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tokerblue said:
You're welcome.

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Ayyy yooo

Not a bud light fan... but free is free hahahaha
 
yoko said:
sgt1372 sgt1372 paint prices are insane right now....I can't believe how much they have jumped in just the last 5 years.... it's honestly ridiculous!!!
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You aren’t kidding !!!!! My friend is having his Camaro painted in a deep red color. I believe he said the materials alone was almost $5,000.00 My other buddy had his Harley fender painted and material was $110.00 just for a fender !!!!!
My car is staying its factory color blue and I’m still afraid lol. I have time though , I still need to finish the drivetrain rebuild.
 
sgt1372 said:
It would probbly still be cheaper for me drive the truck to you than pay for the work to be done here.

Got a ridiculous estimate to just repaint the roof/hood where paint is peeling, so I just let it go and I'm sure the neighbors are tired of looking at it.

LOL! ;)
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This is just a suggestion that might buy time. There’s a hand applied coating called Poppy’s Patina. While not a paint job , it does look good on certain vehicles. I’ve used it with good results on a few different vehicles. One friends old rusty rat rod that we just sanded the rust and wiped it over.
But there’s no replacement for a nice paint job 👍👍🙂
 
duramax said:
You aren’t kidding !!!!! My friend is having his Camaro painted in a deep red color. I believe he said the materials alone was almost $5,000.00 My other buddy had his Harley fender painted and material was $110.00 just for a fender !!!!!
My car is staying its factory color blue and I’m still afraid lol. I have time though , I still need to finish the drivetrain rebuild.
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I had some one that worked for my other paint system that would've helped me on full repaint costs if you threw a product sticker on your car after it was done and painted


This current system is different , even though I'm still new to it .. tech reps have texted me asking answers to problems, and I've helped.. but they have yet to offer me any kind of discount etc

I'm sure things will change soon since my industry still can't get any new people in it ... and the older guys are retiring
 
duramax said:
You aren’t kidding !!!!! My friend is having his Camaro painted in a deep red color. I believe he said the materials alone was almost $5,000.00 My other buddy had his Harley fender painted and material was $110.00 just for a fender !!!!!
My car is staying its factory color blue and I’m still afraid lol. I have time though , I still need to finish the drivetrain rebuild.
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And P.S. motorcycle get killed on prices if it's a factory only color... such a rip off

I think they get overcharged for no reason
 
yoko said:
I had some one that worked for my other paint system that would've helped me on full repaint costs if you threw a product sticker on your car after it was done and painted


This current system is different , even though I'm still new to it .. tech reps have texted me asking answers to problems, and I've helped.. but they have yet to offer me any kind of discount etc

I'm sure things will change soon since my industry still can't get any new people in it ... and the older guys are retiring
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The guy who has my car now sprays Glasurit and Spies Heckler. I was talking to him about using the high solids. But who knows what will change. And I know nothing about painting. I just ask a lot of questions when I see nice paint work lol.

Body’s shops are falling off the map all over around here.
 
duramax said:
The guy who has my car now sprays Glasurit and Spies Heckler. I was talking to him about using the high solids. But who knows what will change. And I know nothing about painting. I just ask a lot of questions when I see nice paint work lol.

Body’s shops are falling off the map all over around here.
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I am currently using glasurit, it's a nice system if using water


The clear is very nice

(I can believe in shops disappearing)
 
yoko said:
What's the gm paint code of your color?

Are you looking back to stock or maybe add a little something?

(Just asking cause I can look up the code and different variants on the color and maybe make some suggestions 😉)
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1970 formula firebird code 26 Lucerne Blue

I would like to stay close to factory. As I have its big brother in the garage waiting to be next. 1970 Trans am same color 👍
 
duramax said:
This is just a suggestion that might buy time. There’s a hand applied coating called Poppy’s Patina. While not a paint job , it does look good on certain vehicles. I’ve used it with good results on a few different vehicles. One friends old rusty rat rod that we just sanded the rust and wiped it over.
But there’s no replacement for a nice paint job 👍👍🙂
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Thanks for the suggestion! Something's gotta be done.

It would probably take at least 2 kits of Poppy's Patina to do my F250 longbed but the cost of 2 kits would be a lot less than a paint job. A paint job would definitely be better but if I got started trying to "Overhaul'n" the truck, I'd be looking at WAY MORE bucks that I want to spend on the project.
 
sgt1372 said:
Thanks for the suggestion! Something's gotta be done.

It would probably take at least 2 kits of Poppy's Patina to do my F250 longbed but the cost of 2 kits would be a lot less than a paint job. A paint job would definitely be better but if I got started trying to "Overhaul'n" the truck, I'd be looking at WAY MORE bucks that I want to spend on the project.
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What price range were you quoted?

And color?
 
yoko said:
Awesome color!
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😊😊😊

I guess if I was considering a variant. I might try to lean to darken it ? Only because this year car has the endura front bumper. The firebird has the factory functional fiberglass hood. Plus both cars have the fiberglass spoilers. Anyway I’m rambling , I worry about adding flex additive for these and getting a color difference ?
Car one is on the rotisserie currently. Spraying the bottom red oxide color, cowl and toe board satin black.
 
duramax said:
😊😊😊

I guess if I was considering a variant. I might try to lean to darken it ? Only because this year car has the endura front bumper. The firebird has the factory functional fiberglass hood. Plus both cars have the fiberglass spoilers. Anyway I’m rambling , I worry about adding flex additive for these and getting a color difference ?
Car one is on the rotisserie currently. Spraying the bottom red oxide color, cowl and toe board satin black.
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Honestly..... I can't remember the time I last added flex additive , that was a positive on modern urethane paints is that it wasn't needed anymore
 
yoko said:
What price range were you quoted?

And color?
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I'd have to look it up but it was WAY more than I wanted to spend on it.

It's the factory blue/green color. Don't know what it's called. I can PM the VIN to you if you can determine the color from it. I could also send pics of truck if that would help. I have a few pics of it from when it looked better but I haven't taken a pic of it for a long time.
 
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