# Whatever happened to Earl Scheib? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464 "2000-06-05T17:21:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/1 "2000-06-05T17:21:10Z")
“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? ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/2 "2000-06-05T17:24:13Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/3 "2000-06-05T17:54:39Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Devil\_In\_Disguise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Devil\_In\_Disguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Devil_In_Disguise)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/4 "2000-06-05T17:59:02Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/5 "2000-06-05T18:17:50Z")
I wonder how much Earl’s funeral cost. “I can bury any man for $99.95!” ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/6 "2000-06-05T18:25:26Z")
The business is still around, although there’s no longer the fun commercials for it: [http://earlscheib.com/](http://earlscheib.com/) (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](http://earlscheib.com/coupon-cutout.htm) ) ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/7 "2000-06-05T22:59:03Z")
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_) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/8 "2000-06-05T23:46:28Z")
Plus, they used Bondo for everything… ---
**Author:** ![Narile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@Narile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Narile)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/9 "2000-06-06T00:56:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Strider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Strider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strider)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/10 "2000-06-06T05:52:26Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/11 "2000-06-06T14:47:58Z")
You can do it yourself for less…not less than free. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/12 "2000-06-06T15:19:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > I wonder how much Earl’s funeral cost. > > “I can bury any man for $99.95!” > \*\* 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” ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2000, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-earl-scheib/21464/13 "2000-06-06T19:30:16Z")
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…