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Is this a good price?

Posted: 6/6/03 11:51pmMessage 1 of 17
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Adam Wartell
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Vette(s): Used to own a 1979 Corvette now owned by JB79
I got an estimate to repaint my '79 for $3362.
It is a Dupont paint that comes with an 11 year warranty, 8 of which are 100% coverage for materials & labor.

The bumpers will be removed and painted separately and things like mirrors, emblems, etc will be removed too.

What do you all think about this price?

These links are to a copy of the estimate, so you can see all the details of what will be done:
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Posted: 6/7/03 12:05amMessage 2 of 17
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Sounds very good to me if they know how to prep a Vette. I have had people tell me to be ready to spend 5-6 grand for a paint job.

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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans
Borgeson Steering box
 


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Posted: 6/7/03 4:38amMessage 3 of 17
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Soiunds good to me too. I would make sure that YOU remove the emblems and chrome hardware first too.
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Posted: 6/7/03 8:42amMessage 4 of 17
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 82dukman said: Soiunds good to me too. I would make sure that YOU remove the emblems and chrome hardware first too. 


Why should I do it?

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Posted: 6/7/03 7:15pmMessage 5 of 17
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Vette(s): 1981 Blue Ice Met. w/pearl ghost flames TKO500 5speed. LS1 Swap 3.45 Dana 44.
That sounds like pretty good price. For 3 g's it should look darn good.

 Adam said:
 82dukman said: Soiunds good to me too. I would make sure that YOU remove the emblems and chrome hardware first too. 


Why should I do it?		 

Hey Adam, I think you should have that Andy guy do it. |laugh|
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Posted: 6/7/03 9:40pmMessage 6 of 17
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Vette(s): 1972 convertible 350 auto trans, delux int, air, ps, pb, t/t wheel, pw, 79,000 org miles Rare one year only color
from your pic in your profile your paint dosen't look that bad to spend 3g's on. |headscratch|
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Posted: 6/8/03 2:05amMessage 7 of 17
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Hello Adam !
ask him step by step before the paint if he tell you sandind the body all over ???????????????


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Posted: 6/8/03 9:34pmMessage 8 of 17
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 garry72conv said: from your pic in your profile your paint dosen't look that bad to spend 3g's on. |headscratch| 


The picture is deceiving! I was surprised just how good it looked in that picture. But it actually looks even worse now. It'll be worth it!

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Posted: 6/9/03 1:47amMessage 9 of 17
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Adding to the list of things that should be removed for a good paint job:

Tailights and side marker lamps.
Rocker panel trim.
Antenae
Door handles
Any exhaust trim
Door/window weatherstripping
Windshield/window trim
License plate trim
Grills and any grill trim

Also, find out if they will be painting your door jams. If they do, remove what you can and make sure they mask off the rest. Also, if they are painting the jams, find out what measures they will be taking to protect your interior from overspray/paint dust.

good luck!

'69 350/350 conv.

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Posted: 6/9/03 7:39amMessage 10 of 17
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when getting a c3 painted it is a good time to replace the weather stripping around the door as it will allow a better job painting the inside of the doors. if its in good condition it can be removed with 3M general purpose adhesive cleaner and reinstalled. Also remove the headlight benzels and have them painted . i have seen shops skip painting these.
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