[Spridgets] Paint shop fiasco

cathey speichinger cathe125 at suddenlink.net
Sun May 1 20:23:07 MDT 2011


The hard part shops have to deal with is that they cant match the factory
orange peel crap paint job from the factory.  And if you don't thinkl there
is MAJOR orange peel in the new paint jobs from the factory step back and
really examine one with a subjective eye

Leo

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Paint shop fiasco

Base coat/clear coat is just about all you can get done nowadays.  It
takes skill to draw a good shine from a single stage paint.
My buddy painted my Miata hardtop with a single stage enamel.  It
turned out good and the quart of paint and two additives were only
around $80.
Incidentally, my buddy sold his 66 Sprite last year for $6500.

Also, getting a good shop to touch a classic car is tough.  You will
pay extra for someone who will do a good job on a classic car.  The
money to be made by body shops nowadays is in painting parts of cars
and blending.  They don't like to paint entire cars.

$1000 is probably a bargain if you get a decent finish out of the
deal.  Figure at least 1/4 of that for materials.
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