Earl Scheib, Where Are You?

[usedto]

Any of you remember Earl Scheib, and commercials, "I'll paint your car for $29.95." Didn't you always wonder how he could do it so cheap? Well, I think I found out:

Revolutionary Paint Gun

 

[Sandy G]

Think that was a Dacia, a Romanian-built Renault. That re-spray almost might have been an upgrade..

 

[skippy_ps]

Except for painting over the black bumper, looks like an ok diy repair for a beater. Who woulda thunk it.

Murray

 

[Ths364]

I imagine that between hyperventilation and fumes, you'd get a pretty wicked buzz from doing that!

 

[jaguar06]

I like the comment, "And zero ****s were given that day."

 

[finnbow]

In this instance, it's far better to blow than to suck.

 

[Ohighway]

I'm impressed by what some folks can accomplish with very little resources.

Compressor? We don't need no stinkin' compressor!

 

[fiream773]

...and to think I've been dipping my broom in a can of Weatherbeater to touch up my Fiat.

 

[jaguar06]

I imagine that between hyperventilation and fumes, you'd get a pretty wicked buzz from doing that!

The most wicked buzz I ever had was when I painted my entire shower enclosure with that Formby stone-finish stuff, only to notice on the last of 18 cans "not waterproof". Since I had a funeral to attend that morning and needed to shower, I proceeded to spray a dozen cans of clear laquer over the stuff to seal it. It worked, but that headache lasted a month.

But it wasn't just that I was stoned that the woman in the coffin looked just like Mimi Bobeck on the Drew Carey Show. She actually did look like her. But being higher than a kite on laquer fumes sure made it hard to ignore. It was a big relief when they shut that coffin.

 

[Eric H]

Except for painting over the black bumper,

Murray

But that's exactly how old Earl would have done it. :yes:

I seem to recall he started out at $19.95 and went up as the years went by.

 

[jhoak]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjdHaMeiiQ

 

[Luthierman]

The good old bernoulli effect in action. Science is cool.

 

[I.R.Brainiac]

That gave me an idea for when you dont have an air compressor.

Gather up some spare tires and connect an adapter to the valve stem.

 

[squirrelnest]

I had a '56 chevy painted at Earl Scheib....cost me more than $29.95....they did a good job!

 

[EchoWars]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjdHaMeiiQ

Love the comments...

This guy kills hookers and buries them under his house. I can tell.

 

[gadget73]

I'd probably use a vacuum cleaner instead of the "blow method". Slightly less moisture, though you'd want to make sure you washed the vacuum out beforehand or you'd probably get a textured finish.

 

[Cruzah]

I got My 71 Duster painted at Earl's back in the early 80's.
It cost me $150 bucks, and they did a Great job.
I got the car painted Mediterraian Blue with White pinstrips...Plus they fixed a coupla dents.
Only thing I got a little angry about was they didn't do the inside of the door hinges.
All in All...I'd give em a B.

 

[kdlsoft]

Had a 63 Volkswagen Camper painted at Scheib about 1972. Looked nice except for the overspray on the windows and I could tell the guy who painted it was at most 5'9". Not much blue paint on the red roof...

But it did look better than before.

 

[mr greg]

I think I remember seeing a commercial for good old Earl where he said one reason he could paint cars so cheap was because he had his own masking tape factory. No lie.

 

[slow_jazz]

My brother had a car painted by Earl that turned out okay. My brother did all the prep work and Earl painted it.