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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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