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Safety Car
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From: Northern California
Very Nice!
Finally, a Quality paint job!
I'm so, tired of seeing all the threads about how easy it is too paint a vehicle and when pictures are posted, you can see incomplete sanding, incomplete prep work, rough dry spray, blotches, no color sanding etc...
Your Graphics job shows what a little time and patience can accomplish.
Well Done!!!
Finally, a Quality paint job!
I'm so, tired of seeing all the threads about how easy it is too paint a vehicle and when pictures are posted, you can see incomplete sanding, incomplete prep work, rough dry spray, blotches, no color sanding etc...
Your Graphics job shows what a little time and patience can accomplish.
Well Done!!!
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From: Richardson Texas
I go to Lincoln College of Technology for collision repair. Custom paint and airbrush is one of the classes.
Melting Slicks
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THAT is sharp!!! Is your vette admiral blue or bright aqua metallic? Hard to tell the two apart at times with pics.
Also for you paint/body guys...any ideas as to what something like that would cost? Just curious as to a ballpark figure. Something like that with the lighter shade being light grey to match the interior would be
astepup said that
Also for you paint/body guys...any ideas as to what something like that would cost? Just curious as to a ballpark figure. Something like that with the lighter shade being light grey to match the interior would be
astepup said that
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From: Richardson Texas
THAT is sharp!!! Is your vette admiral blue or bright aqua metallic? Hard to tell the two apart at times with pics.
Also for you paint/body guys...any ideas as to what something like that would cost? Just curious as to a ballpark figure. Something like that with the lighter shade being light grey to match the interior would be
astepup said that
Also for you paint/body guys...any ideas as to what something like that would cost? Just curious as to a ballpark figure. Something like that with the lighter shade being light grey to match the interior would be
astepup said that
Melting Slicks
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From: Schaller Iowa
The color is actually Bright Met Blue with a touch of Blue-green to bring it out. The graphic colors are chrysler Met Silver with a few grams of interference blue pearl, Black and GM Indigo Blue just on the edges for depth. As for the cost a shop would have charged. My instructor said a complete color change from black to this with the bodywork that I did would be around 10 to 12k depending on the quality of the shop since I shaved emblems, antenna and 3rd brake light.
astepup said that
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From: Richardson Texas
Average price on hood only graphics could get pricey since the right way will be to clear the entire hood after so there are no tape lines and it's smooth. You can bargain with your painter on labor but he won't budge on paint price since quality paint costs money. I practiced on a 12 by 12 panel ALOT before I shot it on car.
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Never noticed it before....LOVE your AVATAR. Favorite show when I was a kid. Of course, so was BATMAN and "Rowan and Martin's" LAUGH-IN. (Too bad it was on at the same time as M.F.U. -- plus there were no VCR's!
As a grown-up, both shows are pretty "campy"! LOL
As a grown-up, both shows are pretty "campy"! LOL
Race Director
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From: Overland Park Kansas
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
C4 of Year Winner (appearance mods) 2019
The color is actually Bright Met Blue with a touch of Blue-green to bring it out. The graphic colors are chrysler Met Silver with a few grams of interference blue pearl, Black and GM Indigo Blue just on the edges for depth. As for the cost a shop would have charged. My instructor said a complete color change from black to this with the bodywork that I did would be around 10 to 12k depending on the quality of the shop since I shaved emblems, antenna and 3rd brake light.
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From: Greenwood Indiana
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Excellent job, man!!! The shading you did gives it a real 3-D effect. Looks like you've got a cowl hood on there.
(I'm jealous)
(I'm jealous)
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From: Bay Shore, NY
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