Re-painting a convertible?

[RED98]

I need some advice.. in about 6 months I will be (finally) ready to buy a used '96-'98 Cobra convertible. I want one in Rio Red, which they only made in '97. Seems just about impossible to find a good one in that color, so the thought crossed my mind to maybe get one of another color and have it professionally re-painted. I don't care what that would do to the value of the car, as long as it was a good quality job. I would want it to look like it came from the factory in the new color; all the nooks and crannys done too, like inside the doors and inside the trunk, etc. Has anyone had any experience re-painting a newer Mustang? Is it more trouble and expense than it is worth? If so I could just bite the bullet and wait until that perfect bright red '97 shows up someday. What do you think?

 

[stallion98gt]

u should wait and get the rio red cobra u want..

 

[twogts4us]

Yep, I wanted a Black 5 spd GT...and would settle for nothing else (well, True Blue is a close 2nd, so soon after the purchase of the Black one, we we picked the 01 for my wife!). Don't settle.

 

[Hammer1999Gt]

i just repainted my 99 vert. I just repainted it the factory color which was black. I have done cars before though where I did change the color and it is a PITA. You have to get all the little spots if you want it to look right. What ever you do don't go to black it is extremely hard to paint.

 

[BLKVERT]

Be patient and get what you want.

 

[tarch]

to be honest guys, even from the factory the paint isn't the best paint out there...

if you have the money to repaint your car, do it. but do a different color than factory.

 

[RED98]

Thanks for your advice.. waiting for the right one is what I really "know" I should do. But I just get very impatient while driving a V-6... automatic, no less! Only time the rubber on my car gets burned is if I peg the brakes! Oh well... if I have to wait a while, just more time to save up a huge down payment.