Anyone had their truck professionally painted in Chicago area?
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Back in the 90's I had a car painted at earl scheib on the south side. I did this to sell it and it came out fine but I did all the prep work. It came out so nice I kicked myself for not doing it sooner. It really all boils down to the prep work.
I have a buddy who is a pro body & paint guy, he did my wifes 62, and I go back to him for touch ups every year. He turned his 3 car garage into a kind of booth, and does everything from fixing the wifes mall parking lot mistakes, to full on show cars. He is very good, and EXTREEMLY reasonable. He stripped, repaired accident damage, repaired rust, pulled 20 years of dings, and painted the wifes 62, for about what a normal shop would cause to fix a fender bender!!
Gumby will likely use him for the 45lv
Gumby will likely use him for the 45lv
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Phil- the paint has worked alright for me so far i guess. Right now i'm kinda just dreaming...gotta get a job and earn some money before i pour some cash into it. I also want to paint it a bright-ish yellow...nothing neon or obscenely obnoxious but something that krylon can't quite pull off
According to the website about $249.
The prep work that you could do would be to remove everything that unbolts (lights, bezels, trim, handles, etc.). Fix any dents, filler, sand the car down then sand it again then sand it again and when you're done with that sand it again...
Anybody that does body work for a living will cringe severly at dealing with a rattle can paint job. It is a lot more work to deal with especially if it was not properly preped before the rattle can job.
The first two problems are:1) if it wasn't sanded before being sprayed the paint will flake off eventually unless completly removed.
2) Spray paint is almost always hard to sand as it gums up the sand paper and requires alot of extra time to get prepaired. They are dependant on the evaporation process verses a catalized product that hardens from chemical reaction.
The only exception is if the spray paint has had a long enough time to dry, and sanded well before being applied.
Scott is right about Earl Scheib, you can get a decent paint job if you do the prep yourself and can do it properly. Basically all they would have to do is mask and shoot which would save you alot of $.
The main point to any paint job is the prep work. If you are looking for a quality job (straight) and not just shiny and can't do the prep work be willing to pay a few thousand dollars.
The first two problems are:1) if it wasn't sanded before being sprayed the paint will flake off eventually unless completly removed.
2) Spray paint is almost always hard to sand as it gums up the sand paper and requires alot of extra time to get prepaired. They are dependant on the evaporation process verses a catalized product that hardens from chemical reaction.
The only exception is if the spray paint has had a long enough time to dry, and sanded well before being applied.
Scott is right about Earl Scheib, you can get a decent paint job if you do the prep yourself and can do it properly. Basically all they would have to do is mask and shoot which would save you alot of $.
The main point to any paint job is the prep work. If you are looking for a quality job (straight) and not just shiny and can't do the prep work be willing to pay a few thousand dollars.
Dang, Bill.
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I feel like I don't know you anymore....
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I feel like I don't know you anymore....
My next paint job is going to be Krylon Handicap Blue.
Thats why I keep getting handicap parking tickets in the city. You fawkers are going around painting handicap symbols under my car after I park it.
