Oh boy here we go
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From: Forked River NJ
Great Play - you tell the wife it's going in for a a little bit of work.
You tell the guy do what it needs to make it right! You know what you rally want - wink wink.
Car comes back - "Honey, it was much worse than I thought, once we got into it we couldn't turn back"
No harm no foul. Forgiveness = easier than permission!
You tell the guy do what it needs to make it right! You know what you rally want - wink wink.
Car comes back - "Honey, it was much worse than I thought, once we got into it we couldn't turn back"
No harm no foul. Forgiveness = easier than permission!
Drifting
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From: springfield ohio
Oh no, now you have taken the fun out of your car, always having to worry if the paint is going
to get scratched or even just rock chips from a weekend race
. Should be very nice when
you get it back, your car has always looked killer though.
I would love to have my body work and paint done but I think I wouldn't have much fun
with the car after all that was done. I would be afraid of messing up the paint when going out
and hammering on the car out on some back country roads or just a simple little auto cross track.
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Riggs.
to get scratched or even just rock chips from a weekend race
. Should be very nice when you get it back, your car has always looked killer though.
I would love to have my body work and paint done but I think I wouldn't have much fun
with the car after all that was done. I would be afraid of messing up the paint when going out
and hammering on the car out on some back country roads or just a simple little auto cross track.
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Riggs.
Safety Car
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
Sounds like your painter got a bad case of "while I'm in there". Let me know when he is done, I'll send my car with a new hood that needs to be matched.
Now that you have a concourse quality paint job, don't turn into a concourse weenie. Drive it like you stole it, or at least like you stole the paint job.
Bee Jay
Now that you have a concourse quality paint job, don't turn into a concourse weenie. Drive it like you stole it, or at least like you stole the paint job.Bee Jay
Drifting
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From: Southeastern VA
Got a call from the painter of my car. As some of you know this started out as me getting a L88 hood and having it painted to match the car. Well I took the car to him and told him what I wanted. He said he might fix a few of the small issues with the paint no big deal. Well he is a perfectionist and got a little carried away. He called today and said the only panel that was not in primer was the drivers door. The whole car is getting a repaint and then clear coated. It will come back looking like a show car. He will not charge me for all the labor as he has a lot of hours in it but realizes he went a little overboard. I will probably be afraid to drive it for fear of knicking it. Not to worried though, I told him I wanted it right. Going to cost more but what the he$$ its only money. He painted it 18 years ago so it needed a little refresh. I only thought a little refresh not the whole deal. Should be home in about 2 weeks as color is going on tomorrow. I'll certainly post up the pics when I bring it home.
C’mon G!!!!
You know he has a sickness and can't help himself!! I just wanted a couple of scratches wet sanded and buffed out of my Z06 and he wet sanded, cleared and re-wet sanded the entire car!! Now I hate to get the dang thing dirty or dusty because it looks so good
Every time I bring the 67 to Carlisle he insists on buffing the car to perfection. So don't tell me you didn’t know your car was going to come back simply awesome.....I guess you will have to put up with a killer paint job like me
You poor thing 
Can't wait to see your car all refreshed and looking good after visiting the body shop spa, should look smokin with the new hood.For those who do not know Gordon or I very well, NO paint job will stand between a car and the drag strip!!!
Thanks again for your help this weekend, your always handy to have in the shop!!R/
Jeff
Safety Car
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
C’mon G!!!!
You know he has a sickness and can't help himself!! I just wanted a couple of scratches wet sanded and buffed out of my Z06 and he wet sanded, cleared and re-wet sanded the entire car!! Now I hate to get the dang thing dirty or dusty because it looks so good
Every time I bring the 67 to Carlisle he insists on buffing the car to perfection. So don't tell me you didn’t know your car was going to come back simply awesome.....I guess you will have to put up with a killer paint job like me You poor thing Can't wait to see your car all refreshed and looking good after visiting the body shop spa, should look smokin with the new hood.
For those who do not know Gordon or I very well, NO paint job will stand between a car and the drag strip!!! Thanks again for your help this weekend, your always handy to have in the shop!!
R/
Jeff
You know he has a sickness and can't help himself!! I just wanted a couple of scratches wet sanded and buffed out of my Z06 and he wet sanded, cleared and re-wet sanded the entire car!! Now I hate to get the dang thing dirty or dusty because it looks so good
Every time I bring the 67 to Carlisle he insists on buffing the car to perfection. So don't tell me you didn’t know your car was going to come back simply awesome.....I guess you will have to put up with a killer paint job like me
You poor thing Can't wait to see your car all refreshed and looking good after visiting the body shop spa, should look smokin with the new hood.For those who do not know Gordon or I very well, NO paint job will stand between a car and the drag strip!!!
Thanks again for your help this weekend, your always handy to have in the shop!!R/
Jeff
Bee Jay
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From: Forked River NJ
I spent the weekend at Jeffs doing some garage work. Just the two of us. We ate what we wanted and when, drank what we wanted and did whatever we wanted to. Just a good weekend. Oh and a little car stuff also.
As far as me becoming a show queen, FAT CHANCE on that. The car will and always will be driven hard and often. I have no fear of chips or getting it dirty. So it may look nicer when it comes back but it will still be the same car and get driven the same.
As far as me becoming a show queen, FAT CHANCE on that. The car will and always will be driven hard and often. I have no fear of chips or getting it dirty. So it may look nicer when it comes back but it will still be the same car and get driven the same.
Drifting
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From: Southeastern VA
Thread hijack! Jeff, your C2 looks hot!!!!!. Where can I see more pictures or learn more about it? Most C2 owners I know thinks that the car Zora built was perfect and needs NO improvement. Then I see yours and the C2 featured in the latest Popular Hot Rodding and I must admit I am being very unfaithful to my C3. Yes, lust is a sin and I'm a bad boy.
Bee Jay
Bee Jay
Here's a link to the Corvette Fever article when it appeared on the cover back in Nov of 2009, it also just appeared in Hot Rod Feb 2011, Populat Hot Rodding Feb 2011 and Chevy High Performance April 2011. It got all of that coverage from LS Fest last Sept when it ran a 10.80 @ 131 mph on street tires
R/
Jeff
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Drifting
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From: Southeastern VA
I spent the weekend at Jeffs doing some garage work. Just the two of us. We ate what we wanted and when, drank what we wanted and did whatever we wanted to. Just a good weekend. Oh and a little car stuff also.
As far as me becoming a show queen, FAT CHANCE on that. The car will and always will be driven hard and often. I have no fear of chips or getting it dirty. So it may look nicer when it comes back but it will still be the same car and get driven the same.
As far as me becoming a show queen, FAT CHANCE on that. The car will and always will be driven hard and often. I have no fear of chips or getting it dirty. So it may look nicer when it comes back but it will still be the same car and get driven the same.
We would drive the neighbors crazy
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From: Forked River NJ
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From: Forked River NJ
It started as just the new hood getting painted and then clear coating the car. It kind of got out of hand a little.
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From: Forked River NJ
Definitly not lacquer. Not sure exactly what type of paint he uses but it is a urethane based paint if I remember correctly. He uses a new type of clear system also that is pretty tough to beat. I'll find out more about it when I pick it up.
Drifting
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From: Southeastern VA
He has been using Dupont urethane base/clear for about 4 years. Your original paint was from Spies Hecker, used by many German auto makers as OEM original paint. Both are great products, but I really like the new Dupont clear.....it has a tough crystal appearance and it really provides great depth on dark colors. Your gonna love it!!
R/
Jeff
. don't forget to give him a bonus for all his hard work.
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From: Forked River NJ
G,
He has been using Dupont urethane base/clear for about 4 years. Your original paint was from Spies Hecker, used by many German auto makers as OEM original paint. Both are great products, but I really like the new Dupont clear.....it has a tough crystal appearance and it really provides great depth on dark colors. Your gonna love it!!
R/
Jeff
He has been using Dupont urethane base/clear for about 4 years. Your original paint was from Spies Hecker, used by many German auto makers as OEM original paint. Both are great products, but I really like the new Dupont clear.....it has a tough crystal appearance and it really provides great depth on dark colors. Your gonna love it!!
R/
Jeff
