His idea of a show quality paint job maybe that which comes from the factory, i.e. orange peal, etc. Look at some of his work.
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Black Vette paint Job
I got a guy who said he can give me a show quailty paint job without color or wet sanding my car. Is this possible? Or am I going to need a big jar
visaline if I let him paint my car?
I got a guy who said he can give me a show quailty paint job without color or wet sanding my car. Is this possible? Or am I going to need a big jar
visaline if I let him paint my car?
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Is his definition of a show quality paint job also reflected in the price he plans to charge you for the paint job.
No color sanding can probably knock off 40 hours of the cost of a good paint job.
Ralph.
No color sanding can probably knock off 40 hours of the cost of a good paint job.
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Yes, I've seen his shop and took a quick look some of his work. I going back this weekend and get specifics about what he is going to do. At that time I will take a closer look at the job that he just completed.
But I got to tell you, the No wet or color sanding thing bothers me. From all my research, the only way to duplicate the current finish (my car has been painted at least once) on the car is to wet or color sand.
But I got to tell you, the No wet or color sanding thing bothers me. From all my research, the only way to duplicate the current finish (my car has been painted at least once) on the car is to wet or color sand.
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you get what you pay for. If you would be happy with a paintjob without color sanding then by all means go for it but I don't think it is a show quality finish. just my .02
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yes it can be done
Actually if you use acrylic 2pack(2k) paint,in a vented spray booth then bake it on. You dont need to buff or wet sand the car to get a perfect finish.But you need to wear an air fed mask because 2pack paint contains isocyanide which is a killer.
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They masked the entire underneath of the car, engine compartment etc. I learned soon into the process that I didn't need to look over their shoulder, that was comforting because I am very picky. thanks for the comments.
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Hi 3joh can you tell me what your paint job cost and what condition your body was in before paint . Ive been checking to get mine done I understand if you dont want to reveal the price . I appologize didnt mean to hijack this thread. Thanks
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To answer your question...$10,000 so far. I will probably end up around $11-11.5K by the time they are done. They are hoping to get it to me before Xmas. Not cheap but well worth it since everything on the car is new.
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I have never seen a painter that does show quality work,not wet sand and buff the paint.there's alway alittle dust or dirt or something and no matter how good the spray gun,paint will never flow the same on all the panels of a car.
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IMHO, a very good painter can make it look very good without color sanding and buffing. However, an average painter that is good at color sanding and buffing can make it far better, what we would really mean by show quality.
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"Show Quality" is a finish that is free of the orange peel look and feel. The color look very deep. Last summer, the car was shown and driven in NCCC events.