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?
> >
>
>
|