Ain't she purdy?

[SteelCityBlue]

Originally Posted by gs568

Lol. 4K is reasonable.

$4K is dirt cheap depending on the paint. Looks great! What was the process i.e. coats and clear?

[RonC5]

Originally Posted by SteelCityBlue

$4K is dirt cheap depending on the paint. Looks great! What was the process i.e. coats and clear?

Disassembled lights, door handles, mirrors, stripped dead clear from the horizontal surfaces, blocked, primed, base coat/clear coat Navy Blue Metallic (original color). Cleaned up the door jams, paint, sand and buff, reassembly, collects a stack of 100s.

[Millenium Vette]

Originally Posted by JetMechZ16

Frozen ice!?!?! Hmmmmmmmmm........... Is there any other kind?

Yes, dry ice. YW.

[The_Dude]

before pics?

[Grey Ghost]

Yep, I've painted many of my cars over the years. The last time liquids alone were over $1000 and probably $1500 or more these days. I was quoted $42 hr. from a local shop today for some labor on another project. Corvettes are different to paint vs metal cars. There is always a static electricity problem with them and every dust particle in the air gets attracted to the body. Then, probably a special sealer or additive with the plastic body vs steel. Also, even the color you choose will vary the liquids cost.

[RonC5]

Originally Posted by The_Dude

before pics?

Here are some before, top surfaces were gone. Top was peeling.

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by RonC5

Disassembled lights, door handles, mirrors, stripped dead clear from the horizontal surfaces, blocked, primed, base coat/clear coat Navy Blue Metallic (original color). Cleaned up the door jams, paint, sand and buff, reassembly, collects a stack of 100s.

You did well

[JetMechZ16]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

Yes, dry ice. YW.

Even dry ice is still frozen.

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by Craig

I painted a 280ZX back in the early 90s. Stripped the car except dash and windshield; painted everything inside and out. It took me a year, and chemicals were crazy expensive. It turned out well, but it wasn't worth the effort. I had a number of people say, "yeah, I always wanted to do that." And I always replied, "keep being someone that always wanted to do that."

I did it for fun. It was a fun hobby for me.

Why wasn't it worth the effort? Time? Energy?

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by RonC5

Here are some before, top surfaces were gone. Top was peeling.

What are you going to do to protect the new paint vs just wax?

[markids77]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Yep, I've painted many of my cars over the years. The last time liquids alone were over $1000 and probably $1500 or more these days. I was quoted $42 hr. from a local shop today for some labor on another project. Corvettes are different to paint vs metal cars. There is always a static electricity problem with them and every dust particle in the air gets attracted to the body. Then, probably a special sealer or additive with the plastic body vs steel. Also, even the color you choose will vary the liquids cost.

Nothing special required for additives on the glass parts, plastic bumpers should get a flexible additive which often changes the cast of the color a bit.
$42 an hour at current shop rates is really low... I would check several references and the BBB if you want a positive experience at that shop... although you might (maybe?) get a great deal.

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by markids77

Nothing special required for additives on the glass parts, plastic bumpers should get a flexible additive which often changes the cast of the color a bit.
$42 an hour at current shop rates is really low... I would check several references and the BBB if you want a positive experience at that shop... although you might (maybe?) get a great deal.

I've used him in the past. I could do it myself if I knew how to weld. I really regret not learning and getting more experience with it. Have some pieces that are spot welded and the spot welds should be easy to remove. I just can't weld the new ones back on. He's been in biz. for decades. I imagine everything he has is already paid for and that keeps his cost lower.

[RonC5]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

What are you going to do to protect the new paint vs just wax?

Aside from adding a tray ceiling to the front half of my garage and installing a 4 post lift so both Vettes can be in the garage, I have used Adam's Ceramic on the other cars and seems to work well. Especiall on my truck, with 22 year old red paint. Keep in mind that the Vette is 21 years old and it took that long to deteriorate, and I hope that the products have improved in that amount of time. Note the top was painted 7 or 8 years ago by a friend. He did not paint it this time.