Thread: How do you like your paint???

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Originally Posted by MrMopar64

I voted for I like unique and unusual paint designs
But then again I drive a pink and purple Rambler....

MM64

A guy who is not hesitant about standing away from the crowd! A sure sign of self confidence! :-)

(QUOTE) "My question is, what does a good, not Sac. Autorama good, but normal person good, two tone paint job cost on a 51 ford truck."

Red

I get this question all of the time, so maybe I can help.

You will get what you pay for, and rarely any more. For an experienced guy using good paint, taking the time to make sure the car is well sanded and cleaned, with a good spray booth, I doubt you will get much for under $2,000-$3000. (About $800-$1200 is the cost of paint materials, so he will work hard for his share. It also will depend on the condition and color. Old trucks usually have more damage than any other vehicles....particularly the bed, and the back of the cab.

If there is body work, paint stripping, door jams and such to be done, it will go up.

If you want a lot of block work to flatten the body, and a final sand and buff to make it glassy, it goes up more. (autorama quality) This is what I do. I have lower shop rates than many, but I usually start at about $5000 for all of the things I've covered.

It continues to go up depending on color. A candy paint job, or black is going to be $8,000-10,000. Sounds like a lot of money, but the painting you see on TV shows has nothing to do with reality. Incidentally, the labor is now well into the hundreds of hours! If you don't like sanding, you could not "hang with" serious painters. :-)

.......or I can send you a $250 coupon for Maaco's Ambassador paint special! (The scarey part is that, at this price, they are making a profit!)

The only thing I can figure is that the budget includes 1 sheet of sand paper, 1 quart of paint, and two hours of a "wino's" time. :-(

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I'm all for the comeback of the psychedelic paint schemes!!!! Brings back memories of my mis-spent youth!!!! Maybe one of those paint schemes on my old T-Bird?????

.....With a giant portrait of Jimi Hendrix on the hood! :-)~

Originally Posted by shine

sometimes it's how drunk the painter and owner get when it's in the booth and ready

I had to stop doing that. I noticed that each drink lowered the quality a little. :-)

You can only look at so many Red cars and Black cars. I like things that are not the same ho hum

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

.....With a giant portrait of Jimi Hendrix on the hood! :-)~

hmmmmm. Think I need to send you the hood!!!! Sounds like one heck of a good plan!!!! Could you do one of Janis Joplin on the deck lid?????

Just the sort of thing I'd love to do. You've captured "a piece of my heart"!

(I never have forgiven the guy who stole my "Big Brother and The Holding Company" album!) :-(

Hotrod

If you pm Old Coyote he has several pictures of my California Charger FED that shows the details better than the 1320 diecast model you used.

Jerry Clayton

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

Just the sort of thing I'd love to do. You've captured "a piece of my heart"!

(I never have forgiven the guy who stole my "Big Brother and The Holding Company" album!) :-(

Careful what you wish for!!!! Haven't decided on a vacation spot for the winter yet.... Now if I could get the T-Bird apart and on the rotisserie before I go, betcha that hood and trunk would fit in the trailer...then I could find me a nice rust free toy to bring home with me.... Got any '57 Ford's around????

To me, it really depends on the car. The type of car, the age of the car, the accessories on the car all kind of dictate what would work best. Some colors go better on big cars than they do on small cars and vice versa. Graphics can make or break a car, depending again on the style of graphic and they type of car.

I wouldn't expect to see a wild colored swoopy graphic on the sides of a 32 Ford with rolled and pleated interior, a checker board white and black painted firewall, a detailed flathead and red painted steelies with baby moons and a trim ring. Some things are just better with plain old pinstriping and no flashy graphics. Other cars, the flashy stuff looks far better than pinstriping.

As to flames and scallops, again both can look great on selected cars, but not on the same car. I prefer scallops on 50's and 60's (and some 40's), and flames on 20's thru 60's vehicles. Again the style of the flames and the scallops also can make a big difference.

Speaking of flames, here are two shots of flames from the same car as seen last weekend at the NSRA nats in Tampa. Appears to be a labor intensive paint job, looks nice, but not my style.

I voted for #1. I love the new stuff but not what I would do for myself. I love trad, one color - but love the new color options. I also like the new anodizing options.

I also think that paint is in the eye of the beholder, and that a good paint job does not fix a bad build.

Z

I voted for #3 but I also agree with #4, I believe there are certain cars that cry out for unique paint schemes while others need to look more traditional. When we had the Willys painted it was more a group decision. Everyone at the body shop wanted flames, their comment was if you hear it coming you should see it coming. I am glad I did. That decision seems to have been proven out this summer because the car won peoples choice best paint and best of show several times. There were several other Willys' that were nicer than ours but were plain color. At one show there was a very beautifully done chevelle wagon, blown bbc, and wild flames but it didn't attract much attention and didn't win anything. I think, because people thought the flames just didn't match the body style. Except for the Willys all our cars have been more basic color with mild almost hidden graphics. Who know what the next one will look like.
John

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Hotrod

If you pm Old Coyote he has several pictures of my California Charger FED that shows the details better than the 1320 diecast model you used.

Jerry Clayton

It's a shame there aren't more pics on the internet of "the worlds' most beautiful dragster"! :-)

Originally Posted by 41willys

I voted for #3 but I also agree with #4, I believe there are certain cars that cry out for unique paint schemes while others need to look more traditional. When we had the Willys painted it was more a group decision. Everyone at the body shop wanted flames, their comment was if you hear it coming you should see it coming. I am glad I did. That decision seems to have been proven out this summer because the car won peoples choice best paint and best of show several times. There were several other Willys' that were nicer than ours but were plain color. At one show there was a very beautifully done chevelle wagon, blown bbc, and wild flames but it didn't attract much attention and didn't win anything. I think, because people thought the flames just didn't match the body style. Except for the Willys all our cars have been more basic color with mild almost hidden graphics. Who know what the next one will look like.
John

I would agree that you should not put a "funny car paint job" on a Kia, but "creative" does not necessarily mean it can't be classic, subtle, or appropriate. For that "old skool" look, you can go back and find cartoons, and subjects from the era, that were not so common on hot rods. Hopw about Felix the cat, or popeye? Flames can be classic in style, but colors could be green, purple, or blue, instead of hot colors. I think there is always room to be unique. The paint should fit the character of the car.

BTW, I don't know if you saw it, but I just did a Willys with a similar "look" to yours. With 572 inches of blown BBC, it fits just fine! Over-the-top graphics on an over-the-top car!

Interesting little tidbit for you guys that like joplin, and tattoo lovers too. My grandma got a tattoo probably 40 years ago by lyle tuttle, the guy that did Janis' tattoos. cool I think.

anyways. the plan right now would end up with the truck already being blasted and primed and most if not all of the body work done. My uncle has a friend that used to do body work, now just retired and doesn't do much. he said he'll do it (for money of course) if we bring it to him. All rot/too rusty spots are going to be replaced by us. We're trying to cut down on the painter's labor and time as much as possible. We do need the interior painted to match though.

two colors, cream/off-white on the body and bed, chocolate brown (not too dark) on the fenders and running boards. I would be happy to get it done under 4k. 2-3 would tickle me. Of course then there are the pinups I want on the doors.......

Red