“I can paint any car for $99.95”
Earl himself died about 10 or 15 years ago, but what happened to his company?
I read that after his death, they were planning to up paint jobs to $129.95.
Did this dramatic price increase cause a catastrophic cash-flow reaction from the budget-conscious public?
Does anyone know anyone who ever got an Earl Scheib paint job, and how good it was?
I know the company still exists, but I’m not sure of the price. I AM sure it’s not $99. I’ve seen ads here in Northern California.
There are several here in So. Cal. I didn’t know he snuffed it, though.
Urban Legend: Earl Scheib’s son was convicted on federal weapons charges back in the 1970s when federal agents discovered a cache of machine guns and explosives on his property.
True; or false?
I got a paint job from Earl Scheib early in the '80s and they did a good job. The paint started to oxydize within a couple of years, but I think I only waxed it once or twice so it is probably my fault.
I wonder how much Earl’s funeral cost.
“I can bury any man for $99.95!”
The business is still around, although there’s no longer the fun commercials for it:
(And in case you didn’t get a present yet- I know this is a little late but it’ll still be appreciated: http://earlscheib.com/coupon-cutout.htm )
Here I go, dating myself again. I remember;
“I’ll paint any car for $29.95”.
I think it was originally $19.95.
This is not one of those times that
“Make you feel young again”. 
Peace,
mangeorge (Dating, not dating)
Plus, they used Bondo for everything…
Hey, don’t knock Bondo, its the miracle material. I’ve even used it to patch a decent sized hole in the wall when I didn’t have any drywall scraps about.
The company is still around and kicking. My best-bud’s room mate is a manager for one here in the Bay Area. They also have some funny shirts that they they sell that say :
"Let me look under your hood! Paint jobs for $29.95!"
Nowadays their paint jobs run for about $200 when you add in all the extra crap they charge you for. The base price is $160 though. But I can get one for free 
-N
You can do it yourself for less…not less than free.
Oddly enough back in the 80’s a radio station i listened to did a spoof of him and it was “earl Slab” “I’ll bury any body anywhere for 99.95”
Back in '76, a friend of mine got his Maverick Sheib’d. Back then they didn’t do any prepping, they just shot it.
Steve didn’t even wash it!
It stayed on for about a month, as I recall.
We were driving out to Canyon Lake, when I see his hood start to ripple. I thought it was an optical illusion until a large piece of paint blew off and stuck to the windshield!
After that, the poor maverick was scabrous looking blue and gold…