Bodyshop #2....
I had a body shop quote me $1000-1500 if I do all the bodywork myself, all they do is shoot sealer and my choice of color with a single-stage dupont (Delstar is what I wanted). I had another body shop quote me $2000 for the same project. I was planning to do the trunk, underside and underhood myself, they were just going to do the jambs. I also agreed to strip all the trim, bumpers, door handles, tail lights, etc, so they dont have to do any masking. I am also planning on aligning all the body panels myself. I looked at their work and it looked good to me. I am not looking for a Ridler award winner, just something equal to a factory finish that I can drive around. A lot of people get carried away with the bodywork, but I am not expecting anything better than what the factory did in 1968.
And I dont think that base/clear looks good on a muscle car. I asked my local English Color (paint supply) for a recommendation. If you look around, you will find a good body shop that does good work for an honest amount. Believe it or not, this was a bodyshop in back of a used BMW dealer.
The price you get will be different depending on ewhat they have to do, things like rust repair, trim removal and reinstallation, and dent repair will jack up the price. I had a friend that used to buy clean cars, do the performance mods, them strip the bodys of all trim, take them to Maaco to be painted a light non-metallic color, and he always had a really good looking car when he was done for a $400 paint job.
FASTBACK340 saidI just got home from interviewing shop #2 to possibly paint my car. Nice place...nice crew.... NICE work. But at a price... initial quote was between 8-10K. But I was promised perfection.
I dunno... I love my car, but sinking another 10K, PLUS all the little bullshit odds-n-ends, has me uneasy. I'm into it now for close to 8K. When finished it'll be close to $20,000. I'm not saying "money is no object...", but DAMN!
General consensus: Should I go with it, or sell everything and buy a finished car, not knowing WHAT I'm buying into? I'd really like to see my crate finished...
Lord, show me a SIGN!
I had a body shop quote me $1000-1500 if I do all the bodywork myself, all they do is shoot sealer and my choice of color with a single-stage dupont (Delstar is what I wanted). I had another body shop quote me $2000 for the same project. I was planning to do the trunk, underside and underhood myself, they were just going to do the jambs. I also agreed to strip all the trim, bumpers, door handles, tail lights, etc, so they dont have to do any masking. I am also planning on aligning all the body panels myself. I looked at their work and it looked good to me. I am not looking for a Ridler award winner, just something equal to a factory finish that I can drive around. A lot of people get carried away with the bodywork, but I am not expecting anything better than what the factory did in 1968.
And I dont think that base/clear looks good on a muscle car. I asked my local English Color (paint supply) for a recommendation. If you look around, you will find a good body shop that does good work for an honest amount. Believe it or not, this was a bodyshop in back of a used BMW dealer.
The price you get will be different depending on ewhat they have to do, things like rust repair, trim removal and reinstallation, and dent repair will jack up the price. I had a friend that used to buy clean cars, do the performance mods, them strip the bodys of all trim, take them to Maaco to be painted a light non-metallic color, and he always had a really good looking car when he was done for a $400 paint job.
