So difficult, So Expensive to Get Small Parts Painted with QUALITY
04-07-2019, 05:58 PM
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So difficult, So Expensive to Get Small Parts Painted with QUALITY
I bought aftermarket primered ZR1 style skirts for my 2012 Grand Sport
I already had C7/Carbon ZR1 Front Splitter that I came from C7 Gloss Black ($400+)
I decided I wanted the Skirts and Splitter CARBON FLASH
Corvettes of Auburn quoted me $ SEVEN HUNDRED dollars to prep and paint those THREE parts
In my world, my experience, my values that is TOO MUCH $$$$$
Paint Store in Auburn suggests that I see Dizzy at Performance Colors in Covington,WA
Dizzy quotes me $400 CASH and I'm good with that.
Skirts have small fish eye or solvent pop in a couple places, Dry area where not enough clear was applied
and a few other defects....I took the parts, paid the $400 and will TRY them on to SEE how noticeable
the issues are....
I'm just so frustrated that having ANYTHING painted QUALITY has to be so expensive and such an ordeal !!!!!!
Dont tell me I should have paid Kurt $700 at Corvettes of Auburn...because I WILL NOT !!!
I might be starting over at RPI designs or C7/Carbon and have them paint EVERYTHING on more
new parts IF I can sell this "stuff" to recoup some $$$
"BULLSHIT"
My REAL NAME is Chuck Sharin
CamarosRus@gmail.com
I already had C7/Carbon ZR1 Front Splitter that I came from C7 Gloss Black ($400+)
I decided I wanted the Skirts and Splitter CARBON FLASH
Corvettes of Auburn quoted me $ SEVEN HUNDRED dollars to prep and paint those THREE parts
In my world, my experience, my values that is TOO MUCH $$$$$
Paint Store in Auburn suggests that I see Dizzy at Performance Colors in Covington,WA
Dizzy quotes me $400 CASH and I'm good with that.
Skirts have small fish eye or solvent pop in a couple places, Dry area where not enough clear was applied
and a few other defects....I took the parts, paid the $400 and will TRY them on to SEE how noticeable
the issues are....
I'm just so frustrated that having ANYTHING painted QUALITY has to be so expensive and such an ordeal !!!!!!
Dont tell me I should have paid Kurt $700 at Corvettes of Auburn...because I WILL NOT !!!
I might be starting over at RPI designs or C7/Carbon and have them paint EVERYTHING on more
new parts IF I can sell this "stuff" to recoup some $$$
"BULLSHIT"
My REAL NAME is Chuck Sharin
CamarosRus@gmail.com
Last edited by CamarosRus; 04-07-2019 at 06:10 PM.
