The Official SoCal Chat Thread - Page 122

Mark_Dorman · 02-10-2009, 05:49 PM

I've heard that if you get the better packages from Macco or Earl Schwab it can come out really well. If you do a lot of the prep work yourself and make it clear you want it to be perfect and you'll keep coming back till it is they'll do a good job. If you remove the trim and badging yourself and do all the masking it'll come out just fine. But that's a lot of time and work...but totally worth it. I've considered it...

masagsxr · 02-10-2009, 05:54 PM

yeah but when you go there, they'll tell you that "they do everything" (prep work, sand, wetsand etc....) just to get your business so that my friend left it up to them. I mean, why do you want to do the prep work yourself when they guarantee and say they'll do it right?

He had the side moldings on the door so when you open it you don't end up scratching the other car right? So one side was off and left those adhesive stuff on there. Well, his car really do need a paint job so he took it to Earl Shieb. They in turn said that they'll do everything. After my friend picked up his car, he noticed that the adhesive stuff on the side door molding was just painted over and there was the time when all hell broke loose and he just started bitching to them among other things he saw on the car. With that, Earl Shieb painted the car again from scratch hehehehehe

Mark_Dorman · 02-10-2009, 06:18 PM

Yeah...I wouldn't trust them to do a lot of the prep work. I'd at least remove the badging and some of the molding and wether stripping so they don't just mask over it. Although i'd flip too if they didn't do everything when they said they would...

mr.asian.m2 · 02-10-2009, 07:22 PM

ok...so my avatar is almost like davis.

what do you guys think?

macco can do a good job if you bug them alot. don't let them walk all over you.

masagsxr · 02-10-2009, 08:00 PM

Except too dark.... hhmmmm black on daylight (Davis) and white after sunset hhhmmm... Sweet!!!

Mark_Dorman · 02-10-2009, 08:52 PM

Not bad Frankie!

xltinlx · 02-10-2009, 09:23 PM

dAviS EyeE LoVVE youU!??¿ 8)

Mark_Dorman · 02-10-2009, 09:25 PM

^AHAHA

xltinlx · 02-10-2009, 09:32 PM

|L[O]|Lzz

Davis · 02-10-2009, 10:17 PM

randomxzero · 02-10-2009, 10:25 PM

LOL ROFL OMG TTYL

Davis · 02-11-2009, 01:46 AM

Oh and Frankie, about your avatar

EDIT: Tinnnnn, did you finish English homework?

mr.asian.m2 · 02-11-2009, 01:53 AM

thanks guys.

Mark_Dorman · 02-11-2009, 02:03 AM

I want a Dorman approved stamp!

Davis · 02-11-2009, 02:06 AM

No! you can't have one.

deucegirl03 · 02-11-2009, 02:20 AM

ok so this is random but this is a chat thread so its okay. was doing some work to my buddy's Matrix XRS on friday and look at how small my hands/arms are!

i had to pull his TB/ISC off and clean it (the PCV hose dumps right onto the throttle plate and gets crank case oils all over it and causes issues over time, fun).
while the TB was off the car i figured why not clean the intake manifold? i was too lazy to pull it off so i took a rag and just stuck my hand in there!

Before cleaning:

Crazy how much oil accumulates huh?
Anyways, that was me fisting a Matrix. Now you can say you have seen just about everything.

mr.asian.m2 · 02-11-2009, 02:24 AM

omg!!! you do come in handy.

with space like our engine bay. we need hand and arm like that.

good job.

Davis · 02-11-2009, 02:26 AM

Girls working on cars..Mmm.

deucegirl03 · 02-11-2009, 02:29 AM

Hells yes Davis there need to be more of us!

Frankie yes it comes in soo handy (haha excuse the pun)
especially working on these crazy small engine bays like we have.
Hey anytime you need a hand just get me out there and provide a couch to sleep on. I am always down for an adventure and/or to wrench!

masagsxr · 02-11-2009, 02:30 AM

Hmmm... I think i'll take my throttle body apart on the meet... Can you clean it for me?

02-10-2009, 05:54 PM	#2422 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	yeah but when you go there, they'll tell you that "they do everything" (prep work, sand, wetsand etc....) just to get your business so that my friend left it up to them. I mean, why do you want to do the prep work yourself when they guarantee and say they'll do it right? He had the side moldings on the door so when you open it you don't end up scratching the other car right? So one side was off and left those adhesive stuff on there. Well, his car really do need a paint job so he took it to Earl Shieb. They in turn said that they'll do everything. After my friend picked up his car, he noticed that the adhesive stuff on the side door molding was just painted over and there was the time when all hell broke loose and he just started bitching to them among other things he saw on the car. With that, Earl Shieb painted the car again from scratch hehehehehe Last edited by masagsxr; 02-10-2009 at 06:03 PM.

02-10-2009, 10:17 PM	#2430 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 3,772 Thanks: 84 Thanked 104 Times in 95 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	lulz

02-11-2009, 01:46 AM	#2432 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 3,772 Thanks: 84 Thanked 104 Times in 95 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Oh and Frankie, about your avatar EDIT: Tinnnnn, did you finish English homework? Last edited by Davis; 02-11-2009 at 02:05 AM.

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02-10-2009, 05:49 PM	#2421 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman And the V6 swap continues Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,134 Thanks: 75 Thanked 72 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (19/100% )	I've heard that if you get the better packages from Macco or Earl Schwab it can come out really well. If you do a lot of the prep work yourself and make it clear you want it to be perfect and you'll keep coming back till it is they'll do a good job. If you remove the trim and badging yourself and do all the masking it'll come out just fine. But that's a lot of time and work...but totally worth it. I've considered it...

02-10-2009, 06:18 PM	#2423 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman And the V6 swap continues Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,134 Thanks: 75 Thanked 72 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (19/100% )	Yeah...I wouldn't trust them to do a lot of the prep work. I'd at least remove the badging and some of the molding and wether stripping so they don't just mask over it. Although i'd flip too if they didn't do everything when they said they would...

02-10-2009, 07:22 PM	#2424 (permalink)
mr.asian.m2 SoCal/houston's mr2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 1,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	ok...so my avatar is almost like davis. what do you guys think? macco can do a good job if you bug them alot. don't let them walk all over you.

02-10-2009, 08:00 PM	#2425 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Except too dark.... hhmmmm black on daylight (Davis) and white after sunset hhhmmm... Sweet!!!

02-10-2009, 08:52 PM	#2426 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman And the V6 swap continues Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,134 Thanks: 75 Thanked 72 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (19/100% )	Not bad Frankie!

02-10-2009, 09:23 PM	#2427 (permalink)
xltinlx No Skills AT ALL Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anaheim Posts: 378 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	dAviS EyeE LoVVE youU!??¿ 8)

02-10-2009, 09:25 PM	#2428 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman And the V6 swap continues Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,134 Thanks: 75 Thanked 72 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (19/100% )	^AHAHA

02-10-2009, 09:32 PM	#2429 (permalink)
xltinlx No Skills AT ALL Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anaheim Posts: 378 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	\|L[O]\|Lzz

02-10-2009, 10:25 PM	#2431 (permalink)
randomxzero Downshift to Reverse! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 562 Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	LOL ROFL OMG TTYL

02-11-2009, 01:53 AM	#2433 (permalink)
mr.asian.m2 SoCal/houston's mr2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 1,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thanks guys.

02-11-2009, 02:03 AM	#2434 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman And the V6 swap continues Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,134 Thanks: 75 Thanked 72 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (19/100% )	I want a Dorman approved stamp!

02-11-2009, 02:06 AM	#2435 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 3,772 Thanks: 84 Thanked 104 Times in 95 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	No! you can't have one.

02-11-2009, 02:20 AM	#2436 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 676 Thanks: 32 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	ok so this is random but this is a chat thread so its okay. was doing some work to my buddy's Matrix XRS on friday and look at how small my hands/arms are! i had to pull his TB/ISC off and clean it (the PCV hose dumps right onto the throttle plate and gets crank case oils all over it and causes issues over time, fun). while the TB was off the car i figured why not clean the intake manifold? i was too lazy to pull it off so i took a rag and just stuck my hand in there! Before cleaning: Crazy how much oil accumulates huh? Anyways, that was me fisting a Matrix. Now you can say you have seen just about everything.

02-11-2009, 02:24 AM	#2437 (permalink)
mr.asian.m2 SoCal/houston's mr2 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: houston texas Posts: 1,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	omg!!! you do come in handy. with space like our engine bay. we need hand and arm like that. good job.

02-11-2009, 02:26 AM	#2438 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 3,772 Thanks: 84 Thanked 104 Times in 95 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (5/100% )	Girls working on cars..Mmm.

02-11-2009, 02:29 AM	#2439 (permalink)
deucegirl03 Gearhead son! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canyon Country, CA Posts: 676 Thanks: 32 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Hells yes Davis there need to be more of us! Frankie yes it comes in soo handy (haha excuse the pun) especially working on these crazy small engine bays like we have. Hey anytime you need a hand just get me out there and provide a couch to sleep on. I am always down for an adventure and/or to wrench!

02-11-2009, 02:30 AM	#2440 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 1 Thanked 76 Times in 76 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Hmmm... I think i'll take my throttle body apart on the meet... Can you clean it for me?