Peter,
Not to bad mouth Vaz, as I talked to him a fews ago when I had the Anglo Continental refinished, but then passed it onto Cleveland Bike Spray. His prices are or were very reasonable compared to the quotes from Argos and Cleveland whoes quotes were also more than reasonable, but in doing my research I was told that thework from Vaz can be sporadic meaning very good sometimes and other times only fair. This is only info I'm passing on, but on the phone Mario Vaz was very interesting to talk to.
Best regards,
Peter Naiman
Glendale, WI USA
From: P.C. Kohler <kohl57@yahoo.com> Subject: [CR] Argos To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 8:36 PM
As Harvey Sachs likes to say, "Your Mileage May Vary" but alas not with these guys. I had the same experience eight years ago when they sat on a Raleigh Lenton Tourist frame of mine for something like seven months, no communication, and I finally gave up on them. You might try Vaz Refinishers (I think that's the name) which seems to please most people with good work, done in good time and they actually think you're like the customer who pays their wages. Imagine that?!
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA