Just got my 66 Chevelle back from the body man after 5 months. Panels were replaced every thing now really straight and has be sealed, primed and has been blocked five times. The person who did the body work is a retired man who only sprays Lacquer Paint and I want a acrylic enamel paint job. How much am I looking to have someone do a good paint job? Macco or Earl Schiebs are out of the question after all I have put into the body work.

Rick,

Even though most all the work is done except for spraying the painter will no doubt need to still do some prep work before laying down his paint work. I would say $1500 to $2000 would not be unreasonable depending on the quality of paint products and years of experiance of the painter.

I would also recommend you give serious consideration to base coat clear coat finishes as well. They are available in excellent quality and very durable. Nun-the-less nix on the laqure is a good decision.

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After all of that effort and money, why in the world would you want to spray enamel paint on it? The urethanes offered today are much better. Better in color, durability, depth and shine. If your doing a metallic color, I'd go with base coat clear coat system. If you're doing a straight color, go with a single stage (with hardener) urethane.
Anything under $2000 for a complete repaint thats sanded and buffed to perfection will look like an Earl Shieb paint job. here's one place you don't want to skimp on if you want a nice looking car.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rick Bandy:
Just got my 66 Chevelle back from the body man after 5 months. Panels were replaced every thing now really straight and has be sealed, primed and has been blocked five times. The person who did the body work is a retired man who only sprays Lacquer Paint and I want a acrylic enamel paint job. How much am I looking to have someone do a good paint job? Macco or Earl Schiebs are out of the question after all I have put into the body work. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Jimmy p is correct.ask around the paint stores.some painters will o.k. the body work and spray and buff for a fee.But PLEASE go base coat/clear!!!!

Actually I guess I was back in the 70's as I stated acrylic enamel, I took a look at the receipt from our sons 65 and it was done in bright red urethane single stage "Now thats what I'm talking about". Mine will be the same red and yes, I believe I will be able to get by for about $2000. and it won't look like Earl Schiebs.

base coat clear coat is the way to go. Post pictures when you get it done.

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Rick
I have restored cars for a long time and found that you can get paint jobs on a time and material basis. My local Chevy dealer has a real nice paint booth and excellent painter. I always bring the car totaly preped
they will block sand one more time for their piece of mind and then shoot it. My last paint job was on a 76 Vette and it cost me $600.00 + materials [$300.00 +/-] I was extremly satisfied with their work. I'm doing a 66 Elky now the same way. I have a friend that fixes up 70's vettes, he does all the prep work and then takes them to MACCO slips the painter $50.00 [insurance] and then gets their quality paint job when on sale for $249.00. JUST IDEAS

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Anything under $2000 for a complete repaint thats sanded and buffed to perfection will look like an Earl Shieb
paint job. here's one place you don't want to skimp on if you want a nice looking car.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

While maybe not the norm, I took my El Camino to one of these places after I did all the prep work...

There were a few minor problems, but the shop fixed them...

2 weeks after I got it back I had all the trim back on and won second place in my class (about 12 other cars) in a large car show...

2-1/2 to 3 years after I sold the car, the second subsequent owner got ahold of me... He asked about the paint...

When I told him it was a cheapo job, he couldn't believe it... It still looked great...

The entire paint job cost me $385 (around 1994)which included painting the door and hood jambs, the bed and 5 stock steel wheels... Sure, that didn't include any color sanding or buffing, but it was just the materials and application...

Sure, preparation is usually poor, and they often paint right over chips, etc. But if the car is ready to go, these guys have lots of experience painting cars...

Sure, at this stage I'd probably pay the additional money, but you still don't know who you will get, or what quality work...

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[This message has been edited by 1966_L78 (edited 02-14-2003).]

Base cote + clear cote = diamond rock hard. Anyhting else, O2 will rot your car out from underneath.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rick Bandy:
Actually I guess I was back in the 70's as I stated acrylic enamel, I took a look at the receipt from our sons 65 and it was done in bright red urethane single stage "Now thats what I'm talking about". Mine will be the same red and yes, I believe I will be able to get by for about $2000. and it won't look like Earl Schiebs. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Rick, just my $.02.
I use to paint cars in my small shop many years ago, and have done a few for myself including my current 70SS. I used Glasurit 21 line, toner red (the off the shelf mixing red) and no clear at all. That was 11 years ago, and the last time I was up at the body supply store (B&Z) the guys that worked there and a painter who was visiting thought I had just had it done http://www.chevelles.com/forum/cool.gif

Point is, a word of advise is to use the best materials you can afford. Now, Sikkens Glasurit and the top products from PPG and DuPont are going to give you the best shine, color hold out and brilliance but are pretty pricey nowadays. Hit up your recommended painter and see what his preference is, you might just be able to upgrade to the best quality for minimal investments. But if the shop you are using uses one supplier only, any special requests in materials will cost you a little bit more but might be worth it.

Any questions, e-mail me.



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