturday July 29 they
> >> > have
>
>> > things planed for Thursday and Friday. I have
> motel
reservations and
> >> > plan
> >> >
on
> >> > going up Thursday and comming back Sunday.
The
> one I went to in St
> >> > Louis
>
>> > had
> >> > about 8 or 9 Gremlins but no 77's or
78's that
> is why I was so upset I
> >> >
didn't
> >> > take mine. I noticed at the AMO site a 78
won
> some kind of award last
> >> > year.
>
>> > Terry
> >>
> >>
>
>>
> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
>
>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
>
>
> >
> >
> >
>
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