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Re: restoration paint job

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Subject: Re: restoration paint job
From: Tom Lofgren <tom.lofgren@stanfordalumni.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:33:30 -0800
Hi,

Here is another data point on paint jobs.  I found a guy who paints cars in
his spare time, and actually has his own paint booth on his property.  I paid
him $4200 to paint my TR6.  About half of that was for body work - new front
and rear valances welded in and repair of various minor dents from the car's
history.  I completely disassembled everything and stripped the paint off with
a combination of sanding, paint stripper, and walnut shell blasting before
giving it to him.

The paint turned out very well - not a show car finish, but it looks really
nice.

I had gotten other quotes as high as $9500.  This is in the San Francisco Bay
Area, which I have to think has higher than average costs.  My painter was
closer to Sacramento.

Tom
'69 TR6 CC25230


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