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Oct 4, 2001 | 11:26 AM

JimD

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Painting Question

I'm going to have my 71 painted eventually and was thinking about changing the color. I know this will be more expensive than keeping it the same color but how much more? I know that the door jambs have to be painted but how far do you have to go to do it right? Should the whole interior come out? I am going to disassemble everything from the car that I need to before I send it to the paint shop so that should save a little. By the way, the car is steel cities gray and I want to change it to bridgehampton blue.

Oct 4, 2001 | 11:35 AM

gerry72

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Re: Painting Question (JimD)

There is no question that changing color requires a little more detail type work to look right, Jim. The interior doesn't need to be removed, but you do have to remove things like the sill plates, the plastic side trim, and other things that should be easily identifiable. It shouldn't add too much to the cost as long as you aren't asking that the paint be stripped in these areas. There is a product call Jamb-it that you spray over the existing paint in areas where it may be impractical or overdone to strip or sand. Jamb-it softens and etches the existing paint, allowing your painter to just apply sealer and/or color right over the existing paint. I've used it and it works as advertised. It's particularly helpful when it comes to painting the inner trunk and other areas where you just couldn't adequately sand. Bottom line, though is that it shouldn't be too much more over the cost to keep it the same color.

Oct 4, 2001 | 11:39 AM

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Re: Painting Question (gerry72)

If you are stripping the old paint, it is the SAME as repainting the same color. If all the paint is being removed (which is doing it RIGHT).

BTW, I LOVE Steel Cities gray!!! Why change???

[Modified by Rhys, 10:40 AM 10/4/2001]

Oct 4, 2001 | 11:57 AM

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Re: Painting Question (JimD)

Thanks for the input. As far as why I'm changing the color, I'm still not sure I am going to do it. Some days I look at it and like the color and some days I don't. I have never seen another steel cities gray vette with a good paint job to know how good it could look. All of the corvette shows I've been to over the summer, I didn't see any.

Oct 4, 2001 | 01:46 PM

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Re: Painting Question (JimD)

My vette was originally steel cities also. I have seen some vettes with this color at car shows and I didn't care for it. There was one in vette magazine months ago and it looked nice, not my preference though. I agree with above, on a vette it shouldn't be that much more trouble if the job is done right to change colors. Now on a car with a trunck, it seems like it would be a little more work.

Oct 4, 2001 | 04:35 PM

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Re: Painting Question (71,454,4spd)

I believe to SPRAY the jambs(not etch, prime, sand any of that, just final coat), is about $100 over the cost to do the whole car. To do the jambs correctly(sanding or not), the doors will need to be off. it can be done with them on, but the job looks shoddy and cheap. Mine where sanded, and the price was not any higher then it would have been if they just painted over the old color(I paid up front and was promised it woludn't be any more, if you can do this, do it, that way when something like this comes along they cannot say "it will be $100 more").

By the way, I stoped by the shop today, they had the final coat on it, still some sanding and buffing left, but it should be done tomarrow. All I can saw is beautiful. The color is amazing. I will take pictures with my digital camera tomarrow(for instant gradification) while I cruise, and get them up tomarrow night. I think it was money well spent. Now Im not embarrased to post pictures on here :yesnod:

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Oct 4, 2001 | 04:46 PM

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Re: Painting Question (daniel77350)

i think that if you go about repainting your car a different color, you will need to take everything off and out. while at work i was responsible for doing a black 90 (complete paint job) i had to take the top off, rear glass, leave the doors open,mask off the interior, and door panels. take the wheels/tires off. after the body was done, then it was time for the hood, front and rear bumper, along with the headlight cover thingys. but over all not bad for my first vette paint job. came out good. i had to wetsand and buff it of course, then final assembly. which took about a week to finish after the last coat of clear was done.. and that was repainting it the same color!

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