Color change

TurboSnake95 · Sep 18, 2008

Well just a few more weeks and I will be back home. I just purchased some very nice Black/Parchment 03 Cobra seats (front and back).

I am also looking at repainting the Cobra another factory Ford color, so when I was home on vacation in July I stoped by a random auto body paint shop and was quoted like $4500-6000. Anyone have any connections or recomendations? Not looking for a award winning show car $$$$$ paint job, but something nice, like when the car came from the factory.

Thanks,

Will

jordanvraptor · Sep 18, 2008

Have you gotten any quotes from a local Ford dealer? I had my Cobra done at Landmark Ford and they seemed pretty reasonable in price per square foot etc. Don't know about an entire car though. Good to hear your finally coming home, if you get down to Portland you are welcome to come over to the new house for dinner.

wythors · Sep 18, 2008

$4500-6000 for a color change is very reasonable for a decent quality job from a shop. The only way you'll get it done significantly cheaper would be either a guy working on the side or having Maaco do it and they say "Uh oh" for a reason.

WANNA_BE_GT · Sep 18, 2008

99 Cobra Electric Green

charged9250 · Sep 18, 2008

Just finished changing the color on mine. I flew my buddy/painter up from Hawaii and and bought all the suppies. With he and I working on it it took us 5 days and cost me about $1000 to change the color.

TURBO80LXCOUPE · Sep 18, 2008

charged9250 said:
Just finished changing the color on mine. I flew my buddy/painter up from Hawaii and and bought all the suppies. With he and I working on it it took us 5 days and cost me about $1000 to change the color.

that is one nice coupe,anyways you might look at american painting in renton,painted my buddys 91 lx hatch sonic blue and did a good job i think he paid around $2500-3000 and that included body work,he hade to have his cowl panel fixed due to the hood flying open,and im sure that was a good amount of labor,and
that was painting every thing(engine compartment,door jambs and such)and another good portin was price of the paint.
joe

TurboSnake95 · Sep 18, 2008

Thanks everyone for the info, my budget is around $3500 to paint the car. Shouldn't be much if any body work since that was done when we had the flames painted on a few years ago.

And no it's not going to be 99 Cobra Electric Green

Will

SMOKEDYA · Sep 19, 2008

charged9250 said:
Just finished changing the color on mine. I flew my buddy/painter up from Hawaii and and bought all the suppies. With he and I working on it it took us 5 days and cost me about $1000 to change the color.

not to jack you thread will, but i know a guy here in vancouver that said he'd respray my coupe white again for close to $1100 and i buy the materals and pay for the booth rental. justin how hard was it to jam all the doors and under the hood? did you do the inside of the trunk also? got pics of them to? peace

john

TurboSnake95 · Sep 19, 2008

SMOKEDYA said:
not to jack you thread will, but i know a guy here in vancouver that said he'd respray my coupe white again for close to $1100 and i buy the materals and pay for the booth rental.

john

That sounds great, but I am looking at using the "I want it now factor" I just want to drop the car off for a week or two and pick it back up painted and sexy. If need be I will wait till JAN and use my tax return to paint it.

Will

SMOKEDYA · Sep 19, 2008

TurboSnake95 said:
That sounds great, but I am looking at using the "I want it now factor" I just want to drop the car off for a week or two and pick it back up painted and sexy. If need be I will wait till JAN and use my tax return to paint it.

Will

well i can ask him his time frame and the soonest he cam do it and how long it will take? he's a fellow stanger with a 95 347 s/c but not on here tho. he use to be my neighbor. let me know. peace

john

charged9250 · Sep 21, 2008

SMOKEDYA said:
not to jack you thread will, but i know a guy here in vancouver that said he'd respray my coupe white again for close to $1100 and i buy the materals and pay for the booth rental. justin how hard was it to jam all the doors and under the hood? did you do the inside of the trunk also? got pics of them to? peace

john

Everything is painted. For the jams just tape everything off, sand and let the paint fly. I painted the engine bay while the motor was out a couple months ago. I'll try and get pics this weekend.

WaterPog · Sep 21, 2008

My little brother did the engine bay on Justin's car, I'd let him shoot one of mine but I'm not exactly the most "appearance oriented" guy.

Justin, would you think he'd be up to it if he's interested?

TurboSnake95 · Sep 21, 2008

WaterPog said:
My little brother did the engine bay on Justin's car, I'd let him shoot one of mine but I'm not exactly the most "appearance oriented" guy.

Justin, would you think he'd be up to it if he's interested?

This directed at me E?

Will

charged9250 · Sep 22, 2008

WaterPog said:
My little brother did the engine bay on Justin's car, I'd let him shoot one of mine but I'm not exactly the most "appearance oriented" guy.

Justin, would you think he'd be up to it if he's interested?

Ryan did a good job painting my engine bay. The hard part for him I think would be finding the time and place to do it.

WaterPog · Sep 22, 2008

I more wanted to get justin's opinion on how he did before I recomended him to anyone. I am sure he is capable of doing the job and for a very good price. As justin said part of the trouble would be space and location since he's down here and you're up there and he has no garage to do the prep work in. You can PM him on here if you want to talk with him about it.

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