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Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors [message #222416 is a reply to message #222388]

Sat, 14 September 2013 11:26

Joe Weir

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stick miller wrote on Sat, 14 September 2013 08:30

Joe - I like #2 and have voted accordingly. Have you picked a paint shop? I really hate that Topeka has quit painting GMC's. Please report back any success in finding a reasonably priced and decent quality painter. Thanks and good luck

Stick,

Those that have met me know I have one slice of bacon short of a sandwich, so I have sort of a reputation to uphold.

There is no shop that meets my standards with regards to surface finish...in my price range (sub 5 figures for a car). I have always been a pain in the ass about paint quality, and it is a curse. Paint is one of those things that once its applied is not easy to get someone to do over, and there is a material cost. I have had at least a dozen cars painted professionally and have never gotten the attention to detail no matter the price. I'd rather do it myself.

Have you ever heard of the $50 paint Job? Been discussed at length on the Moparts Forum and has spawned quite a few dedicated sites. Basically, you lay down thin coats with a no-nap high density roller and the paint self-levels. It takes a few coats but, unlike spraying, you can do a panel at a time. The key is the same with all paint jobs - prepping the surface.

I will probably hire out the bulk of the prep work. Now, what gives me pause is the sheer size of the vehicle and the labor intensity of the process. Still pondering the logistics. May just need to find a barn and a wagner power sprayer...it would still look better than it does now. I think the last coat was latex. Laughing

76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center... Columbia, SC.

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		Help Joe Pick colors By: Joe Weir on Fri, 13 September 2013 19:23
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Betty Chimento on Fri, 13 September 2013 19:30
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: mojoe on Fri, 13 September 2013 20:43
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: mojoe on Fri, 13 September 2013 20:56
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Joe Weir on Fri, 13 September 2013 21:45
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Ken Burton on Fri, 13 September 2013 20:57
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: mojoe on Fri, 13 September 2013 21:04
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Ken Burton on Fri, 13 September 2013 21:09
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: k2gkk on Fri, 13 September 2013 21:25
		Re: Help Joe Pick colors By: 1275gtsport on Fri, 13 September 2013 22:25
		Re: Help Joe Pick colors By: mojoe on Fri, 13 September 2013 23:30
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: k2gkk on Sat, 14 September 2013 22:00
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Ken Burton on Sun, 15 September 2013 00:41
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: mickeysss on Sun, 15 September 2013 01:10
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: mojoe on Sun, 15 September 2013 10:01
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Sandra Price on Fri, 13 September 2013 23:34
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: tphipps on Sat, 14 September 2013 06:06
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Joe Weir on Sat, 14 September 2013 06:25
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: stick miller on Sat, 14 September 2013 08:30
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: Joe Weir on Sat, 14 September 2013 11:26
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: mojoe on Sat, 14 September 2013 18:11
		Re: [GMCnet] Help Joe Pick colors By: stick miller on Sat, 14 September 2013 18:18
		Re: Help Joe Pick colors By: xplorid on Sat, 14 September 2013 09:31
		Re: Help Joe Pick colors By: Joe Weir on Sat, 14 September 2013 10:48
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