Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

[jamespowers]

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Good gravy it is still around! Listen to the new theme though. lol lol
http://www.earlscheibautopainting.com/

 

[jamespowers]

The lowest is $600 now though.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

If Earl Scheib were around today he could have had a career as a hip hop artist as well.

 

[jamespowers]

If Earl Scheib were around today he could have had a career as a hip hop artist as well.

He died in 1992 and he was so crooked that they had to screw him into the ground.

 

[Gregg Axley]

He died in 1992 and he was so crooked that they had to screw him into the ground.

:eusa_clap

We had one here called Econo Paint.
Just as bad. No prep time, but a great paint job OVER DENTS AND DOOR DINGS. :eeek:

 

[jamespowers]

:eusa_clap

We had one here called Econo Paint.
Just as bad. No prep time, but a great paint job OVER DENTS AND DOOR DINGS. :eeek:

The car may have looked like a sack of walnuts but it was painted really well. lol lol lol

 

[Gregg Axley]

The car may have looked like a sack of walnuts but it was painted really well. lol lol lol

I see one everyday, in the form of a pick up.
Prep is 85-90% of the paint job IMHO.
I built a few cars for show, one of them I spent 2 weeks wet sanding daily, after it was primed earlier in the day.
Wet sand, and prime, repeat, until I had every single divot, every single ripple filled.
The paint came out looking like glass.
So I can see how Sheib did it, little prep time.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

They must clean the mop every time, instead of once a week, now.

The lowest is $600 now though.

 

[Gregg Axley]

They must clean the mop every time, instead of once a week, now.

 

[jamespowers]

I see one everyday, in the form of a pick up.
Prep is 85-90% of the paint job IMHO.
I built a few cars for show, one of them I spent 2 weeks wet sanding daily, after it was primed earlier in the day.
Wet sand, and prime, repeat, until I had every single divot, every single ripple filled.
The paint came out looking like glass.
So I can see how Sheib did it, little prep time.

Sheib also owned the company that produced the paint. He used to sell it to all the body shops too.

 

[jamespowers]

They must clean the mop every time, instead of once a week, now.

Instead of running the car through a car wash it was a car paint line. It never stopped spraying.

 

[wsc]

How about a vacuum worth a darn, you know how many vacuums I've bought the last 20 yrs? I remember my mother having one older than I am up to a few years ago. You remember the kind that you pulled behind you and had the hair dryer attachment?

 

[earl]

How about a vacuum worth a darn, you know how many vacuums I've bought the last 20 yrs? I remember my mother having one older than I am up to a few years ago. You remember the kind that you pulled behind you and had the hair dryer attachment?

That would be an old Electrolux. What I remember about the vacuums of over 20 years ago is that they were about as heavy as boulders, but don't recall them as being more effective. Earl

 

[Touchofevil]

How about a vacuum worth a darn, you know how many vacuums I've bought the last 20 yrs? I remember my mother having one older than I am up to a few years ago. You remember the kind that you pulled behind you and had the hair dryer attachment?

The kind with the brontosaur neck and the retractable plug-in cord? We had one that sucked up anything and lasted through my childhood and into my thirties.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Great point.
Kirby vacuums were great as well.
Since my wife and I got married, we've been through 2 vacuums so far.
Bissell, not the Walmart special.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I have a Kirby and wish I would have broke down and bought one in the first place.

 

[jamespowers]

That would be an old Electrolux. What I remember about the vacuums of over 20 years ago is that they were about as heavy as boulders, but don't recall them as being more effective. Earl

Yes, I still have two of those around. I use one in my shop and the other is just a decent backup when I need one.

 

[dnjan]

making the food you bring to a potluck

When was the last time you were at a potluck, and all the food was home-made?
Seems like people are more likely today to "stop and pick something up on the way" instead of cooking something themselves.

 

[John Galt]

Phone booths. Rotary phones.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Potlucks are very popular with third shift, where I work. I think they use it as an excuse to get out of working lol

When was the last time you were at a potluck, and all the food was home-made?
Seems like people are more likely today to "stop and pick something up on the way" instead of cooking something themselves.