I think my painter is losing it....

[trapin]

Yeah...LOL!!!

[CliffS]

I'll keep you posted. He says he should be done by this weekend.



Any update Tony?

[trapin]

He said he was going to start it on Friday...that probably traslates to yesterday or today and his 1 week to do the car will probably be a 2 week deal so I really don't expect to hear from him until the end of April or early May. Now that I've been through this painting stuff...I know how it works. LOL!!! Thanks for the inquiry, I'll be sure to keep you updated.

[parsonsj]

Good luck Tony. Keep us posted how it's going.

jp

[Restomod]

That all depends on how you spend your $5k........

[EFI69Cam]

That all depends on how you spend your $5k........

Not too many options other than hiring it done. There are specific prohibitions against spraying anymore than rattle cans in Suburbia.
I paid $2500 10 years ago, I figured doubling it would be enough.

[WS6]

Depends on how much has to be painted, paint brand used, and what type of paint job. ie candy, single stage, two stage, or this new blend stuff. Shop around and talk to the people. Tell them your budget and your goals. One of those may have to change. Also be realistic with yourself. Do you really want an ultra slick paint job on a car you plan to drive? Think how you'll feel when you find a rock chip in the paint for the first time. Maybe even from the drive home. Then ask yourself again just how expensive and fancy you want that paint job to be.

Tony, I hope it works out for you and your car comes out looking great.

[EFI69Cam]

Depends on how much has to be painted, paint brand used, and what type of paint job. ie candy, single stage, two stage, or this new blend stuff. Shop around and talk to the people. Tell them your budget and your goals. One of those may have to change. Also be realistic with yourself. Do you really want an ultra slick paint job on a car you plan to drive? Think how you'll feel when you find a rock chip in the paint for the first time. Maybe even from the drive home. Then ask yourself again just how expensive and fancy you want that paint job to be.

Tony, I hope it works out for you and your car comes out looking great.

What jumped out at me was Trapin's statement that he wanted his paint to be the same quality as that on a new GM car. That is all I want, 7500 is alot for that, considering thats half the cost of the Cobalt he mentioned.

I just hope the guy I have picked out to do it is not going to hurt me too bad.

[Restomod]

All great ideas WS6.

[MonzaRacer]

Dont get me wrong it hurts to redo any job regardless.
As for new GM parts I have an uncle who rebuilt a 80 C10 and used a GM fender on one side and a Generic on the other,the genric was a scuff and shoot and the GN one had a warp in it and he had to work it out. This was his truck and he intended to do it justice for a rolling billboard.
Not all FACTORY parts are super sweet and straight.
andnas for making gaps right and adjusting things thats part of it if he is any good. BUT if he has to "jamb" a car out it gets a lot harder and takes about twice the paint/prep.
If he is lucky the car will "rough" colorsand ,reseal and shoot and be super straight.
Good luck
Lee

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

damn this is a horror story...

[6'9"Witha69]

I haven't looked too closely at '07 Chevy paint jobs, but they are NEVER perfect. Nobody's is. Not even Mercedes. IMHO $7,500 should get you a pure show quality paint job with 0 imperfections.

[jy211]

I haven't looked too closely at '07 Chevy paint jobs, but they are NEVER perfect. Nobody's is. Not even Mercedes. IMHO $7,500 should get you a pure show quality paint job with 0 imperfections.

Yup...I had a place do the 68' in Toyota black. Car had dings, dents etc, and 2 bad battery rolls 1 in each quarter...guys also smoothed my firewall and installed a new dash panel and it came out under $4k....

For $7500 it should be perfect IMO....

[JLM]

Depending on what is being done and the condition the car comes in, 7500 can buy a lot or a little.

My car goes in May 7th to be shot. The estimate for stripping the car to metal, priming, sanding blocking, 3 stage paint with color sanding and buff is estimated at about 4600.00 though I expect the final cost closer to 5700 as there's always a few things you don't catch on an estimate.

Edit: I did forget to mention that I am supplying the paint. Had it all purchased and was actually going to shoot it myself in my father's paint booth. So my figure is without material supplys, figure to add $800-1500.00 depending on paint type.

[hotrdblder]

how the hell can 7500 get you a show quality paint job, let me ask you this, how many hrs to strip a car to metal, fix things, prime, block sand, prime, block sand, paint, sand and buff??

lets here your hrs and use a median of 50 per hr shop labor
then use 800 for an median materials charge.
you guys do the math
2k barely sands and buffs a car right by hand with hard blocks, sure you can da it but it will look da'd
goodluck but show job will start at 10k and up easy.

[Restomod]

I got a quote (Hes a 20 year pro!) to buff my Stang cause my painter did not have time. He would sand and do 4 grades of compound and a final polish.......$300! If you are paying $2k for just buffing you must feel it in the lower rear part of your body.................

[67velle]

I have been keeping up with this for a while,I feel so bad that this has happened!!!! TPC and I work together we have talked of this so much. I don't want this to give all us painters a bad rap, there are people out there that are as good as their word! please let us know if you need us to help get this done right!!!!

[trapin]

UPDATE....

I went and saw the car yesterday, he's about a day from finishing. First off, he fixed the problem with the paint (it's laying nice and flat as it should) but now there's a new problem. As I was inspecting the car I noticed on top of the fender what looked like a paint chip that he painted over. It's noticeable, about 2mm by 1mm in size. I know that paint chip was not there when I dropped the car off. When I asked him about it he goes, "Yeah, I noticed that too, I don't think it was there when I went over the car with you was it?". I said, "No....it wasn't, I had looked at that part of the fender maybe a hundred times when I first recieved the car and it wasn't there." He then asked me if I had a car cover for it. I told him yes I did, a nice thick one and that it went on immediately after I got the car and only came off to show people. It wasn't my kids because in November (much to my wife's dismay) I evicted all of my kids toys, bikes, big wheels, etc and they were told to stay out of the garage. He "hmm'd and haa'd" about it and said, "Well...what I can offer you is this...if it still bothers you when you get the car together, you can bring it back and I'll fix it for you." HUH??!! What is he getting at? That I put the chip in the paint?

I'm going to pick the car up on Thursday. If I want it fixed later, I'll find someone else to do it.

[Steve68]

He's done with the car! He's taken a loss and dosen't want to fix anything else, Take the car and run, have someone else fix it, I know it sucks but he won't be any help,

[69TAPoser]

He's done with the car! He's taken a loss and dosen't want to fix anything else, Take the car and run, have someone else fix it, I know it sucks but he won't be any help,

I agree. Get it the hell out of there and have a more reputable shop do the repair.

Phil