About Painting
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About Painting
How long typicially should it take to paint a car? I realize it depends on the condition of the car, but for the typical car how long?
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Re: About Painting (OHSIXX)
A car once in the booth should be painted in 2 to 4 hours. it's the prep work to get it ready to go into the booth that takes the time.
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Re: About Painting (OHSIXX)
My painter had 15 hours of total labor in my car. I took it there totally stripped, primed, block sanded, and partially masked. All that he had to do was mask the rest of it, tack it off, shoot it, then wetsand and buff.
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Re: About Painting (Alwyn678)
Okay! I don't need much body work, if any. The car was originally green and painted white in 1994.
Two paint shops that do vettes have told me three to four weeks. Just curious if this is about right for proper preparation and painting?
Two paint shops that do vettes have told me three to four weeks. Just curious if this is about right for proper preparation and painting?
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Re: About Painting (OHSIXX)
Depending on the car and the results sought, prepwork can take anywhere from 200-1600 hours. Actual painting of the car should be done in 1-2 days.
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Re: About Painting (OHSIXX)
Okay! I don't need much body work, if any. The car was originally green and painted white in 1994.
Two paint shops that do vettes have told me three to four weeks. Just curious if this is about right for proper preparation and painting?
Two paint shops that do vettes have told me three to four weeks. Just curious if this is about right for proper preparation and painting?
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Re: About Painting (OHSIXX)
Three months total which included sanding, block, priming, and actual base coat/clear on the body along with the doors, hood, rear latch, taken off the car and painted separately. The only way to do it.
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