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xsurfer |
Jun 24 2007, 10:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 4-April 06 From: La Canada, CA Member No.: 5,818 |
I have to paint the car, something I've never done. What paint is correct for showing? I'm starting read about paint. I'll start taking the car apart over the winter.
Color change is acceptable to Judges I think. Can someone verify that please. Thanks from the newbie. Say, when to I loose the newbie title? After a restoration? LOL Gene |
scotty b |
Jun 25 2007, 06:59 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Be prepared for some serious sticker shock if you truely want a show quality job. I do show quality restorations for a living and will gaurantee you NO painter is going to take what you bring him and shoot it knowing it will be shown....no GOOD painter I should say. He would certainly prefer the car stripped BUT he will most likely want to do the body werk himself that way he is assured it has been done correctly. I will occasionaly do a job like what you are being advised on and WILL NOT gaurantee ANY of my work if I don't know what is under my work. Rust poor preperation, poor materials, improperly mixed materials etc. For example....we just finished some work on a Shelby Mustang and in the process of stripping it hit a patch of bondo that was still gooey! WHY? Because whomever did the previous repair did not fully mix the hardener (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) That alone will cause MAJOR problems on a repaint. Depending on the rust you may have you could EASILY be looking at $10,000 + for a properly done show car. Thats just in body and paint assuming there is little to no rust to be dealt with
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Pat Garvey |
Jun 25 2007, 08:03 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
Be prepared for some serious sticker shock if you truely want a show quality job. I do show quality restorations for a living and will gaurantee you NO painter is going to take what you bring him and shoot it knowing it will be shown....no GOOD painter I should say. He would certainly prefer the car stripped BUT he will most likely want to do the body werk himself that way he is assured it has been done correctly. I will occasionaly do a job like what you are being advised on and WILL NOT gaurantee ANY of my work if I don't know what is under my work. Rust poor preperation, poor materials, improperly mixed materials etc. For example....we just finished some work on a Shelby Mustang and in the process of stripping it hit a patch of bondo that was still gooey! WHY? Because whomever did the previous repair did not fully mix the hardener (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) That alone will cause MAJOR problems on a repaint. Depending on the rust you may have you could EASILY be looking at $10,000 + for a properly done show car. Thats just in body and paint assuming there is little to no rust to be dealt with Good points! It's a lot like life. Establish goals. Make the commitment. Make it happen. If your goal is a "nice" 914, go that direction. If you want perfection, learn what it will cost, make your decision & go. And foremost, (as Dirty Harry once said), a "man should know his limitations". If you can't make a concours paint job & bodywork happen, either learn to do it (could take years!), and make the capital investment to do it correctly. Or....leave it to the pros, who've already met both requirements - probably save some money this way & reduce the frustrations. Pat |
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