Question that you all know the answer to

[jlaird]

Where was your car painted. You all know Miss Agatha is getting close to a blasting and two part primer, then of course she need paint along with a small bit of body work first.

Now, I can't seem to locate this kind of a shop. Most only do crash and wreck damage anymore and the others it seems are talking thousands and thousands of dollars. Hay, I don't mind a guy makeing a decient living but when I have to pay for his kid going to Prinston I draw the line.

So, in the Southeast US, who and where do you recommend other than John in St. Louis.

 

[regularman]

DIY man, you can srew up and redo it serval times and not come close to what shops charge. Try to take your time and use quality stuff and you can do a decent job.

 

[DrEntropy]

And I'd say stay well awaqy from two-stage systems. Just not worth the time/trouble/material... you can wetsand/buff a LOT of "sin" out of a solid colour coat. Much easier to repair later as well, if the need arises.

 

[regularman]

Well, I just bought a basecoat clearcoat (paint and all)deal and should have it soon. I will see how it goes. I'm still a long ways from being ready for that yet.

 

[aeronca65t]

My brother had his Ford painted by MAACO last year. It has held up reall well in the mean streets of NJ and was super cheap. I think that is you do something all day long, you get pretty good at it. I've painted cars and have not been happy. When racer gets it's next paint job, I'll probably go to MAACO. The key is good prep on your part.

https://www.maaco.com/

 

[Taz]

I have done 4 cars at home in my garage. It was a lot of work to make them come out good. the prep work on the car is the most important. second is a GOOD gun, the $99 gun will not give you a good finish. and no matter how good you are, alot of time will be spent on wet sanding and buffing. This is were the real shine comes out. I like base coat clear coat. do not let anyone tell you that it is harder to repair. My last 2 cars won many awards and trophys. But my Sprite will go to my friends spray booth. I will prep it, this is were most of the time and money is.

Ask around your town there is usually a guy that paints cars on the side for extra money, they are getting harder to find because of federal laws on paint emmisions. Some smaller guys will do a much better job than a bigger pro shop, they will take more time becausr it is there reputation.

Her is a picture of my last project

Carl

 

[mgblue79]

Mine came with a MACCO paint job that was dull and just plain loked like doo. My body man cussed and swore and said a lot of unflattering things about my mother the whole time he spent trying to sand and prep that paint for a decent paint job. Crappy + ugly = Macco... in my experience.

 

[leecreek]

Earl Schibe is still in business..Had 2 cars painted at
Earl's in Denver...59 Alfa and a 67 Cougar. Its all in the prep IMHO...

 

[Dave Russell]

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Now, I can't seem to locate this kind of a shop. Most only do crash and wreck damage anymore and the others it seems are talking thousands and thousands of dollars. Hey, I don't mind a guy makeing a decent living but when I have to pay for his kid going to Princeton I draw the line.

So, in the Southeast US, who and where do you recommend other than John in St. Louis.

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If done right, it takes hours & hours of prep work before the final paint. Block sanding & priming over & over. final priming & finally paint.

To do it right, all trim needs to be removed, body panels separated, on & on. Considering that it may take 50 to 80 hours of shop time at a conservative $50 per hour shop rate & $800 in materials, it isn't cheap.

If you do all of the prep work, & do it correctly, furnish the materials, you might get a painter to shoot it for much less. If your prep work is not perfect, & with the right materials, (read what the painter prefers) most painters with a reputation to protect, won't touch the job.

If you do it yourself, FIRST find a painter that will do the final spray, ask exactly what materials to use & stick with the recommendations. There are just too many variables in today's paint products to take a chance.
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