Agreed. For originality.
There was a Spitfire in Triumph World No. 22 Oct/Nov Issue where this
Spit's Bonnet had an interesting paint effect.
It was descibed as a "splatter gun" paint scheme and eyecatching. It is
actually a pretty nice look, if you're into the borderline hot-rod feel.
The inside of the bonnet is painted black (flat I think) then splattered
with paint of the same color as the rest of the car.
Vic
"Bowen, Patrick A" wrote:
>
> The inside of the bonnet should be the same as the outside.
>
> Patrick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dtgebhard [mailto:kimkell@decaturnet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:55 AM
> To: John Weber; Victor B. Michael; spitfires@autox.team.net;
> spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: Paint job cost & Mechanic competence
>
> I'm also looking into paint jobs and my question is...what "color" does a
> person paint the inside of the bonnet?
> Dave Gebhard
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Weber <weberjm@teleport.com>
> To: Victor B. Michael <vmichael@enteract.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
> <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 20:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Paint job cost & Mechanic competence
>
> >
> > I was recently quoted ~1000 for ALL of my work that is needed in the paint
> > arena. This included the hardtop, the inside of the hood, door sills,
> > firewall area, trunk gutter etc etc, machine sanding, priming (2 coats),
> > color 3 coats, 7 year warranty on paint quality; and also minor welding of
> > cracks. I think that if I threw the entire mess into Mr. Calculator it
> > would have been more like 1200, but after expecting ~3000 I was dancin'!
> >
> > BTW, I did NOT go to a big chain, instead to a Mom & Pop that has been
> > operating in town for some 10 years. Obvious reasoning to stay away from
> > the 349 specials, and the folks who have been in business only to fix
> > insurance claims, etc etc.
> >
> > John
> > '75 Spit
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Victor B. Michael <vmichael@enteract.com>
> > To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
> > spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com <spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>
> > Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 10:24 AM
> > Subject: Paint job cost & Mechanic competence
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Greetings once again,
> > >
> > >I'd like to vent a little before getting to my question:
> > >
> > >I may or may not have told the story about the rear-end noise on my 77
> > >Spit, but you all have experienced something similar, I'm sure. Fixed
> > >one noise by replacing ujoints and created another. My fault. A bent
> > >axle (half-shaft, whatever) while removing stubborn ujoints - my
> > >frustration is this - a mechanic had me spend almost $500 to replace a
> > >differential that "could be" the problem. He nor his lead mechanic found
> > >the problem, instead the mechanic who was filling in while the lead
> > >mechanic took a vacation discovered the problem almost immediately.
> > >
> > >Is this just "the nature of the beast" and to be expected, incompetence,
> > >what?! Should I be upset at the fact this wasn't found before I
> > >needlessly dumped money that fixed nothing? Should I ever trust this
> > >garage again?
> > >
> > >Okay - so it's fixed and I'm driving again! A very beautiful thing.
> > >
> > >Now, a little chassis work on the front-end, a little body work on a new
> > >bonnet and I start thinking about a paint job.
> > >The bonnet is all green - the car is carmine red (internal paint is in
> > >great condition)...How much do you think it would cost to get a good
> > >matching paint job (and MAYBE some minor body work) if I disassemble the
> > >exterior trim and prep the surface (strip the paint basically)?
> > >
> > >Would $1000 do a decent job?
> > >
> >
> >
>
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