Paint jail

[Charles Cook]

Went to paint jail today. $5,000 bail money up front.

 

[Potts]

Ouch

 

[snakeyes]

its not cheap

 

[r4sedan]

Jeez, does it need a lot of metal work.

 

[Charles Cook]

no sir , just want a repaint and fix any hidden bugs.

 

[Darter6]

Sounds right to me, Hopefully it wont take the 6 months to a year to get it done.
Not much jail time.
I used those numbers because you say no body work. Some go to jail for YEARS.

 

[wldgtx]

Is $5000 supposed to expensive for a paint job? No offense to anyone if it is, but my opinion is that even $5k is not that expensive if the quality is there.

 

[Charles Cook]

Down payment to get started.

 

[Nevada dan]

$5000 is cheap, a gallon of primer and activator is over $400 , paint is through the roof, and how much is your time worth

 

[wldgtx]

Down payment to get started.

There you go... I did not post a long reply as I was unsure of the details. Good Luck with your project, I hope it turns out nice.

 

[Charles Cook]

Not complaining, glad to get started, been waiting a long time.

 

[SteveSS]

Figure on a year.

 

[zyzzyx]

My car was ready to shoot, sanded & blocked in 600wet. No bodywork what so ever.
I had 2 Gals. of paint, 10 Liters of clear, 2 Gals. of reducer, the activator for both B.C.,
and clear and the bill was $3400.00 I believe. Took him two weeks. Get everything
hammered out before handing it over. Nothing like a misunderstanding to gum things
up! Good luck!

 

[Charles Cook]

Everything is good, the same guy that is painting this one painted my 68. The 68 turned out great.

 

[zyzzyx]

Having someone you know well is everything. You both come away with a good feeling!

 

[yella71]

I remember back in the 80s you could get DuPont centari enamel for around 60 or 70 bucks a gallon.......

 

[snakeyes]

paint jobs are very expensive because the materials are very very expensive and going up all the time

 

[r4sedan]

Nice, keep us posted on the process.

 

[Charles Cook]

Yes sir. A lot of my projects got put on hold until my three daughters graduated college. Now it’s daddy’s turn. Lol

 

[Budnicks]

Everything is good, the same guy that is painting this one painted my 68. The 68 turned out great. View attachment 1157144