
Ruth asks…
Can anyone give an estimate on a paint job?
I have a silver 01 Ford Escort and I’m looking for a price estimate for Maaco’s ambassador service. The car has no major body damage, just a few scratches and looking for like a dark charcoal color. Any quotes or suggestions?
Admin answers:
Apparently Maaco will give you a ‘ free ‘ estimate. They get to see your few scratches , We don`t and they can also see that it also has no “major” body damage. Can`t estimate what you can`t see.

John asks…
Why are people so excited about Universal Health Care?
Do they do any research into it? Or are they excited because its going to be free?
Universal Health Care is like having Universal Grocery Insurance:
Suppose you had grocery insurance. With your Government paying 100% percent of the bill, you would fill the cart with lobster and filet mignon. Everything would cost more because supermarkets would stop running sales. Why should they, when their customers barely care about the price?
Suppose everyone had transportation insurance. The roads would be crowded with Mercedes. Why buy a Chevy if the government pays?
People have gotten so used to having “other” people pay for most of our health care that we routinely ask for insurance with low or no deductibles. This is another bad idea.
Suppose car insurance worked that way. Every time you got a little dent or the paint faded, or every time you buy gas or change the oil, you’d fill out endless forms and wait for reimbursement from your insurance company. Gas prices would quickly rise because service stations would know that you no longer care about the price. You’d become more wasteful: jackrabbit starts, speeding, wasting gas. Who cares? You are not paying any of the bill.
Now where do you think the Top Rated doctors in the world Practice? Imagine going to have a heart bypass (You have been on the waiting list for over 2 years now since its universal healthcare) and the surgeon performing the operation only took the MCAT test 8 times before he finally passed it, and barely passed his boards and internships, and best of all, since now its like DMV Service, your the 7th bypass he has done that day, and there are 2 more waiting behind you.
Why are people so excited about this idea? Isnt this why most of the people who have the opportunity to come to the US for treatment come here? Instead of using their own Universal Insurance in their country?
But, I guess *FREE* is the new slogan of today’s America.
Im going overboard?? And someone else says Its going to be more efficient?? Thats why THOUSANDS in England pull thier own teeth out because they cant take the pain and waiting 2 years to see a dentist… http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/15/england.dentists/index.html
Or the people in Canada who have a LOTTERY DRAWING to see who gets to see the doctor this month http://www.statehousecall.org/canadian-doctors-hold-lotteries-to-decide-who-gets-access-to-care
Admin answers:
A universal health care plan sounds great but no one has a clue how to make it work for 300 million people. Most cite examples of much smaller countries (Canada 33,224,000, France 64,473,140). Many of those that are having their own problems currently:
- UK is now in favor of denying overweight people & smokers because of high costs (how would that go over in the land of the obese people?
- Like every other nation, France is wrestling with runaway health-care inflation. That has led to some hefty tax hikes, and France is now considering U.S.-style health-maintenance organization tactics to rein in costs.

Daniel asks…
Where can I get a large print?
So I’m redecorating my room and I want to frame a really nice picture from the internet. So what is the best way to go about getting this completed? Is there a place I can upload a picture and get it enlarged in great quality at a reasonable price?I actually would prefer a painting or drawing of the pic…Is there any kind of services where I can order a painting of the picture? online maybe? Any suggestions???
Admin answers:
It depends. What is the copyright status of the picture? If you need help determining this, email nina@unlimitedartstudios.com to ask one of our artists and we can find out for you before you get started.

George asks…
I’d like to start a mural painting business with my fellow artist friends. Any advice?
Hi so I’m only a senior but my friends and I are in AP art and very skilled and experienced. I had the idea to start a business to offer our service to our local area and charge a cheaper than usual price to residents to create murals for people redecorating their room or restaurants. I was thinking I could make a website and everything. Advice?
Also how would we charge? I was thinking start with a base price and also charge per hour. For example $100 dollars base charge (that will also cover the materials) plus $10 for every hour spent on the mural.
Also would people take 17 and 18 year olds seriously? I’m mature for my age and I was thinking we could put up examples of our artwork on our website for people to view. Also I would do a mural in my own room first to gain experience. I have experience painting but not on walls! Thanks for all advice.
Admin answers:
I should say you charge per mural and increase or decrease the price depending on the complexity of the design and the area of the wall to be painted. The website idea is a good way to showcase your design but the best examples to show to your prospective clients are the projects and artworks you have already completed.

Carol asks…
I’d like to start a mural painting business with my fellow artist friends. Any help?
Hi so I’m only a senior but my friends and I are in AP art and very skilled and experienced. I had the idea to start a business to offer our service to our local area and charge a cheaper than usual price to residents to create murals for people redecorating their room or restaurants. I was thinking I could make a website and everything. Advice?
Also how would we charge? I was thinking start with a base price and also charge per hour. For example $100 dollars base charge (that will also cover the materials) plus $10 for every hour spent on the mural.
Also would people take 17 and 18 year olds seriously? I’m mature for my age and I was thinking we could put up examples of our artwork on our website for people to view. Also I would do a mural in my own room first to gain experience. I have experience painting but not on walls! Thanks for all advice.
Admin answers:
A. Never undercut your prices. You’re doing a disservice to yourself in the future and to your business in general. People will grow to expect low prices and if you reach a point where you’re doing something like that for a living (ie – to pay your mortgage, buy your food, put clothes on your back) you’re going to have shot yourself in the foot because you won’t be able to afford to live.
B. You should be able to estimate about how much time and material you’re going to need to get the work done. Say, you have to buy 100 dollars worth of paint and other supplies, include that in your costs. Estimate how much time it’s going to take to complete a project, say, 24 total hours. How many people are going to be working doing this? Is there one person in charge (and therefore paid more)? Is everyone equal? How much money would you be making working at walmart? Shouldn’t you be paid more than that, considering you’re doing skilled labor?
You’re going to need to charge enough to cover each painter’s time, all of those supplies, etc. You’re going to have to give the person purchasing your art a rough estimate as to what this should cost. And potentially ask for half up front. You need to be able to cover supplies.
C. If you earn enough money you might have to pay taxes on it. Set some of the money you earn (on an individual basis) aside so you can pay them. If you’re not going to pay taxes on your income, well, i’m not giving you any advice on that.
D. If you’re offering quality work, people will take you seriously. But, you have to act serious.
E. If you want to paint murals but have no experience doing so, ask your parents if you can design something for them somewhere in your house. Take pictures. Have your parents cover the supllies, you do the work for free or in exchange for whatever they want to do for you.
F. I do this but i work by myself. Maybe i’m just not a team player but working with other people on a painting can be a bit of a hassle.
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