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> Advice from the pro painters?, Lead times.
mbseto
post Oct 1 2015, 08:29 AM
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I'm hoping to have a professional paint my car, and now that I am on a more strict schedule, I should probably get some information on going about this...

So my hope is to send it out to be blasted and painted. What kind of lead times should I expect? How far in advance should I be talking to a shop about getting the car in and done? What kind of schedule creep is typical?

Thank for the input... If it matters, I'm building a daily driver, not a show car, and my goals for the paint job are first to have modern rust-proofing, and second to have something nice but able to see normal wear and tear of driving to work, etc.
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mbseto   Advice from the pro painters?   Oct 1 2015, 08:29 AM
mepstein   Painters - a more strict schedule - :lol4:   Oct 1 2015, 08:51 AM
Andyrew   All depends on how busy the painter is. My guess i...   Oct 1 2015, 09:05 AM
falcor75   Painters are a wierd breed....too much fumes? Vis...   Oct 1 2015, 09:07 AM
76-914   Waiting on painters is what drives many of us to p...   Oct 1 2015, 09:19 AM
Olympic 1.7   Waiting on painters is what drives many of us to ...   Oct 1 2015, 10:43 AM
jmitro   This is one reason I am attempting to do the pain...   Oct 1 2015, 11:52 AM
Andyrew   ^Exactly. I did a respray on a members car in 12...   Oct 1 2015, 09:24 AM
naro914   ^^ it's the same with mechanic shops. Most mec...   Oct 1 2015, 09:46 AM
Andyrew   My suggestion to the OP: If your not interested...   Oct 1 2015, 11:08 AM
rhodyguy   what ever your 'contract' states? as the d...   Oct 1 2015, 11:28 AM
'73-914kid   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/c2.st...   Oct 1 2015, 12:28 PM
Cuda911   Do all the prep work yourself, removing bumpers...   Oct 2 2015, 01:51 AM
76-914   Do it. Paint it yourself (unless it's black or...   Oct 1 2015, 04:19 PM
Rav914   Do it yourself. I paid $8K once for new coat ...   Oct 2 2015, 03:33 PM
Andyrew   My progress thread in my sig is a great how to as ...   Oct 2 2015, 09:36 PM
mbseto   Thanks for the responses, guys. Lots to think abo...   Oct 3 2015, 08:12 PM
rick 918-S   Painting is an art form some guys take to. But don...   Oct 3 2015, 08:14 PM


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