well i went with my buddy to a friend of his who does side jobs (painting, body work, etc.) to see what he would charge to do a paint job for me...turns out he doesnt do full jobs but gave me a lotta great advice i'd like to share with you guys, and maybe you guys can throw in some info to because im trying to figure out what to do with the car paint wise because i'd like it painted in late april...
what he told me is that for any half decent paint job including tear-down, prep, paint, and re-assembly, i would spend anything less that $2k which as a high school student working for minimum wage 15 hrs a week, i can't do....
that being said, he told me the best way to go about this would be for me to prep it all myself....the body is pretty much immaculate panel wise except for 2 tiny dings on the door, a dime sized ding on the roof, and a few very small scratches on the used front bumper i bought to get the car driving again....
i will be getting a used cobra r hood next week which i will fit on the car and prep as well, and i'll be getting a new drivers fender because the one i have now, AAA ruined trying to tow it....
this guy said to do all the prep, then the day before getting sprayed, take the bumpers, head and tail lights, side skirts, spoiler, mirrors, and weatherstripping at the bottom of the windows off, and putting them in a pickup, throwing my car on our trailer, and have maaco spray the car with one of their better quaility paints...
theres no doubt in my mind that we can prep this car seeing as how my father has done his car and it looks mint....im just weary of putting my car in maaco's hands....
can some of you guys please offer some advice as to what i should do here? i'm aiming to have this car done during the 3rd week in april, and i only have a week because i need the car for school and work.....thanks guys!:SNSign:
what he told me is that for any half decent paint job including tear-down, prep, paint, and re-assembly, i would spend anything less that $2k which as a high school student working for minimum wage 15 hrs a week, i can't do....
that being said, he told me the best way to go about this would be for me to prep it all myself....the body is pretty much immaculate panel wise except for 2 tiny dings on the door, a dime sized ding on the roof, and a few very small scratches on the used front bumper i bought to get the car driving again....
i will be getting a used cobra r hood next week which i will fit on the car and prep as well, and i'll be getting a new drivers fender because the one i have now, AAA ruined trying to tow it....
this guy said to do all the prep, then the day before getting sprayed, take the bumpers, head and tail lights, side skirts, spoiler, mirrors, and weatherstripping at the bottom of the windows off, and putting them in a pickup, throwing my car on our trailer, and have maaco spray the car with one of their better quaility paints...
theres no doubt in my mind that we can prep this car seeing as how my father has done his car and it looks mint....im just weary of putting my car in maaco's hands....
can some of you guys please offer some advice as to what i should do here? i'm aiming to have this car done during the 3rd week in april, and i only have a week because i need the car for school and work.....thanks guys!:SNSign: