For you that knew DUB the vette expert.

Barry

Barry

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Dub, at 59, passed away on Aug 15th.
He would call 2 to 3 times a week starting about a couple of years or so ago.

He started using epoxy and could not get enough info, and he was using universal. He taught me a lot about the big drag engines he used to build when he worked for a drag team.
Most of our calls were 60 to 80 mins.
It's a sad day.
 
Damn . i haven't talked to him in a while. never said anything about being sick. i loved swapping stories with him about the early vettes . taught some learned some. his wealth of knowledge will be missed .
we went round and round about gelcoat but it was fun . once he realized i was a fan of it too years back we got along good.
 
Wow. Sad day indeed. I always learned something from his responses. All these younger painters need to learn as much as they can from these that are more experienced. I had the good fortune to work with several of the "old timers" and the stuff they took time to teach me was astounding. I soaked up as much as I could. Sadly they are gone also. They knew that what they didn't teach someone WILLING to learn they would take with them. I am truly sad hearing of his passing.
RIP DUB.
 
I will never forget the first time he called me, I was in a state of shock, but he had done some testing on scrap with my epoxy.
He never said why, but I always felt it was because of Shine, aka Porch Dog.
I've had my hands on a lot of 50s and 60s vettes over the 45 years, but the detail on the little pieces he did make me realize I was a backyard hack, as well as the high-end shop I worked at in the 70s, could not compare to what he did.
I was involved in every piece he did on his last restro on an early C-3 for a lady on the phone.
So impressed, as he was finishing up, I told him to tell her if she ever sold it; I wanted first rights if I could afford it.
I have no clue what it cost the women, but generous motors never made a vette with the quality job he did, or it would have cost twice what a new Ferrari would.
Sad, sad deal, the good die young.
RIP Dub!
 
i sent him a pic of my epoxy test . i think that got him to thinking about it . only thing that would resurface corvettes was gelcoat. in the lacquer days they would map any repairs on the body. we had to finish the repairs down to paint grits but it would still map in the sun . first product to work was featherfil but it was hell to use. my sheetmetal test is still on top of my building.
 
Sorry to hear of his passing. Obviously beloved by many here.
I was more active on this forum a few years back and thought I remembered Dub passing in 2020. Different person I suppose or I’m just wrong.
 
nytrainer said:
Sorry to hear of his passing. Obviously beloved by many here.
I was more active on this forum a few years back and thought I remembered Dub passing in 2020. Different person I suppose or I’m just wrong.
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Different Dub.
 
shine said:
i sent him a pic of my epoxy test . i think that got him to thinking about it . only thing that would resurface corvettes was gelcoat. in the lacquer days they would map any repairs on the body. we had to finish the repairs down to paint grits but it would still map in the sun . first product to work was featherfil but it was hell to use. my sheetmetal test is still on top of my building.
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I figured you were involved, but he never said, and I never asked, and I thank you!
Our first calls were hours of comparing epoxy to Powdercoat and Gell coat. I bet a total of 5 hours just on those two items.
But when we were done, he had already done his own testing, so testing me, id guess.
That's how I learned he had passed did not hear from him for 3 or 4 weeks and, at first, just thought he was taking a break after delivering the car as it seemed he worked seven days a week.
I enjoyed the calls and going to miss him as he taught me a lot in our conversations.

Thank you, shine!!!!
 
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