Several of our cruisers are single stage.
Found a pretty good paint shop in Tijuana... (1 Viewer)
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I am in the Bay Area. But very down for this type of paint job. I want to switch to single stage white.
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I feel like if you could get the paint you could find a body shop that will spray it for you. A lot of body shop guys that I talk to you know that California pain is a bunch of bull****. Might say just order it from out of state and find a guy to spray your truck.
Yeah that’s a good strategy. I am doing a lot of metal work at the moment. The plan is to get it to 99% and then drop it at a body shop for a full respray. The issue has been the labor. To do the job correctly seen in the photos above people want 1M dollars. It’s kinda stupid.
I have a lot of parts squirreled away at this point. Doing the LS swap then going after paint. Check out my build for detail.
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I took it to a couple of guys and they flat out said they wouldn't do it...they wouldn't even give me a figure. They said they could make 5x the amount of money vs time doing insurance work..
Yeah that’s what i have been bumping into as well. I did find a talented metal fan guy that’s gonna help me one panel at a time. I’ll need to tackle the body myself. But out sourcing some stuff will save me lots of time.
Still need a paint shop though.
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There is that!
Try your community college.
Interesting idea.... do I cold call the course instructor or is there a typical path to get your car in the program?
Find the instructor but I’d go buy there and meet in person with the truck and negotiate.
Wow that's a lot paint for the money !
I would say well worth the risk/effort
I would say well worth the risk/effort
I just watched The Shawshank Redemption the other day, haha, so am I negotiating with the warden on prison labor at this point? Haha
Looks great. I have a T100 that needs paint. Can you share the shops name/number?
I am also still looking for the shops info.
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DM me and I can send it to you there.
tom warner
t-bone
Just have to reply to this, I'm just across the TJ border in IB, and the TJ paint shop scene has been a thing forever here, but I do know a guy that took his truck over to get painted not long ago, and when he went back the paint shop told him "some guys came in with guns and stole your truck.." Looks like a great deal for the work done, but just saying, there's a heavy downside if it goes south..
tom warner
t-bone
I hear you buddy, .. Thats too bad and there is not much you can do. I know how it goes down south, I lived in El Paso, 3 blocks from the border,my whole life
IT is too bad that car painting in the US is so over regulated to the point of making it finantially impossible to get a professional paint job even with a wad of cash in hand . An,d , here in the US. my experience is that the painters are much more corrupt than their counter parts in Mexico. It is so sad that the industry had come to this.
Thanks for the heads up.
t bone.
Does anybody have thoughts on painting in say Arizona(or other California border states) vs TJ? Cost, quality, etc. These Landcruisers are valuable, and if certain people see and recognize that, well there goes your truck. Even driving one in Mexico is not without risk. Cartels really like Tacoma trucks, that's for sure.
