qws

After having her for 10 plus years, many mods later it finally gets a paint job. This car and I have a long run together and I'm extremely happy for what it has become.

AirForceOne!

Very Nice!

92vetterob

Very nice.... How much did it run you if you don't mind me asking

Rob

nutz4c4

Pic's of front spring?....

qws

lol...

qws

I'd prefer not to say.. Lets say I didn't get taken for a ride

The body itself was in good shape and only needed minor work.. most of the problem was fade.

It was painted its orginal color which is silver metallic

92vetterob

Well it looks great!!!

3JsVette

Very nice!

383vett

Sweet! What finally happened to the front spring issue?

qws

Thanks
Well I was determine to figure out what was going on. I found a lower control arm bound up and wouldn't allow the car to settle. I did cut rubber off the upper side of the monospring as well. Now the car sets just like it did with the coilovers. Since its all together I decided to just sell the coilovers and keep the spring in place.

1993C4LT1

Looks good

dtana

I apologize if this is intrusive, but one hears a wide range of quoted figures for Corvette paint jobs & I'm having a hard time understanding why you'd rather not say. You seem happy with the result, & we can see the results.............so it would be a great help for those of us who don't understand Corvette paint costs. Without some sort of a number we are instead left with third person accounts & figures that are casually thrown around & have no way to assess the paint job to expect for whatever price point we're considering. Could you at least give us a ballpark? Again, I apologize, I'm not trying to badger or corner you.

ray1979

Looks Great

qws

There are a lot of reasons why. What I've had found, is most paint jobs cost between $3-$10K. Every area is different. I can go to 2 places around me and they want $10k for the same quality job as some may offer a $4k paint job. Mine went to a shop that is very reputable and well known. The quality of work is second to none and very fairly priced. Even put some weather strip, and window sweeps on for me. If your looking to get yours done then I would suggest to shop in your area and talk to people and learn who's good or not.

Why is the price so important?... I started the thread just to show the new paint, not compare prices.

dtana

I fight it interesting that you stated there "are a lot of reasons".............yet you didn't really give one. As for your price range of $3-$10k, ok, I guess I'll accept that but in all candor that is like saying most new cars sell for between $30k & $100k. While certainly a truthful statement, it can hardly be accused of providing any real guidance.

To answer your question directly, price is important for a lot of reasons. Without price there's no way to really judge a paint job, or the quality of a shirt or the value of a car. If no one discusses prices, then how can anyone determine what is reasonable?

I understand that you started the thread to show the new paint job. I was just hoping for something a bit more educational in terms of value, prices etc. But I guess I'll just have to settle for what you're willing to share. I will therefore join the chorus & regurgitate "looks great" & "nice paint".

Btw, shopping around & talking to people, as you suggested, is obviously the way to go. I just hope that the next time I see a nice paint job that the owner might be a bit more helpful & not just say that his paint cost between $3k & $10k.

96 Vette CE

Looks good Ed! I've followed your upgrades over the years here and on other forums. Did they remove any panels before they shot it or did they just mask it off?

GKK

I'll try to explain...

I used to paint at a very high quality, reputable shop here in California. Paint jobs vary Greatly in price due to products used, detail of the prep work, shop rates, and experience of the paint/body shop workers...

Generally but, Not necessarily the higher the cost the better quality of the products used and more time in the prep.

This is where the line is blurred...many low as well as high quality shops, cut many corners which results in a cheaper, faster, lower quality repaint.

So, you can see why someone might not want to post the cost of his repaint since others might think it wasn't done correctly or he got ripped off...





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qws

Thanks, most was removed. The paint really wasn't all that bad. When I had the ground effects put on they did an amazing job of matching it.. and believe me I got robbed on that job. but it did look good. Over the past few years the fade on the roof and the mismatch of color with the hood really bothered me so I decided to get it all done in one shot.


Thank you and well said...

Dt86

Looks great. Nice to see other vettes from NY.

dtana

Thank you. Ok, I can understand how someone might feel that way. I wasn't planning on taking a pot shot by saying he got ripped off or whatever. Furthermore I would have thought that as a long time owner the OP would be secure enough in his decision making to disregard anyone who would make those sort of comments, but that's perhaps just the way I look at things. Again, thanks for the explanation & I did learn something.

Never buy an older Corvette that needs paint!