this is great, makes me all gitty!! Thanks on the compliments, it truly means the world to me. As for the scuff and shoot. You can use red, or grey scuff pads, then shoot. I usually scuff, primer, seal, basecoat, then clear.
Toby's cowl hood, fresh out of the box.
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I'm not going to champion either side in the pissing match, it is what it is. I do agree with this though.
The hood doesn't look bad, it's just that g-bodies are the turning point in when GM cars began to lose their identity and it's nice to see some resemblance of the heritage.
The hood doesn't look bad, it's just that g-bodies are the turning point in when GM cars began to lose their identity and it's nice to see some resemblance of the heritage.
Congratulations!
The car looks great in the pics, can't wait to see more. Did you paint it yourself, or did you have it done professionally?
A build thread would be great, but if not, be sure to post more pics when you get her back.
I work at a bodyshop for my brother, he painted it with the painter that works for him. I'm just a frame guy.
Im curious, in your area how much is a paint job like that ? Ive been trying to find a shop within a 30-40 distance from where I live (Long Island) and most estimates start at $10K and go up from there. This is on a Malibu wagon that I want stripped, doors off, glass out, single color (silver). The car has a 17 year old BC/CC paint job with 0 rust. One shop quoted me $18K. Crazy prices !!!
We did another '86 442 two years ago and I think it was about $10K. That's including new door seals and a few other parts. Paint and materials are expensive, we just painted a blue 68 GTX and the gallon of color was $800! I got my paint at cost and still paid almost $600 for a gallon of solvent based color. Our paint mixing system gives us the ability to monitor all materials by the ounce, and we bill on that. I will ask my brother about it tomorrow. I remember when an overall paint job was about $2K, now we have that in paint and marterials.
Thanks for the reply. I know materials have skyrocketed over the past 10 years. I want the car done with quality primer, paint and clear. Sikkens or Glasurit would be my first choice but Ive used PPG and Dupont products over the years and theyre fine too. I figured at least $2800 in materials since its a wagon.
Does a $10K price out there include any bodywork ? My car was painted close to 17 years ago down in SC. Nothings popped so far and I havent been able to find any rust repair. Im sure theres little dings here and there that were filled. I just had the two front fenders cleaned up. Had the jambs sandblasted and the outside of the fenders stripped with a DA. Each one had some area that was filled with a skim coat.
It sounds like your shop would be the place to take my car ! Too bad youre so far away ! LOL
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