need a painter
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5th Gear
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need a painter
I have a 68 and had it painted. The person who painted it in my opinion did a crappy job. The paint looks pitted. He says it is because the fiberglass is cracking that I need to sell the car. I had him do it because he was the only one I could find willing to paint fiberglass. Can anyone recommend a painter in southeastern louisiana that could tell me if the fiberglass is cracking all over the car or not and be willing to repaint it if it is not a problem with the fiberglass?
Racer
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From: McComb Ms.
their is a guy near slidell area who specializes in corvettes and old muscle car restoration. there is a guy that painted my car near kentwood area who does excellant work. i would have to google the guy near slidell and if your near kentwood i can give you that guys number, not sure where your closest too. there is also a guy north of biloxi who does customs painting and specializes in vettes or fiberglas
Safety Car
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From: FL
I have a 68 and had it painted. The person who painted it in my opinion did a crappy job. The paint looks pitted. He says it is because the fiberglass is cracking that I need to sell the car. I had him do it because he was the only one I could find willing to paint fiberglass. Can anyone recommend a painter in southeastern louisiana that could tell me if the fiberglass is cracking all over the car or not and be willing to repaint it if it is not a problem with the fiberglass?
And I bet he offered some low ball figure to take it off our hands, right?
I don't paint that much, but I believe you get results like that if you use the wrong reducer/thinner for the weather. I can't remember, and probably have this wrong, but that might be a cold weather thinner (use at 60 degrees, etc.) that was used when it was hot (like 90 degrees) out. Or maybe the other way around.
Or he could have sanded the body to raw 'glass, removing the thin skin of resin from the panels that most mistake for gelcoat. If he had used a good two-part epoxy paint, it would have sealed right up, but it sounds like either his bodywork overextended the epoxy primer or he used a cheap primer.
Or he shot enamel over lacquer (or is it the over way around?) because he didn't remove the old paint. That creates havoc in the new paint.
You should post a couple of pictures that show the bad paint so someone can make an educated guess. You'll have to use the macro on your camera to do it, probably, and check the pictures before posting as they will need to be clear and focused.
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their is a guy near slidell area who specializes in corvettes and old muscle car restoration. there is a guy that painted my car near kentwood area who does excellant work. i would have to google the guy near slidell and if your near kentwood i can give you that guys number, not sure where your closest too. there is also a guy north of biloxi who does customs painting and specializes in vettes or fiberglas
Safety Car
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From: FL
You could always do the Rustoleum job yourself if you have the time. Personally, I would go and spray it myself, but if you don't have the place or money, then the Rustoleum looks good on one of the two cars we have seen here. The black one just looked flat, like he hadn't sanded and buffed it out. The yellow one looked good.
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Racer
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He's not arrogant by any means but very humble and in my search for quality paint he finally decided to accept my car. Mind you, my car needed much more than a paint job. It needed total restoration including installing front and rear bumper, aligning,doors,hood, refining the lines etc.I had someone else prep my car to paint stage. Also my car went through a complete interior and exterior color change.my car was Blue/doeskin interior and i changed it to white diamond/w black spoilers and side body moldings/ B&W interior.He's in Osyka about 45 minutes from you. He also owns a vette
The guy in slidell/picayune area i can't seem to find anymore thru google..i would have to break out a very old computer i have and set it up on cable just to find him in fav places, i google google googled and didn't find him..anyway goodluck and let us know how it goes
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Drifting
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Make a days drive up to forum member "LittleJake" in Nashville. He is painting my Pace Car right now (I trailered it up from Houston), but i have seen pics of other cars and they were awesome!
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From: walpole ma
Sounds like it is the painter not the car who is at fault. You might have an issue painting over that paint if you dont restrip the car. What is on top is only as good as what is on the bottom,so make sure you check this out with whomever you choose to paint your car again. Most reputable shops wont warranty a paint job done over another one, especially one with issues.
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