If your car has been repainted a few times I recommend that you take all the
old paint off as thick paint doesn't cut it as it'll crack. Paint doesn't
flex well and the shaking of the metal panels will crack it.
The cheapest and most efficient method is to have it media blasted. Usually
the charge for that, in NY at least, is about $600 or so. Strip out
everything in the engine compartment also and have that painted at the same
time. If you don't it'll always look just like a "paint job" and not a
restoration IMHO. Sure it's more work but you'll kick yourself in the ass
after you realize you shoulda done that.
After you get the car painted you'll realize just how bad your engine
compartment will look - and probably your chrome too. It's like opening a
can of worms - trust me.
Save up your money and do it right. Ohhhh, whatever you figure it'll cost -
double it. In my case I had to triple it :(
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laury, Victor" <LauryV@MTA.NET>
To: "'Adam Bradley'" <ambradley@attbi.com>; "David Totah"
<dstotah@hotmail.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 6:10 PM
Subject: RE: Paint Jobs
> Dave,
>
> As Adam explained below, it's quite costly for the "Good" paint job.
> A friend in the know told me that the materials to paint a car, from sand
> paper to paint, cost $1,000. add the labor @ $75 per hour an you'll have a
> better estimate. Do your own labor, as much as you can, and you'll lower
> your total.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Bradley [mailto:ambradley@attbi.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 2:32 PM
> To: David Totah; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Paint Jobs
>
>
> You are far below where the price really is unless you know the guy and
are
> getting the labor for a discount. For that price Earl Sheib, Miracle or
> Maaco should do an OK job if you don't have any rust. And good luck
> getting the $29.99 special even if you want that, although I did get my
> RL411 painted by Earl back in 1987 for $49.99.
>
> The bottom price I've heard for a reasonable paint job is $1,500. Expect
> to spend way, way more than that to give the car to someone and tell them
> "fix it". Expect to pay even more if you want a showroom quality paint
> job. I was looking at $5,000 easy and I've got a minimal amount of rust
> bubbling and no major dents. Needless to say I'm not getting it painted
> any time soon.
>
>
>
> At 02:06 PM 5/3/2002 -0700, David Totah wrote:
> >Does anyone know of an excellent place to take my 69' 2000 to get it
> >painted? I live in the S.F. Bay Area and I'm looking for a good job to
be
> >done on it. I am going to take off all the chrome, and parts before
taking
> >it into the paint shop. I need all the highs and lows on the body evened
> >out. Can anyone tell me what to expect to pay before I begin looking? I
> am
> >certainly not looking for the Earl Scheib 29.99 paint job. Is $1,000
> >reasonable, or am I far low of where the price really is?
> >
> >Dave
> >69' 2000
> >San Jose, CA
> >
> >
> >
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