Everything I've read and heard is that, with two exceptions, plan on $4k
minimum for a good paint job. The exceptions?
OPTION A: The $50 paint job. Search the archives here and the 311s.org
forums for links and discussion. Here are a couple of the links:
<http://www.311s.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6202>
<http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html>
OPTION B: Find a Maaco (or similar) that has a good reputation and get their
$400-$800 paint job. You'll need to do most of the prep work and the paint
job will probably only look good for maybe five years, but several folks
reported being happy w/ the results at that cost.
Cheers.
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Pete - (O o) -
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Lake Forest Park, WA
1966 1600 SPL311
1966 L20B WPL411
1971 1.7L Porsche 914
plus 2 cars, a truck & a motorcycle
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf Of
RacerY@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 10:01 AM
To: Matthew Cox; roadster list
Subject: Re: Phoenix (and everyone else) Roadster Question!
I hate to be a soggy blanket about this, but for that budget, you're
realistically looking at doing the disassembly and reassembly yourself, and
a 'sand it back to solid base'- style repaint. You won't ever have to touch
paint, but you'll get intimate with all the trim bits!
That WILL get you a very nice looking silver car (look at the Mercedes
silvers- they really look good) that will last a good long while.
And frankly, that way you can decide what trim looks good enough, and what
you want to replace. It takes days- whether you or a shop does it- and
that's where you can really save money. Not time.
A full bare- metal job on a roadster is very time- consuming...
HTH,
Toby
(Seattle, so you may find something a bit cheaper...)
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Matthew Cox <oscilloscope500@yahoo.com>
> Hello everyone in the Phoenix area!
>
> I've been saving money and am ready to do a paint job
> on my Roadster. Does anybody have any recommendations
> for a local paint shop? I want a good deep silver
> color.
>
> I'm budgeting about $2,000 so that I am sure to have
> money for the interior and rims. I'm hoping that this
> amount will cover stripping of the old paint down to
> metal, fixing of a couple of tiny dents and all the
> steps up to a full repaint. Am I way out of line with
> my budget? Should this cost more? I had thought of
> doing a lot of the body prep and stuff myself, but I
> have been thinking this for almost 2 years and it's
> clear that I'm never going to get around to it. Just
> too busy and I don't know what the heck I'm doing with bodywork
> anyway.
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