NORCAL Paint jobs $500

[bastianshaw]

What color/brand paint did you do the bronzit in? Color looks great.

Thanks I use transtar, it's a little on the expensive side, but. It's easy to spray and the color matching is outstanding, so for a beginner like me it's worth it.

[TimKninja]

Holy crap i wish this was on the east coast!!!!

This is great deal to anyone who dailys their e30. Id hate to spend huge money on a paintjob then have it dinged an scratched up.

[einstein57]

You should look in to renting out a booth for a few weeks in So Cal and doing some $600 paint jobs. That way it can cover your travel expenses and would be cheaper then us driving up there.

You said it: "The correct way to fix this is after sanding, primer and then Sand again [and again and again]."

I'd want a correct paint job (which means a lot more than re-sanding... it means windows-out, trim-off, etc.) if I'm paying anything for it.

Different expectations for different people. Fair enough.

If it's sounds too good to be true...

You expect all that for $500? Customers like that make me not want to sell e30 parts anymore. You guys would be amazed on how many people expected Bilsteins to come with my $335 coilovers.

[bastianshaw]

You should look in to renting out a booth for a few weeks in So Cal and doing some $600 paint jobs. That way it can cover your travel expenses and would be cheaper then us driving up there.





You expect all that for $500? Customers like that make me not want to sell e30 parts anymore. You guys would be amazed on how many people expected Bilsteins to come with my $335 coilovers.

Jesse and I were talking about that. If my flight attendant sister ever gets offer flight attendant ass and puts me down as her travel companion I can fly there for free. Jesse knows how to build a booth in a garage for like 200 so it's not that far off. Will keep you posted.

[PGAero]

bastianshaw,
Sorry if I came across wrong. I just think that promising "better than stock" is going too far.

einstein57,
I never said I wanted all that for $500. I simply said I'd want a better paint job. I'd be more than willing to pay for it, and I know I'd have to pay a lot more. (I'd think $1-2K would be fair if I did all the trim removal and a ton of prep and the car didn't need very much in the way of body work.)


For $500, I think that bastianshaw is offering people a very good deal and he's learning a bunch in the process. Sounds like a win-win to me, as long as people know what they are getting.

[bastianshaw]

Please note that the owner chose not to fix the dents and rust
before:


Note the oxidation








After:
Let me just say I can BELIEVE how good this turned out I wasnt really sure it was going to be any good based on the condition of the vehicle and the amount of prep requested; I was also using PPG rather than transtar any way I was pleasantly surprised

[e30AlpineWhite1]

pm'd