What if...
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Safety Car
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What if...
I was originally planning to paint my vette myself. I planned on doing everything, priming, base coat, clear coat. But what if I did all the bodywork and priming myself and then took the body to a professional to lay down the basecoat and clear coat for me? This way he won't charge me a fortune and I don't have to worry about me screwing up the paint job. I my friend knows a couple of guys that can lay the base coat and clear coat for me...should I go this route? I can then still say that I did all the hard work, and left the color to the pros...
Thanks.
Thanks.
Racer
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From: McCordsville Indiana
I don't know if you will find many paint shops to do that because if they don't do the body work or prep,they probably will not warranty the paint job because they won't know if it was done correctly and of course their reputation would be at stake if any problems arise later after the paint is laid down,but hope you can find what you want !
Pro
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I don't know if you will find many paint shops to do that because if they don't do the body work or prep,they probably will not warranty the paint job because they won't know if it was done correctly and of course their reputation would be at stake if any problems arise later after the paint is laid down,but hope you can find what you want !
I am in the middle of getting my '68 painted, I have stripped the entire car and did the body work, I had planned to do the same thing as far as shooting the primer and block sanding before I send it out for paint, But recently have talked to a shop that specializes in vettes and explained what I had planned to do before I send it in for paint, He told me that he rather do all the prep and painting so he knows what products is being used. He gave me a quote of roughly $2k to shoot the primer, block sand, primer sealer, then base/clear... He had said he could do it for that price since I already have done all the hard work of stripping and dis-assembly, and naturally I have to put it all back together..I may just go this route and avoid any problems in the future. plus I'd hate to have to strip it all over again
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Melting Slicks
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I'd say go for it, I paid a "professional" to paint mine and after everything was said and done I could have done a better job on the bodywork myself.
You'll find in most cases that since it's your own car you'll pay more attention to fine details than a bodyshop would.
If I do another car, I'm going to do all the prep myself and find someone to spray it.
They are out there, you just won't get a warranty in most cases.
You'll find in most cases that since it's your own car you'll pay more attention to fine details than a bodyshop would.
If I do another car, I'm going to do all the prep myself and find someone to spray it.
They are out there, you just won't get a warranty in most cases.
Drifting
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From: Haysville Ks
I did that 7 years ago to my 74. I striped the old paint off, sanded, primed, blocked snaded and then had a paint shop lay down the base coats and clear coats. When I took it to the body shop, the painter showed me where I needed to do a little more work, before he painted it. The paint came out great, and I saved a bundle of $$$$. Have not had a problem with the paint, and it looks as good today as it did when it was frist painted.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
Safety Car
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From: Central Michigan
I had a friend do the bodywork on my 68, then I took it to a shop for the paint. The shop blocked it one more time for their primer, then applied a base-clear metallic in the original Corvette Bronze
They warrantied everything from their primer coat on out
They warrantied everything from their primer coat on out
