Puerto Penasco full body paint and upholstery recover

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Puerto Penasco full body paint and upholstery recover

January 29, 2020, 12:23:34 pm

First trip to Puerto Penasco and I am enjoying it. The dw had to stay home and work but was really too chicken to come. I haven't met anyone from here that wasn't extremely nice and accommodating. They have been working on my coach from daylight to dark and have all the sticker decals off and have sanded the whole coach. Cost for repairs and full body paint from Antonio Geraldo (twigs recommendation) is $6500. Which includes an 8yr warranty and 4 clear coats. Redoing 2 captain's chairs and foam (1 wide body), 1 recliner, sofa, dash, dinette, large valance over whole slide, ext door, and 2 tables on end of slide for $3600 leather on seats w vinyl everywhere else. I did haggle some but felt a little guilty after seeing how hard they work and the great deal I feel I'm getting.Getting it painted at Concha Del Mar dry campground which is on the beach Next to Playa Bonita. $12/night but most importantly I think it lets Antonio make more money because they take less commissions. I am leaving the RV here to be finished and after talking to Twig and many people here and being around Antonio I have complete confidence that it will be finished as agreed. I also feel completely safe here as Pierre man's the gate way better than Barney Fife. Just ask Ken, Dori, Rick, and Leslie, from the forum, who I met for the 1st time. Wonderful people who took me under their wing and to lunch one afternoon. Antonio is going to send me pictures of the process and I will share with you guys as it goes. He said it should take 4 wks. Taking a daily shuttle tomorrow to Phoenix for the flight home.

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Reply #1 – January 29, 2020, 12:37:11 pm

For short trips, we traveled to San Felipe many times but had never been to Puerto Peñasco. It's a good compromise between border towns and Mexican tropical resorts. At around 50,000, it's big enough for diesel engine/transmission work plus painting, etc and also has the ocean with several decent RV parks with golf, resorts and GREAT FOOD.

Yes, send some photos as the project progresses.

Would love to have a big green and orange iguana painted on the back.

Pierce

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Reply #2 – January 29, 2020, 01:01:34 pm

Day 1 all decals were removed. I suspect this would have taken me several months!

White doesn't look too bad!

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Reply #3 – January 29, 2020, 02:22:59 pm

Interested in following your experience! I was very tempted to buy your coach prior to your purchase. Anxious to follow the continued progress!

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Reply #4 – January 29, 2020, 02:38:35 pm

We had a great time down their.. planning another trip in march/april..

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Reply #5 – January 29, 2020, 03:07:12 pm

The 1st picture was Monday. They have been sanding for the last 2 days so not much to share. I didn't realize they were going to sand so I left some windows open yesterday morning for a couple of hours. Not smart😳

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Reply #6 – January 29, 2020, 03:12:48 pm

Jhardman, glad you passed on it😊. I was nervous when I bought it and have had to repair some stuff but not anything overwhelming. Put about 15k miles on it and just love it.

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Reply #7 – January 29, 2020, 03:48:49 pm

Quote from: Tommy D – January 29, 2020, 03:12:48 pm

Jhardman, glad you passed on it😊. I was nervous when I bought it and have had to repair some stuff but not anything overwhelming. Put about 15k miles on it and just love it.

Tommy, I wrote to you and wished you luck on the purchase, as I almost pulled the plug on that coach as well. Thought it was a great deal and the guy trying to sell it was getting pretty frustrated as well. The time the coach sat was my issue and it looks like you have done well! Glad for you!
On the 2 front seats, did he break that down to what each would cost to recover and new foam? Thanks!

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Reply #8 – January 29, 2020, 04:10:30 pm

Quote from: Tommy D – January 29, 2020, 03:12:48 pm

Jhardman, glad you passed on it😊. I was nervous when I bought it and have had to repair some stuff but not anything overwhelming. Put about 15k miles on it and just love it.

I really really wanted GV, but most were always out of my budget. I got a great coach prior to yours hitting the market,, but when I saw yours come on the market, I had to think long and hard about selling mine! I got maintenance records on the one I bought in 2017, so I stuck with it and love it....few exterior appearance issues to fix and I'd like to do the FBP(I already stripped decals). I'm hoping to do the Alaskan motorcade in 2021. I want to proactively replace the radiator, hydraulic pump, and probably have valves adjusted/checked at least. She runs cool and like a top!

Will be following your journey!

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Reply #9 – January 29, 2020, 05:22:31 pm

Has me thinking of going down there for some degree of paint.

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Reply #10 – January 29, 2020, 08:06:47 pm

Quote from: Dub – January 29, 2020, 05:22:31 pm

Has me thinking of going down there for some degree of paint.

I just threw my first dollar in my pickle jar !

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Reply #11 – January 29, 2020, 08:57:36 pm

I will tell you, everyone I have met down here is not looking for a hand out, they want to work. I have not had the 1st person ask me for money. Was nervous at first but everyone I've meet seems very genuine and is hard working and nice. Antonio is very passionate about his work and has what appears to be only his family working with him. His father, sons, and nephews. So far I would highly recommend him! I am actually leaving for the states and am not staying down here the whole time to watch the progress. He has shown me his work ethic and it far exceeds what I have experienced anywhere else so I feel comfortable about leaving it with him and having the work completed without looking over his shoulder. If your thinking about it I would recommend the trip down to try it out!

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Reply #12 – January 29, 2020, 08:59:46 pm

Quote from: juicesqueezer – January 29, 2020, 03:48:49 pm

Tommy, I wrote to you and wished you luck on the purchase, as I almost pulled the plug on that coach as well. Thought it was a great deal and the guy trying to sell it was getting pretty frustrated as well. The time the coach sat was my issue and it looks like you have done well! Glad for you!
On the 2 front seats, did he break that down to what each would cost to recover and new foam? Thanks!

Juicesqueezer, I remember chatting with you after I bought it and am sorry we missed each other by a few days at Quartzsite! Would have loved to have shown it to you.

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Reply #13 – January 29, 2020, 10:14:07 pm

Quote from: Tommy D – January 29, 2020, 08:59:46 pm

Juicesqueezer, I remember chatting with you after I bought it and am sorry we missed each other by a few days at Quartzsite! Would have loved to have shown it to you.

Yes, we left like a day before, if I recall! We will down in Yuma on the 16th of February and 2 weeks later, back at the Q. Maybe we can hook up. Did you see my question on cost of the 2 front seats? We would like to get ours done, so will have to pick your brain some. lol

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Reply #14 – January 29, 2020, 10:39:21 pm

Quote from: juicesqueezer – January 29, 2020, 10:14:07 pm

Did you see my question on cost of the 2 front seats? We would like to get ours done, so will have to pick your brain some. lol

We had the front seats done about 4 years ago. The cost was $550 for both with the shop coming to the RV park for the R&R. The material is much more durable than the OEM. The work was really excellent. As good today as when they did the job. Check the four photos of the work at: U300 Seats - Google Photos

Pierce

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Reply #15 – January 30, 2020, 03:56:44 am

Quote from: Dub – January 29, 2020, 05:22:31 pm

Has me thinking of going down there for some degree of paint.

Dub
I have been wanting to have mine painted also, maybe we could get a "two for". It will have to be next year before I can have it done. I am hoping to get to go west next year, this year didn't work out. I wonder how far out their schedule is?

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Reply #16 – January 30, 2020, 07:11:06 am

Ok. We really want to do this! Leaving the coach would be tricky since it's our home and we have pets... but we would sure be willing to find a way!
Where can I find contact information?

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Reply #17 – January 30, 2020, 07:23:53 am

Forum search this

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Reply #18 – January 30, 2020, 10:17:19 am

Quote from: Pierce & Gaylie Stewart – January 29, 2020, 10:39:21 pm

We had the front seats done about 4 years ago. The cost was $550 for both with the shop coming to the RV park for the R&R. The material is much more durable than the OEM. The work was really excellent. As good today as when they did the job. Check the four photos of the work at: U300 Seats - Google Photos

Pierce

Thanks Pierce; you actually sent me some info on the cost of new upholstery for the seats a short time ago, but was wondering what the current price is now. Seems they have been going up!

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Reply #19 – January 30, 2020, 10:54:48 am

Hola y'all
We are in PP as I write. Having the fiberglass repaired and the coach painted. Antonio is doing the work. Again Twig recommended. We agree with Tommy, Antonio and his crew are excellent.
Tommy we enjoyed meeting you. Hope to see you again next time bring your wife. Leslie will convince her to come down. We'll keep an eye on the progress on your coach while we are here. BEAUTIFUL coach by the way, you done good.

Antonio has Facebook pages with photos of his work and I've seen several murals he has done. He is a gifted artist, and you can tell he loves his work. I'll post pictures of our work when I can. Wi fi sucks where we are.
Cheers Ric

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Reply #20 – January 30, 2020, 11:17:21 am

Here is a breakdown of the price for each item and I negotiated this down to 3600+240 for front curtain and door curtain. This was the price for leather seats and backs and vinyl everywhere else and to refoam where needed. I later had to change to all vinyl because I got tired of sending the wrong colors to my wife back in KY that didn't suit😂😂😂. The all vinyl price was 3200 for everything. As Twig said in another post everyone had gone up in price. I did negotiate a little but not too hard because I felt like I was getting a great deal compared to the 5k I was quoted in the states last year at this time. Chair listed was a small recliner. The 2 captains chair was for drivers and extra large copilot seat.

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Reply #21 – January 30, 2020, 11:30:33 am

Just like Pierce said they will come to you. Here is the contact info for David Munoz for upholstery and Antonio Geraldo for paint. Didn't want a mural but man he can paint them, free hand with an airbrush.

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Reply #22 – January 30, 2020, 11:35:56 am

One must consider today's exchange vs the exchange rate in the past when comparing today's services in Mexico. I believe you get less peso's to the dollar today then five years ago.

Roland

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Reply #23 – January 30, 2020, 12:04:35 pm

Quote from: Roland Begin – January 30, 2020, 11:35:56 am

One must consider today's exchange vs the exchange rate in the past when comparing today's services in Mexico. I believe you get less peso's to the dollar today then five years ago. /quote]
That could be, though we've talked to a lot of people returning from Rocky Point that expected a 'good deal' and did not get one!

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Reply #24 – January 30, 2020, 12:19:04 pm

Quote from: juicesqueezer – January 30, 2020, 10:17:19 am

Thanks Pierce; you actually sent me some info on the cost of new upholstery for the seats a short time ago, but was wondering what the current price is now. Seems they have been going up!

Ric,

The Mexicans are pretty laid back so it's not like being in the Middle East where you sit down and bargain for a half day drinking mint tea over a $50 coat or carpet. But just like here, you still have to do a little bargaining. Perhaps rent, materials or the exchange rate has affected the business. Having a couple of quotes from other shops with a clipboard with the numbers in your hand helps. Bringing up the Foreforum with all the other potential customers also helps. It also helps establishing a rapport with the shop owner so you get a sense of who he or she is and they can put a face to the expensive motorhome from the U.S. You also need to go into detail exactly how you would like the work done. The material, stitching, design if different. I wanted it exactly as the OEM was so went over all the details not leaving anything out. Their English may not be the best so you both need to be patient. I also make sure that they know I'm coming back every day to check on the stitching, etc just as I would do here. If it's paint, be up to speed on the types of paint, primer, shrinkage, what you expect to be masked off, etc. This way, you show appreciation for their skills and then next time you meet, you will both have smiles our your faces.

My wife sold sailboats in the Bay Area. She said there were always two prices, one for the "important" people and the good price for others that she liked and felt comfortable talking to.

Puerto Peñasco was hit hard by the recession of 2008 and is just now getting back on it's feet. The international airport is done and the cruise port construction is well underway. Like most all Mexicans, the residents see the glass half full and are optimistic about the future. Prices are always going to be more for any kind of work, food, lodging than further down in the heart of Mexico. With a motorhome, it's close and convenient while still getting excellent work.

Antonio's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/antonio.geraldo.3?fref=search&__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARAPxQHwaLJspXKnqT0E-EuC2yPd4cgsr1Fe_N_hkxAkHZWFoCuWGLW3iQeUCfZ54UixGQkqng8wSxLS Lots of talent here. I can't even draw a stick man.

Pierce

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