Along the same line, and I think someone touched on it before. A lot of the
prep guys will do extra work for some side $$ also. And on the paint. Ask
the guy who actually will be shooting it what he likes to use best. I was
all set to buy one kind of paint but my painter had never shot it before and
didn't want to risk a re-do when the paint and clear coat alone were over
$500. Point three, MACCO, EARL et. al do not use the same quality of paint
as the $2000 guy. If they paid $500 for materials, how could they stay in
business charging $199??? A cheap paint fades and looses its gloss. A good
paint has better pigment stability, stays glossy longer, and resists surface
scratches. There is no place to skimp on body and paint work. One missed
step anywhere in the process will result in disappointing results.
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
----- Original Message -----
From "Elliott, Patrick" <patrick.elliott at attws.com>
To: "Toby Atwater" <tob.sprite.landcruiser@home.com>
Cc: "Spridgets@Autox. Team. Net (E-mail)" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:57 AM
Subject: RE: body shop questions.
> I suggest you do all the prep work your self. Then go talk to Macco or
Earl.
> Tell them what your after. They use the same paints that the 2k guys does,
> They spray cars all day, and It takes very little paint for a sprite. The
> reason the $199 jobs suck is the lack of good prep. I've seen cars that
they
> didn't even wash first...
>
> I did this at "Miracle" a local Earl clone. I told the painter that I'd
> slip him a fifty if it didn't have any runs. For $400 out the door I got
> three coats of color, door jams, both sides of boot and bonnet. It's not
> concurs, But it's a whole lot better then I could do. I had only asked for
> two coats of color, But he said he had mixed too much paint so he gave it
> another shot for fun.
>
> Chose a bright color. It over whelms the eyes and hides bad body work.
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