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Old 10-09-2017, 12:47 PM   #4
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Default Re: paint $$

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Originally Posted by Kevin in NJ View Post
Take it to painters and see what they say.

Often they do not want the job unless they are taking it down to metal. Too many unknowns cause every layer could be done wrong and is waiting to fail.

I would also have you think about single stage paints. BC/CC can be too glossy for what the original paint would have actually looked like. Single stage, especally buffed, takes on something closer to the original sheen.

Prices, well I have been told that $7000 to $10,000 to get a paint job done right. Prep work is killer and the A has lots of little things that need attention before paint, if you want it to look half decent. I have seen a lot of poor paint jobs.
agreed - best to remove all the parts that are going to be black from the body color (so all fenders, splash aprons which involve slightly lifting the body.) Then you gotta dissassemble the hood and someones gotta sand that down.

Then ya gotta figure out what your going to do about the roof, firewall, etc...

So yea id go with 7-10K if you want it done right.
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