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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 22 Sep 1993, p. 13

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)IT UNION e * Stress/Tension N * Stiff Neck ace SERVICE he ills by ndettaatenals ons cos‘cr‘+ ERY Â¥i% from annval rate. ChipsAway opens in Waterloo Realizing that a major paint job would be too costly and the chances of matching the color is a risk, people often feel it‘s just not worth the bother. People have long been trying to fill in paint chips in cars by using colored wax, paint dabbers or aerosol car paint, but the results are usually disastrous. However, with the recent ChipsAway distributorâ€" ship opening at Shaun‘s Auto Care in Waterloo, there is an alternative way of filling in those blemishes that spoil the look of your vehicle. With 15,000 colors at,his finger tips, it‘s easy for Stokes to match almost any color on the market. "I‘d say that it‘s about one third the cost of touching up a car the conventional way and you use less than onemmeo(pail}"suhlnid. "The community spirit was unbelievable." Within weeks, he relocated on King Street, held a fire sale, and, when the rebuilding was completed, moved back to his old location in October. ness in 1979. Three years later, under new ownership, it went out of business. "I took a real loss on that (sale). I only got three cents back on my dollar. We were there for 30 years and this guy went bankrupt in just three years." By getting out of the paint and paper business, Beaupre finally got fully into the stamp business. He had dealt with stamps since 1960, but now, at the age Stamps Nothing is more frustrating than finding another p, seratch or nick on your late model automobile. OUT WITH THE OLD (Continued from page 11) ALL TRADES WELCOME By using the ChipsAway process, Stokes can reproâ€" duce the paint color and fill in the chips with an air brush. The system also protects the chip from rusting, peeling and lifting. "This is a good substitute for painting the entire fender, hood or whatever the part mqybalt’-hsupmsiwandit-meqwirwmen- 'p:e(mipahmlymh-aidadintheu.s.fa the past 15 years, but has only been available in Canada for the past two years. Michael Alpe, a former used car salesman from Brantford, saw plenty of cars come across his path with nicks and scratches. When he heard about the ChipsAway system, he packed in 20 years of car sales, bought the Ontario distribution rights. Shaun‘s Auto Care is located 66 Rankin Dr., Unit 10 in Waterloo. of 61, he was able to put all his efforts into a hobby he began at the age of nine, when a Czechoslovakian immigrant gave him some stamps. "I look at the stamps and if it‘s a country, my mind takes me there. Each stamp tells me a story." Beaupres since 1981. Wrixon, like the Beaupres, can get caught up in the romance of the world of stamps. "To me, stamp collecting is very personal," Wrixon said. "Sometimes when I‘m alone, instead of turning on the television, I‘ll look at my stamps. It‘s nice to have something like that to fill the (time) gap". Thelma Wrixon has been working with the WE SELL MORE SECTIONALS * Ladies Designer Knitwear (Canadian Made) *‘Fabric and MORE ... ~ INCREDIBLE SAVINGS !! ! 50 BATHURST DRIVE, WATERLOO 746â€"4913 @ ACADemYy OrF LedARNiNC WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1993 â€" PAGE 13 CANADA‘S SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRES FACTORY OUTLET SALE North on King St., 2nd set of lights past Conestoga Mall is Northland. Right on Northland, 1st left is Bathurst. Turn left into "Kingâ€"Bathurst Business Centre" continue to front of building facing King Street. Every Saturday 8:30 a.m. â€" 2:00 p.m. LOTS MORE TO SEE

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