Started prep work for paint job

[colt325e]

It took me about 4 hours to sand the hood with a little help from my dad and brother. Takes patience indeed.

[nando]

what? you aren't going to let Uh Oh! Maaco give you their awesome ambassador service with 1 hour of body work for the whole car? ;)

looks good, what color you going ot paint it?

[colt325e]

Hah, i'll pass. Im pretty sure im going black, dark blue crossed my mind but i want to go stealth.

[krisco]

Black, and white, are a bitch to keep clean. Ask me how I know.

[808BMW]

Hah, i'll pass. Im pretty sure im going black, dark blue crossed my mind but i want to go stealth.

Who is going to do the painting part?
Black is a b*tch

[Super Eta]

Black ownz you, your just jealous your car isnt black. :D

Bitch! ;)

Not all that hard to keep clean but man does dirt love it but doesnt bother me.

But again you guys are right i have to drive soo slow like 2 mph on my gravel road after i wash it, if i dont then dirt will stick to it like glue so yea okay you guys are right but like i said it doesnt bother me. :x

[808BMW]

Black ownz you, your just jealous your car isnt black. :D

Bitch! ;)

Not all that hard to keep clean but man does dirt love it but doesnt bother me.

But again you guys are right i have to drive soo slow like 2 mph on my gravel road after i wash it, if i dont then dirt will stick to it like glue so yea okay you guys are right but like i said it doesnt bother me. :x

I am actually considering black, the idea of having someone else keep it clean makes me want it that much more :P

My friend who detailed my car said I should paint it black, and when I said no because it's too hard to keep clean, he told me that's what he's for :)

[krisco]

My car is black....
Supa Bitch 8)

[windsor318is]

sweet... the more you prep the cheaper its gonna cost you to get it painted, plus it will be in and out of the paint shop in no time

[Jordan]

sweet... the more you prep the cheaper its gonna cost you to get it painted, plus it will be in and out of the paint shop in no time

No, I think you have it backwards. The more Colt preps it, the more halfass pisspoor work the bodyshop has to correct before they spray it.

Black is one of the hardest, if not the hardest color to prep for. Black shows each and every single tiny little imperfection in your prep work.

[bimmerphile]

[quote="808BMW"when I said no because it's too hard to keep clean, he told me that's what he's for :)[/quote]


I love detailing, personally. I started out doing it for just a couple guys I know, who recommended me to a few of their friends, and as WOM travelled I end up detailing nicer and nicer cars.

I'm shooting to get in with this guy to do his GT2 this summer....heaven I say.





But I digress...

[808BMW]

Yeah my friend loves it too. He does all of our close friends car for free, as long as we pay for the products.

[Skafrog]

to a body shop (my familys at least) it doesnt really matter if you do the prep work or not; they are going to do their own anyways.

[808BMW]

to a body shop (my familys at least) it doesnt really matter if you do the prep work or not; they are going to do their own anyways.

True. Most good places follow the "We can't garauntee it unless we did it" rule. Makes sense.

[Super Eta]

to a body shop (my familys at least) it doesnt really matter if you do the prep work or not; they are going to do their own anyways.

True. Most good places follow the "We can't garauntee it unless we did it" rule. Makes sense.

about every shop says that, i was calling around to get quotes on a rear bearing replacment and when i said i had the parts they said we wont be able gurantee it unless we buy the part and yada yada.