My Tijuana paint job

[Jm335i]

would love to do a road trip down there just to get the car painted

[carloserna]

guys most mexican shops like that take pride in their work they sorta have to considering the fact that theyd NEVER get customers. and they weld metal back into rust spots making the car a whole again. my dad had his 72 k5 painted down there like 3 years ago? and its still looking great. no chips or waves in the paint what so ever. oh oh and the tacos are good too. +1 point mexico.

[dcskate102]

fuuu I wanna go to TJ but I won't be moving to san diego till may. Even then I'm not too sure if I trust leaving my e30 m down there....

[FredK]

Yeah man, reelizmpro has been around since the dawn of time. Only metallics were base/clear up even beyond the E30, until maybe MY1995 or thereabouts.

[reelizmpro]

You sir are a pompous ass who just got
And to add insult to injury, the roadfly post you cited even explains how clearcoat was applied from the factory... what a douche.
Regardless, any shop that paints a car today is going to spray it with clear.

If you read the thread at all, you would see I was referring to the original factory paint specs. If the dealer opted (it may have been an option) to clearcoat Alpineweiss or Red that's the exception and not the rule. Bottom line is, as was stated in that same roadfly thread, only metallics were two stage. My argument was not with the OP, it was with another person who claimed all Alpineweiss' cars came with clear which is just not true. I had an 87 Alpineweiss 325eS bought from the original owners and it was single stage. Anyway...stop bumping old threads without reading them thoroughly.

[bmk]

Im serious about doing this in the next month. Anyone wanna set up a trip?

[Mr. Burns]

This is a feel good thread. Awesome results.

[bwawuz02]

Hmmm let's investigate. The only person I've found on forums saying Alpine II is two stage is...you. How'd you come to that conclusion?

These will tell you they are single stage...which I'd believe since Alpineweiss II isn't a metallic. The difference is in the tone of the color.

http://www.bimmers.com/m3/spotter/years.html

http://www.unofficialbmw.com/phpBB38/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=33612

http://www.s14.net/forums/showthread.php?p=484173

http://forum.roadfly.com/threads/120...ear-coat-paint

The paint brand they used is PPG.

The owner said they did 4 coats of white and 4 coats of clear over it.

You sir are a pompous ass who just got
And to add insult to injury, the roadfly post you cited even explains how clearcoat was applied from the factory... what a douche.
Regardless, any shop that paints a car today is going to spray it with clear.

[blackhawkimpact]

I took my Audi to TJ 5 years ago. They did a decent job for $300, including fixing the dents and other minor stuff. Took my e30 two weeks ago to 1daypaint for their second highest paint job for $490. Also looks decent for the moneys.

[beanerguitarist]

Anyone wanna do a road trip and get some cars painted? Safety in numbers right?

im sure if we got a few together and called it wouldnt be as much.... but just came across this thread... its genious

[colt]

looks like they did a great job on the back seat, wish we could work for that cheap

Anyone wanna do a road trip and get some cars painted? Safety in numbers right?

[a2coupe2a]

looks like they did a great job on the back seat, wish we could work for that cheap

[Dozyproductions]

dozy, we gotta roll down there and get our e30's freshened up!

done, done and done!

[CabrioPunk]

Dang. Great deal. Too bad Canadians don't do work like this....

[2002maniac]

looks like it turned out really well!

When I was 16 I took my '74 2002 down to TJ and got a complete interior and paint done for $750. The only problem I had was the tread they used to sew up the door panels and seat upholstery was not very high quality and tore in places.

I also had an E30 interior done a few years ago. I crossed the border, dropped off the seats, saw baja for a few days, and then picked them up on my way back to the states.