KrisHorton
08-19-2004, 01:43 AM
First off,
Larry, Ralph, and other admins, move this post if you have to, I wanted to start here because this forum get the most visibility, but it might belong in the paint/body forum. If it is appropriate, can it be made sticky?
On to my pridicament. I have a car that needs to be painted. Not much of a problem, right? I need it painted and ready for re-assembly by the end of September. That is my problem.
I live in a small town with 4 paint shops. All of which are one to two man shows. Average turnaround time here is about 8-12 weeks. There are also no pinstripers/graphics painters around here.
I am about 2.5 hours from just about everything in Southern CA and am willing and able to haul the car just about anywhere. My budget is somewhat limited, but can be negotiated. I'll be happy to keep the cost withing 4-digit range, but am expecting to go higher. The painter doesn't need to know that though, right? ;)
What I need is for anyone in the SoCal area (Orange County, Anaheim, Valencia, Ventura, Bakersfield, LA, Lancaster/Palmdale, etc.) to turn me on to a shop that can do this and do it within reason. I have photo references and renderings ready to go at the drop of a hat as well.
Upon roll out to paint, the car will be lined underneath, have the quarters patched and rust areas fixed. It can either be on a frame or dollies/rotisserie, whichever is preferred. It will also be sprayed with sealer. The to-do list for the paint/body shop is
Re-Skin both doors, maybe shave handles.
Smooth some rough areas on the rear quarters, no patching.
Weld up holes made by factory trim.
Smooth and fit hood, doors, and fenders.
I have a paint company that is sponsoring us and ready to supply the paint/clear coat, etc. There is a graphic on the car, it is really simple and I can provide a line drawing of it if needed. The car is primarily 2-tone and I think it is reasonably easy to do, but as I mentioned, we are on an insane time budget thanks to hang-ups beyond our control.
So, if anyone is still reading at this point and knows anyone who owns a shop capable of this or even knows OF a shop here in Southern CA, PLEASE help me out by either talking to them or just giving me a name and a phone number. I have some last resorts, but I would really like this to be done to the highest standard. If you think the shop might be interested in gaining some GREAT exposure, let them know that the car will be at SEMA and it will be highly visible.
Thank you so much in advance!
Desperate in the Desert,
Kris Horton
[email protected]
Larry, Ralph, and other admins, move this post if you have to, I wanted to start here because this forum get the most visibility, but it might belong in the paint/body forum. If it is appropriate, can it be made sticky?
On to my pridicament. I have a car that needs to be painted. Not much of a problem, right? I need it painted and ready for re-assembly by the end of September. That is my problem.
I live in a small town with 4 paint shops. All of which are one to two man shows. Average turnaround time here is about 8-12 weeks. There are also no pinstripers/graphics painters around here.
I am about 2.5 hours from just about everything in Southern CA and am willing and able to haul the car just about anywhere. My budget is somewhat limited, but can be negotiated. I'll be happy to keep the cost withing 4-digit range, but am expecting to go higher. The painter doesn't need to know that though, right? ;)
What I need is for anyone in the SoCal area (Orange County, Anaheim, Valencia, Ventura, Bakersfield, LA, Lancaster/Palmdale, etc.) to turn me on to a shop that can do this and do it within reason. I have photo references and renderings ready to go at the drop of a hat as well.
Upon roll out to paint, the car will be lined underneath, have the quarters patched and rust areas fixed. It can either be on a frame or dollies/rotisserie, whichever is preferred. It will also be sprayed with sealer. The to-do list for the paint/body shop is
Re-Skin both doors, maybe shave handles.
Smooth some rough areas on the rear quarters, no patching.
Weld up holes made by factory trim.
Smooth and fit hood, doors, and fenders.
I have a paint company that is sponsoring us and ready to supply the paint/clear coat, etc. There is a graphic on the car, it is really simple and I can provide a line drawing of it if needed. The car is primarily 2-tone and I think it is reasonably easy to do, but as I mentioned, we are on an insane time budget thanks to hang-ups beyond our control.
So, if anyone is still reading at this point and knows anyone who owns a shop capable of this or even knows OF a shop here in Southern CA, PLEASE help me out by either talking to them or just giving me a name and a phone number. I have some last resorts, but I would really like this to be done to the highest standard. If you think the shop might be interested in gaining some GREAT exposure, let them know that the car will be at SEMA and it will be highly visible.
Thank you so much in advance!
Desperate in the Desert,
Kris Horton
[email protected]