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Holy Sh!t!

mpro69rr

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Do I miss my 69 RR! She went for paint last week, the engine is being rebuilt, I have nothing to do! I guess I could clean my Garage but it sucks without my car there! Hold on, I have to wipe the tears away...LOL. I have been working on her since April and then the oil rod broke and I had to get the engine rebuilt, which I was going to do any way at some point. I had plans to get her painted but now they are happening at the same time. Here she is going to paint.
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Wish I had another car to work on!
 
Buy one of those plastic AMT Roadrunner models and sit at the desk and put the model together take your time paint the body whatever color you like you still have a car to play with it worked for me / long Winters in Minnesota
 
If you had another car to work on, you might not be able to afford the paint job !!
 
Even when you start with a solid car for restoration, paint is over half of the total cost. 440'
 
Even when you start with a solid car for restoration, paint is over half of the total cost. 440'

My car is pretty solid but I got an estimate of $6500 but he can't really tell until he sands blast it so I imagine that number will change. I'm paying $8000 for my engine rebuild, that's having everything done.
 
I'm getting ready to have my car painted any week now. $2500.00-$3000.00 to mask & shoot it.
No prep by him. Ready to shoot. I bought all of the B.C &Clear. No paint jail for me! In-N-Out.
(I hope)
 
I'm getting ready to have my car painted any week now. $2500.00-$3000.00 to mask & shoot it.
No prep by him. Ready to shoot. I bought all of the B.C &Clear. No paint jail for me! In-N-Out.
(I hope)
LOL, just remember those last two words!
 
I'm getting ready to have my car painted any week now. $2500.00-$3000.00 to mask & shoot it.
No prep by him. Ready to shoot. I bought all of the B.C &Clear. No paint jail for me! In-N-Out.
(I hope)

Lucky! I just took off the bumpers and stuff. He has to prep it. I wish I could get it in-and-out!
 
Why I learned to do my own body work.... so what IF I have a few bugs, few runs, a few wavy panels, a few door dings I missed, some over spray on this and that....... I tell the wife " I ain't perfect, neither are my cars!!" lol
Hallaluyah!!!!
 
At the price of the material, It's 50% for the material, and 50% for the labor. I can't spray
that **** without a spray booth, so I have to pay the man. My luck, right after I finish the
last coat of clear, a Sabertooth Moth will crash land in the middle of the hood and limp in
circles!
 
I am lucky that I like the old school single stage acrylic urethane, NO bc/cc for me. So I don't need a $600 and up spray gun for high $ clear. I just get little bugs and skeeters in mine, gives it character!!! lol
 
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