Return-Path: Received: from CMU-CS-IUS2.ARPA by CMU-CS-A.ARPA; 9 Aug 85 11:03:35 EDT Date: 9 Aug 1985 10:55-EDT From: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2.ARPA To: Harry.Bovik@a cc: Randy.Brost@fas Subject: Auto Body Repair Message-Id: <492447302/webb@CMU-CS-IUS2> Here are the messages I got in reply to a post asking for recommendations on auto body repair shops that could deal with rust: Received: from CMU-CS-G.ARPA by CMU-CS-IUS2.ARPA; 5 Aug 85 12:25:28 EDT >Date: 5 Aug 1985 12:16-EDT From: Ivor.Durham@CMU-CS-G.ARPA To: Webb@IUS2 Subject: Auto Body Repair Message-Id: <492106612/id@CMU-CS-G> I was very satisfied with the work done by W & S Autobody in Hazelwood. I got some rust removed the hard way, but they repaired the car very quickly and matched the paint perfectly. I actually had some panels replaced, so I can't properly offer an opinion on their ability to re-work metal in place. The establishment isn't much to look at, but talk to Rich Debone the proprietor for a while and form your own impression. Ivor >Date: 5 Aug 1985 14:08-EDT From: Robert.Frederking@CMU-CS-CAD.ARPA To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair As I mentioned to you before, I was not entirely happy with Jon McElravy's body work. Bob >Date: 5 Aug 1985 14:35-EDT From: Jerry.Agin@CMU-RI-FAS.ARPA To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair My wife took her aging Datsun to Bill's Auto Service in Dormont, and was very satisfied with the work he did. It's a small, one-man operation, and Bill seems very competent and interested in making his customers happy. >Date: 5 Aug 85 15:06:21 EDT From: David.Black@CMU-CS-A Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 Vince's Auto service in Shadyside recently did a very nice job on some collision damage; be sure to speak to Jon there. I have no idea how good they are at fixing rust spots. --Dave >Date: 5 Aug 85 15:35:09 EDT From: Daniel.Leivant@CMU-CS-A Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 For very decent work and decent price, certainly good bargain for older cars, I go to Frank Nania in Oakland. --DL >Date: 5 Aug 1985 16:34-EDT From: Carl.Ebeling@CMU-CS-UNH.ARPA Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 Vince's just off Ellsworth has been good to me and others I've talked to. Mervis agreed he did a good job welding the frame of my Datsun and the price was about %60 of what everyone else wanted. I don't know if you can extrapolate from this to other types of body work. Carl >Date: 6 Aug 1985 10:42-EST From: Klaus.Gross@CMU-RI-ML.ARPA Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 Jon, I've had some body work done at Superior Auto Body in Sq. Hill. They are very good. -Klaus >Date: 6 Aug 85 11:45:14 EDT From: Alan.Sussman@CMU-CS-A Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 I had some body work done at American Auto Repair on Liberty Ave. in Shadyside. They replaced my bumper and removed a couple of serious dents >from the panel above it. The dent removal was a very nice job, and the people there seem very reasonable about not spending all your money. I don't know, however, about rust removal. Alan >Date: 6 Aug 1985 18:33 EDT (Tue) From: "James R. Driscoll" To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2.ARPA Subject: atomic weapons ... PS: I saw some excellent restoration work on a '59 Chevy done by Mel's Auto Body near or in Etna. >Date: 7 Aug 1985 09:14-EDT From: Richard.Cohn@CMU-CS-SPICE.ARPA To: Jon.Webb@CMU-CS-IUS2 Subject: Re: excellent auto body repair I had my car repainted and some minor rust removed last November by Demsie's in Wilkinsburg based on the recommendation of someone who had used them several times. I was very happy with the service and the job they did. However, it's too soon to know if the rust is going to reappear. As for other places, I have a friend who's had several accidents and has always gone to Bob's, also in Wilkinsburg, a block away from Demsie's. He's had no problems. On the other hand, don't go to Reynolds (close to, but not quite in, Wilkinsburg). They had a tendency to spray paint over rust. Richard