Pepe's Paint Job

[doneagle]

                HI I would love to have one of my wagons  look1/2  as good as Pepe does ..............Don

[JayRamb]

Holy Cow! That is SUPER SHARP! Is that the original paint code? Congrats on your Kamback!

[tougeagle]

Man you've got me very jealous, that paint is gorgeous! How much would your painter charge to paint a hood? I've got a primered powerbulge sitting in my storage closet that caroline has been begging for..... Would just have it painted the same color as Caroline...

[IowaEagle]

Beautiful Kammback.  If nothing else the hood insulation pad stops some engine heat from ruining the finish on the hood, over time that is.

[vangremlin]

Holy Cow! That is SUPER SHARP! Is that the original paint code? Congrats on your Kamback!

Its not the original paint code, its from about 2002, a Chrysler color.  I am getting the paint code for thereverendbill so I will share it with everyone.

[vangremlin]

I was tasked by my body shop guy to paint the black parts on the trim on the front of the hood, the headlight trim, the grill, and the badges.  For the large parts we did extensive taping.  On the badges, the body guy told me I could spray paint them and then use nail polish remover to take the paint off the letters.  I was having trouble doing it that way so I sprayed the whole badge and let it dry, and then took the paint off the letters with steel wool.

I bought some new Eagle badges from Kennedy American but have decided to use the original ones I restored because they turned out so well and because they are metal. 

[maddog]

you did a verry nice job there dude.

[vangremlin]

you did a verry nice job there dude.

Thanks!

[doneagle]

                   HI You did a grate job  on every thing so far .I love that paint job .and now that you are putting the chrome back on its popping ..wen you get hem back together you can go styling ..as one of my old friends would say .....lets go styling ....................Don

[eagleman]

Looks great! Nice job,Its amazing what a little time and effort will do huh.

[Will]

looks beautiful man!  was thinking of a similar color palette for mine.  mind if i ask what your paint job went for?

[amc78concord]

looks beautiful man!  was thinking of a similar color palette for mine.  mind if i ask what your paint job went for?

That's a good question, cuz I've been thinking about paint myself for oneday...

[Will]

Sorry if that was a little too forward in my last response.  I have never had a paint job done on a car and was just looking at some possible ballpark number for a decent paint job.

Thanks,

Will

[amc78concord]

Sorry if that was a little too forward in my last response.  I have never had a paint job done on a car and was just looking at some possible ballpark number for a decent paint job.

Thanks,

Will

I know that a "Super-Detailed" paintjob could cost upwards of $10,000 or more...that's what I've heard from some Camaro, Corvette, Mustang, etc owners...

[thereverendbill]

to be honest it really all depends on what is being painted and who paints it.  i will admit that the body shop I work for if something very high end like a classic mustang, camaro, or the occasional sports car they do "pad the bill".  If you are seriously looking into getting your car painted just shop around. Ask to see photos, check out some cars in person that they have painted (before they are wet sanded and buffed is a real plus because you can see how clean they keep their booth by the amount of dirt in the paint), ask for a tour of the shop, and make sure that you leave with a written estimate so that you can latter compare prices based on your impressions of the shop and personnel.