[DeTomaso] Crazy Vette People

[wkooiman at earthlink.net]

California prices for sure.

My wife hit a curb in the Honda.  The wheel had a big dent and a small crack.  The wheel guy bent it back and welded it up.  Cost - about $85.  You can see the work (mostly heat marks), but I didn't care about cosmetics - just strength, balance, etc.

The Porsche routinely gets curb rash.  The cost to strip the wheels, fix any scrapes, chips, etc., and repaint - about $100 per wheel.

He quoted $100 to weld up a leaky Campy, but he couldn't find his magnesium welding rod.

He does good work, and I like the prices, but I'm sure there are others in town that have similar prices.

Will.

-----Original Message-----
>From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>Sent: Jul 15, 2008 2:09 PM
>To: wkooiman at earthlink.net, ihannington286720mi at comcast.net, detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Crazy Vette People
>
>
>In a message dated 7/10/08 18 49 55, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:
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>
>> That's funny.
>> 
>> You can buy 8" campy's already powdercoated from Hall for $250 each.
>> 
>>>>They'll likely be the wrong wheels (mismatched) and for sure they'll be 
>the wrong color.
>> 
>> Tell him you'll make him a deal - he can have the car and the wheels for
>> $70K.  He can sell the car for $80K and make $10K profit.
>> 
>> Then - go buy another Pantera - and a Corvette.
>> 
>>>>HAHAHAHA!!!
>
>FWIW I had four wheels painted by a local body shop.   Two of them had 
>factory paint that was a bit thin (Guido didn't bother giving them a full, proper 
>coating so some green primer was showing through; I bought them new that way), 
>and two of them had been powdercoated the wrong color by Larry Stock.
>
>The wheels weren't stripped; they were just lightly sanded to give the paint 
>something to adhere to.   Cost for labor and materials was about $650 if I 
>recall.   That reflects California prices, the highest in the nation.
>
>Mike
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