(Alive To Die?!) The Old Genuine Commercials of Earl Scheib

Here is some Earl Scheib Commercials from the 1950s to 2010s that I put in one KZbin Video.
Earl Scheib, Inc. owns a national chain of automobile painting and body repair shops. Operating under the New Earl Scheib Paint & Body Shop name, the California-based chain consists of more than 175 stores in about 150 U.S. cities. Though the stores are primarily known for economically priced, production auto painting services, body and fender repair services are also offered. Earl Scheib manufactures its own paint at a company-owned facility in Missouri. The company established a fleet sales division in 1998. The Earl Scheib brand became well known largely through founder Earl Scheib, a pioneer of advertising. Beginning in July 2010, the company closed certain locations and franchised off the remaining locations to shop managers, giving them the opportunity to become small business owners. Specifically, the company offered them the rights to purchase all the equipment and fixtures in their shops and to use the Earl Scheib name for their own business. Many managers took advantage and agreed to the terms, resulting in today's independent Earl Scheib paint centers. These modern Earl Scheib centers now offer paint jobs and most of today's Scheib shops also offer custom painting, collision repair, and pinstriping. Earl Scheib the company is no more, but the name still lives on independently.
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[@walterneville2625]

My friend had his 1970 Challenger painted there.. We spoke to one of the painters, who told us mask as much as you can yourself, and get a better job. We then offered the painter another 40 dollars on top of the 59.95... He said bring it on a Saturday, the boss is not here... Because he did alot of painting, the job was very nice, zero overspray.. No one believed it was an Earl Sheib job... Great memories

[@donnienicholson6062]

Should have just offered 40 bucks and forgot the company. He already revealed what he was.....you were just negotiating his selling price.

[@walterneville2625]

@@donnienicholson6062 Not paying the company would be stealing... Real car guys, and Drag Racers are honest people...

[@nancypatricia511]

My family lived in Milwaukee and I remember driving past the $29.95 sign every week as a kid. My father had a blue 1968? Ford. For some reason, those cars in that color had bad paint jobs and the paint on the hood of our vehicle peeled. I don't know if Earl Schibe told my dad to mask his car.. I believe my dad knew better than to believe that he was going to get the paint job he wanted for $29.95 without doing his own masking. My dad was very meticulous and did all of the masking himself. I remember him being happy with the job they did

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Those Esti-meters were the pinnacle of technological achievement, with mad accuracy. Still in use in the Boeing QA/QC department.

[@garryseery3865]

LOL 😂😂😂

[@jaygraham5407]

Very true

[@johnmcmullen456]

It was always easy to spot one of their jobs with the odd paint color from a far distance.

[@teresaselby6455]

My first car was painted by Earl Scheib. They did a good job.

[@michaelyounger4497]

Thanks Earl, I put myself thru college buying repairing and reselling wrecked or damaged cars. Preparation was the difference between a quality paint job or a joke. 30 years later my family was shocked when I repaired my wife's totaled car in a couple days. They never imagined I knew how to do such things.

[@michaelfred8848]

I had my 55Ford painted there in the late 60’s with Earl Sheib blue, rust and all😀👍It looked good!

[@eddiestanley135]

Used to joke...Earl Scheib, I will paint any car for $29.95, $39.95 we won't paint the tires, $49.95 we won't paint the windows, $59.95 we won't paint the bumpers; etc.😁

[@MrGGPRI]

We had a ES competitor back in the 1950's in ELA, Park Auto Bake; $29.95 and baked-on ! Opened the newspaper one day and PAB offered a special at $19.95 and my 1951 dark green metallic Pontiac was in need so I ran it over to PAB and requested a black job. Picked up the car when it was ready and it looked really nice and when I got home took a close look; the flow was unbelievable, the gloss so good that I was afraid to wash it for a time for fear of marring the finish. Parked in front of our house, drive-bys would stop and ask where I got the paint job. Later sold the car so don't know how it held up long term..

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

I remember taking my brothers 1978 Subaru wagon to one. First, we sanded and primed it with rattle cans at home. The next day we drove to Earl Schiebs and removed the wipers and masked up the windows and bumpers with newspaper in the parking lot. We were pleasantly surprised it looked pretty damn good. Yes, there was minor overspray here and there, but we took care of that at home.

[@StephenBryen]

I got my 53 Buick painted for $29.95 ($318 in 2024 dollars) around 1960. The job was adequate and covered up all the faded paint. It was the best deal around.

[@rplace8737]

I had my car painted by Earl Scheib in the late 70s. There were only a few colors to choose from for $29.95 but the car looked much better for that cheap price. They even painted the windows, chrome and wheels at no extra charge!

[@dannyo3317]

No ups and no extras!

[@michaelannen4168]

As l teenager who loved cars, l started hanging out at Earl Scheib to learn what to do for my car. I would bring in my car and mask it myself in line, then started doing light bodywork. l was hired when the bodyman quit. Then, l became a manager when he left. I spent about 5 years in the Baltimore shops and really enjoy fixing crazy messed up cars on a dime to this day. Basically, l wasted my life on cars. A lot off crazy things happened at Earl Sceib. I saw cars masked, sanded, painted and detailed in less than a half hour. The whole crew would jump on it if they got a $5 tip each. I had customers literally paint their car for a date that night. When paint jobs were $19.95, you could get a $14.95 special that was the bench slop left over in a 55 gallon drum from all the other paint jobs before changing colors. The manager would mix it up with a paint paddle and hang it up by the color chart. It was always a blue/purple color.

[@Porsche996driver]

Good work sir! 👌🏽

[@Mr.DickisBack]

There were always cool cars at any Earl Scheib location. The mid-80’s were great because they were fixing the amazing cars that we are literally crying out for now. Great memories!!! Thanks Earl!!!

[@cudaus1]

I remember these commercials in the mid 50's. They were shown during Sunday afternoons on the local Detroit area stations. Great to see them again.

[@rseabrk1]

Earl Scheib for President!

[@gideondingle9363]

I live in Los Angeles and I remember these commercials from the late 60s on up.Every year he raised his price by $10.The last price I remember was $109.95 in the early 80s.When I was in high school in 1976-77 a friend of mine had his 67 GTO painted turquoise and it had over spray on the tires!

[@cmscms123456]

2022 The LAST Earl Scheib location in Anaheim CA painted a few of my project cars... Johnathon and his people did a great job. I always remove the bumpers, grill and trim from the car, gets much better results, the body and paint guys appreciate the effort of the car owner.

[@marlobreding7402]

My father worked at the original Earl Schibe in 1940 doing upholstery. This skill got him a job upholstery DC-3 Seats. In 43 he joined the navy and returned to his jon keeping his seniority. He later sealed space capsules, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.

[@pappytinkers]

I worked there back in the 80s and oh the stores i could tell! Our special making paper was old newspapers. We were given 2&1/4 rolls of tape per car. If that wasn't enough, oh well! They kept the tape locked up better than the cash

[@frankiegreer6258]

Earl Scheib will paint any car any color for $99 dollars leave the windows down and we'll paint the inside for free.

[@samuelmcgill-rl3lb]

in the 1970s ,it was pretty common to buy a used car or truck that had been painted three or four different colors one right over the other by earl sheib .

[@paulhare662]

Earl couldn't get past the EPA nowadays. Norfolk Southern can blow up trains full of nasty chemicals but Earl would beshut down.

[@waynesmith3318]

My first car was a 1951 Chevy that I got in 1960 and Earl Scheib painted it cherry red and it was a passable paint job.

[@stevekovacs4093]

No ups! No extras Riiight! I miss Scheib, we need him today more than ever, They are all gone now.

[@albertseabra9226]

I had may car painted in the Boston area for 50 dollars, in the early 80s. And I was quite happy with the service provided by their store. Obviously, some paint jobs for Ferraris and Corvettes could go for thousands of dollars. My Car was an old 2 door 1970 Chevy Malibu. Born when Detroit was still able to make good cars. Thank you for this fantastic video.

[@frankbruno9499]

Thank you for posting.Back in the 70's I met the director of advertising and he told me the best TV spot that was the most successful was when Mr. Scheib got out there and said "I'll paint any car for $29.95! So much for marketing degrees!

[@darrellsaunders4267]

And when you take it to the car wash, the paint comes off in sheets...

[@jimwjohnq.public]

I took an old Ford pickup truck to Earl Scheib in San Diego back in 1971 for at the time one of their $19.95 paint jobs. Their ad was said $19.95 paint job and we will pull out one dent. Bring in in by 9am and pick up at 5pm. I had this truck painted blue, and they painted everything, wheels & the bumpers as well. I picked it up and the paint was still tacky and was told not to wash it or park it under any trees for at least 30 days.

[@billwendell6886]

Yep, you had to drive it there masked except for the windshield and side windows. For a generous tip up front they masked the windows.

[@genehart261]

They did a really good job for the money.

[@dave1956]

I worked in the collision repair industry for 44 years. Nowadays you cannot buy a sleeve of quality masking tape for $29.95. We rarely did complete refinishing except in the case of vandalism. I retired 6 years ago and I would say that a complete refinish including R&I of all trim would cost in the neighborhood of $4-5,000.

[@rongendron8705]

Your're right! I had my 64 Pontiac, painted by Schieb in 1970, for $39.95! Recently, I took my 2004 Camry to a paint shop to just repaint the hood, which is chipping! They wanted $1,200. just for the hood! How did Schieb do it?

[@johnmcmullen456]

It took several contacts to find a local independent body shop willing to fully repaint my older car that already had all the trim removed, door jambs done, and needed no body work. Seems their major preference is insurance jobs limited to panel repairs for a quick turnaround. Some had shop signs stating they won't do any rust repair, which is a major need in the snow belt where roads are salted. All paint work is very expensive today in part because the cost of automotive paint and related materials has become outrageous.

[@Retired683]

Around 1983, I had a 79 Impala wagon painted in Kenner, LA. I prepped as best I could. I paid about 129.00.

[@vincecarnevale4406]

Earl Scheib had a competitor in my. area , Paintarama $29.95 ,the good old days😊

[@tc6580]

I remember Paintarama in Hatboro, PA it was there for years.

[@betrevryday1]

Seattle had “ Spray King “ 1970’s. $99.95 & up n up n up….

[@dave1956]

The cost of materials is astronomical and has been for years. You can’t buy a sleeve of 3M masking tape for $29.95 today. Not only that repair procedure’s are much different. I wrote a thousand estimates over the years to repair just this sort of thing. First they would remove the washer nozzles from the hood, possibly remove the headlamps and drop both ends of the front bumper. The fender liners may need to be removed if they are in the way as would any moldings on the fenders. Sand the hood down and feather the chips out, priming the hood, color coat the hood and possibly blending into the fenders. Clear coat the hood and fenders. Wet sand and buff as necessary and reinstall all the trim. Depending on number of chips priming and sanding more than once. It’s approximately a 3-4 day job. There’s probably 5-6 paint hours at the prevailing labor rate, plus paint hours multiplied by the prevailing materials rate. Twelve hundred for this job sounds about right. What did you make in 1970? I’m sure that it was a fraction of what you make today if you are still in the labor market. I never recommended to my customers spending money on purely ascetic repairs. I always wondered if you spend money to repair something like this, two weeks later you get rear ended and the car is junk. The money was spent for nothing.

[@deanmckean7770]

Absolutely love Earl. $10 free metal repair, those were the days.🎉😢

[@biga129]

Damn bro made his own materials 🐐

[@frankdillon6127]

the paint job was okay for the price , not for today. biggest issue was the body pre paint prep. best to mask and do body work somewhere else. just have Scheib spray the paint.

[@Dwayne-mb2uj]

I worked for Earl Scheib and his wife in their home in Beverly Hills one time .I remember it had thick orange carpet in a mud century modern .I worked with race horses when I was very young. He died of a lung problem I wonder if all those years around body shops hurt him.

[@anthonyxuereb792]

It's possible, racing fuel fumes killed the nicest man you'd ever meet, lived in our street.

[@sicks6six]

thats nearly funny,

[@a-guitar2734]

Love it great job . As a kid I remember a few of those commercials

[@googlemonster3011]

Wonderful memory painting two cars at different times; an Audi 80 and a Mazda rotary engine coupe. Can’t compare factory OEM of course. But helped me to “facelifted” the two cars and earned me some pocket money putting me thru university in San Diego. What fond memory.

[@paddle_shift]

Around 1973 I bought a used chocolate brown 67 Chevy Impala. Drove it from Chicago to Dallas. It was back to the original yellow when i arrived.

[@bombasticwood4220]

PURCHASED A 1963 RAMBLER AMERICAN FOR 100 DOLLARS IN 1979 HAD EARL PAINT IT AQUA BLUE, FOR 39.95, LOVED THE PAINT JOB

[@welcome741]

My coworker in the early '80s wife "suprised" him by having the color changed from silver to red. When you opened the doors it was still silver on the sides of the door and the door frame.

[@gringott12]

I couldn't afford the $29.95, so I painted my 1959 cat eye Chevy ($50) with a roller and house paint. Looked good in tan.

[@kevinsnyder4425]

We had an Earl Scheib paint shop in our city for a long time. I remember seeing the shop & sign for a lot of years. The sign is gone, but the building is still there. I worked with a lady that had her car painted there, and it was a terrible paint job.! 🎨 . Runs & sags everywhere.! Good thing she didn't pay extra for the runs.... !😂

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

29.95 and he would have a free 20 bucks in body work special. We took a 61 falcon there and they painted everything but the body. Tires, mirrors and taillights

[@keywestjj]

'Um, it's ten to twenty THOUSAND dollars for a quality paint job in 2024?!? IF you can find anyone to do it ... Some automotive paints cost a $thousand$ a gallon!!!

[@shananagans5]

I had my Camaro painted at Earl Scheib in 86 or 87. I did lots of the prep work, took the trim off etc myself and used them for just the spray process. I actually ended up with a very nice paint job but I did a big part of the work myself. They saved money on the prep work, if you did the prep yourself, they actually did a pretty good job of actually spraying it. lol If you didn't want your wheel wells and exhaust tips to match the body color, it was up to you to mask those off yourself.

[@chickey333]

I had very good luck with Earl Scheib on a Ford Futura back in 1982 after some local yocal's work came off in sheets... at twice the price!

[@drfalcon4102]

As Old Earl got older, the paint fumes got to him,, RiGGGHHHHT

[@Ekimsrevo]

Painted a mirror on a Lexus a while back 3 step paint was almost 200 bucks

[@BomBoo-rn8gj]

Gramp's had his '50 Ford Scheib painted, it lasted one Buffalo Winter, he had it redone in the spring and sold it, it lasted another Winter.

[@southerncross3638]

My Friend had them paint his 64 GTO in 74 for $49.95, metal flake blue, looked pretty good.

[@Porsche996driver]

I remember the $99.95 price lol. My dad had it done on his old Ford pickup - it was ok for an old pickup lol.

[@markchodroff250]

My 1998 Oldsmobile 98 was painted by them in about 1972 or so ,I think I payed 79.99 ? Don’t remember but they did a great job. Paint looked good for years even after I sold the car !

[@benbrown2119]

I have a 1940 DeSoto with perfect patina - not a fleck of paint on the outside now - and an Earl Scheib bumper sticker!

[@electricman523]

Even a cheap paint job can look good if you take your time and do a good job on the prep work before painting.

[@artnascar9748]

Years ago I worked at Earl scheib in Austin Texas.😂

[@sportsfan205]

My bother n law worked for him in 1967 a very good if not great body man.

[@carltondobbs5774]

Honest Guy!!!!! Did job right!!!!

[@marklangevin9939]

Earl Scheib would paint your car for about the average young workers WEEKS PAY. Not a bad deal. Maaco is the modern version.

[@johnmcmullen456]

I have seen some Maaco paint jobs that were pretty good. They will cost a few hundred today not including body work.

[@superdog1964]

In the NE USA we had Maaco. They had the same type of "specials" and their slogan was "Uh-Oh.......Better get Maaco" as they had a picture of a car backed into a mailbox or a fence. They always used the cheapest acrylic enamels on the market that had no brand name on the drum it came in.It was never mixed properly so you got a light red from the top and a dark red from the snot on the bottom. The concept of primer was unknown? Just scuff it and go! If you slipped the "technician" an extra $10 he would actually clean the Sears Craftsman or Chineseium spray gun properly AND empty all of the water from the bottom of the air compressor before he shot your car. Another $5 would get you Dupont or PPG hardener/activator instead of the generic crap in the white bottle that said "Caution-Isocyanates!" (F-in Superglue Lol) on the side. If you were into flipping cars for mad money? Maaco was your friend!

[@JustjeepsmyG-man]

I worked for E S, and most of the shops all same had wood roofs and if looked Up when in side and all see was ???? who knows? ? ?

[@christopherlucy1772]

A case study in inflation!

[@jamesofallthings3684]

I wouldn't touch up a rock chip for that price these days.

[@I88-4-88I]

You're scheibing me man! Don't scheib me!😆

[@markhuyette8509]

When I was little my dad new Earl he said to my dad take off all the chrome and we spray the car it looked good my uncle loved it so much he had his done and Earl lived up to his name I paint anything for 99.95 and he did my uncle didn't take his chrome off his car and they sprayed right over it he was ahead of the time 😂

[@nicksnarski5973]

99.95 thats the commercials i remember

[@treesnmoguls]

Like most things, you got what you paid for. Earl was appealing to the masses. The paint jobs I saw looked ok (not wonderful) and did not last. Ok for giving a refresh to a beater for a few years. Back then, cars didn't last like they do today, so, for most, that was OK...

[@rp9674]

Technically true

[@LuciFeric137]

I got a 200 buck job on my trans am. Looked pretty good

[@spacecat7247]

Earl shiez. Lol. They would paint over dirt and bugs and anything.

[@dave1956]

You think that it needed no body work but from my experience what you think is ready for paint and what the shop might think can be two entirely different things. I remember body techs in our shop that were hacks as they were referred to. They would send a vehicle off to paint and it would get rejected. The tech could do the work over or move on down the line. In my experience inferior techs didn’t stay at a quality shop for long. Perhaps other shops are geared to your type of repair, we were not. Sorry if I offended you but this was my life every day for many, many years.

[@kevinrice7635]

Add 19.95 for a vinyl top🎉

[@sicks6six]

I would have loved to see some of his paint jobs, no lights or trim removed, I bet they were terrible, reading the comments of people collecting cars with tack paint and told not to wash it or park under a tree,

[@P00katube]

6:49 Is That Don Adams?

[@johnbaxter4837]

that includes the tires and windows 😂🤣😅🤣😂

[@julioalvarado7048]

Estimeter 😂 10 Seconds to know the truth😂

[@Skunkhunt_42]

And we ate it up

[@jaygraham5407]

In by 9, out by 5. 29.95

[@Redlinesixtynine]

Riiiiiiight!!!..lol.

[@uncleronny6748]

Thanks for the memories. The good ole days spraying that nasty ass synthetic enamel with a glorified goddam particle mask on!

[@b.snoodleman5864]

The esto-meter would be accurate today if you added 2 zeros behind the $7.00 What kind of increase is that? $7.00 to $700.00? peoples wages certainly didn't increase that much.

[@BelindaWoodson]

#CARL/Ever lasting Gum Drop

[@tomcoryell]

What does “No ups and no extras” mean?

[@mistersecret88]

It means exact price they didn't try to upgrade you or sell you crap u didn't want

[@VintageVaughnVehiclces]

I'd be willing to drive my car there it provided they have a time machine where it can go back to 1940 and be painted with all those harmful EPA ozone eating pollutants and my car come back to the 21st century with a paint job that will last four times longer than a factory paint job.

[@paddle_shift]

$7 to repair this dent.

[@daewooparts]

Earl Scheib ,a bargain compared to Maaco

[@edwardbright9434]

Yes thts painting a car not tht jive like now

[@gramps7056]

Earl became a makeup artist for Fox News reporters.

[@tbec3011]

And Clown Orange for you know who. 🤡

[@gramps7056]

@@tbec3011 I truly believe Earl could have done a better paint job on Agent Orange/Cadet Bonespur than he sports nowadays.

[@briangode1381]

Do I’d he paint all sizes of cars with the same amount of paint just thinner less of on bigger cars

[@briangode1381]

I will not name businesses who cares tho since my birth 78now what has become of honest businesses doing quality work at a fair price these days donot tell car sales persons you will pay in full who remembers when there was no auto leasing pushing financing extended warranties or buying cars using as koppel vw did intelli payment services in the Empire State Building never saw the vehicle first nine hours later drove it home or koppel auto dealer was my first to sell me auto insurance it this legal as a real young boy I can not say tell you all how mucho more honesty in doing business we had also you could leave you cars homes unlocked open windows mucho rarely was anything stolen even at camping places these days you can not even trust family members a real shame how times have changed even no more simple cars made because of government requirements for our leaner air health cleaner earth electronics causing recalls longer repair times harder to do as I previously have said simple is best best I dea automaker is vw Germany one car auto body design for years and bit by bit improving on it even 1950s ones parts still available no problems yet like men’s suits made but female feminine fashions change often are made with nicer materials mucho comfortable variety more of is why I like girlie clothes plai just pure material hardly anything else to wear or if so mucho little buttons pockets covers now I ask male fashions have pockets big no need to bags or purses but well why do they not put pockets big for women’s clothes some when done are so small hardly anything fits in them when myself wearing anything sex labeled I would carry a cloth bag on my shoulder please see my past remarks comments on this and mucho more that makes it senseable to do things just why do average volks do so mucho stupid ways of doing the proper things best ways would as I say eliminate mucho troubles we have save life’s and more you would be able to enjoy life more be healthier work less hours what good are looks so senorita or senior looks nicer but how do they treat others volks their personalities are what or long hours to earn $$$$$$$$$then what good does it do us when tired sleepy to use it spendit or what I only can say seeing it one of volks biggest feuds is over $$$$$$$$$$$dinero or my first meeting senoritas my dinero mucho often not always but no more these days only guys working full time girls use to work less stay home clean laundry homes cook do more going out square dances beaches parks Sundays day of rest or weekends doing with families amigos bar b ques and more for your communities neighborhoods

[@briangode1381]

Tv use to be mucho programs enjoyable what’s my line gues volks unusual occupations Gary more I’ve got a secret one was all seven brothers one family first second third names all of them

[@saxongreen78]

'Estimeter?' What a dopey gimmick!

[@donnienicholson6062]

Earl Scheib featured the ugliest colors so you'd pay extra for better choices. Every Scheib shop I knew of would use your paint which was quite inexpensive back then and do a good job.

[@thesoundsmith]

"Scheib Happens" has GOT to be the WORST IDEA in advertising history. You associated your Client with Crap. Hint: we _already_ thought it was crap... Good job, Madison

[@markreed171]

Nice "persentation", genius!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄😴

[@claylyons6447]

He reminds me of an irritating car salesman. But he must have been doing something right.

[@cybervision_1]

the price inflation over the years is awful, thanks Biden

[@chargermopar]

Thank the Federal reserve, especially since 1971.

[@nevetslleksah]

Biden’s only been President since Jan 20, 2021. You have a lot of other Presidents to ‘thank’ before him.

[@lancemoon3444]

​@chargermopar absolutely 💯 %...but we have to blame someone...

[@claymorexl]

Give Carter some of the credit

[@milfordcivic6755]

Qry more Trump humper

[@coykehoe8865]

5 mile 5 minute warranty was stupendous

[@kevinsmith7697]

Leave the windows down and they’ll paint interior also! 😛😛😛👀🫡🇺🇸