I took my Gremlin to a detailing shop today to get an estimate. I guess I am getting old but I got tired of spending 4 or 5 hours on it and it still looking like crap when I got done so I decided to let a professional give it a shot. Well I was expecting to spend a small fortune on it if they would even try. I figured $150 to $200. Well after he looked at it told me all what he was going to do he said since it was small and it had that black primer half way up the doors it would be $75. I almost crapped in my paints. Now that is not the interior or the engine bay it is just the red paint. That is all I really cared about. Now the paint is in pretty bad shape so I am not expecting miracles but for $75 if it has a shine to it I will be happy. You know I guess I will miss the pride of doing it
myself and 17 years ago I wouldn't have thought about paying someone for working on the Gremlin. Now that I am 61 the thrill of working on it has gone out the window. Instead a feeling of accomplishment all I get is tired, sweaty, hot and aches and pains all over. All i want to do is drive it now and if I could find a good looking 25 year old to drive it for me I wouldn't even do that. Of course if I found a 25 year old that would do that I would have to take out a second mortgage on my home to pay the stud for keeping her happy.
Terry
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