Colorado general chat...

[Roland H]

... so guys I want to get my car painted.. so I been asking around shops and see what they charge...

1st- so the lowest would do $1100 but wont take bumpers off, trim or lights, so just mask it!! but will sand and do body work all around..

2nd- around 1400 and will take all the trim off, bumpers, lights, etc and body work all around but wont take the windows out so they will mask the rubber...

3rd-... well from 3400-3800... but completely strip the car, take all trims off, windows, etc,etc.. so when it comes out will be quality at its best.. just when it came out the dealership...

SOOO what you think???

Door number 3. It's worth it.

Who's doing the work?

[iamsam]

ORRRRR..... we can paint it in the paint shop that me and Ross are going to set up. It will be the best quality paint job per dollar, I can guarantee you that. If Ross dips out for any reason, I am still wanting to set up a paint booth in my garage. I have been planning this for several years now, and I now finally have a garage.

[hyperE30]

Door number 3. It's worth it.

Who's doing the work?

Yeah the guy said I wont regret it.. plus is a lifetime warranty.. the shops name is Mattocks Brothers Auto Body... showed me around the shop so I could see the work they do and they do some bad ass job..

ORRRRR..... we can paint it in the paint shop that me and Ross are going to set up. It will be the best quality paint job per dollar, I can guarantee you that. If Ross dips out for any reason, I am still wanting to set up a paint booth in my garage. I have been planning this for several years now, and I now finally have a garage.

who will paint?? which kind of paint?

[iamsam]

Yeah the guy said I wont regret it.. plus is a lifetime warranty.. the shops name is Mattocks Brothers Auto Body... showed me around the shop so I could see the work they do and they do some bad ass job..



who will paint?? which kind of paint?

Ross or I can paint, I would get my paint from the auto paint supply in FoCo, they sell popular auto paint brands, and do custom mixing etc. But don't worry, I will practice complete paint jobs on some of my cars first, or I will buy a car to paint or something. I want to start painting this summer. Ross already has all the paint gear, I have a compressor, we just need the disposables, like plastic sheeting, tons of sandpaer, tape, buffing compound etc etc. And I am a firm believer in removing everything you can when you paint a car.

[blefevre]

Go get a full quote from SVE, I have always wondered how much they charge. I have a quote for my valance and lip for 350 or so.

[blefevre]

When do you plan on having this paint booth setup?

[hyperE30]

Ross or I can paint, I would get my paint from the auto paint supply in FoCo, they sell popular auto paint brands, and do custom mixing etc. But don't worry, I will practice complete paint jobs on some of my cars first, or I will buy a car to paint or something. I want to start painting this summer. Ross already has all the paint gear, I have a compressor, we just need the disposables, like plastic sheeting, tons of sandpaer, tape, buffing compound etc etc. And I am a firm believer in removing everything you can when you paint a car.

well.. get to it.. and bishop can do the detail.. bam you have crew!!
maybe i can have you do another one like the new bumper for the m3:D

When do you plan on having this paint booth setup?

yea when??

[iamsam]

When do you plan on having this paint booth setup?

I'd like to this summer, but with summer classes packed to the brim, we will have to see when this can actually take place. I know there is a chunk of summer where there are no classes in session.

also, I have painted an entire car once in a home-made paint booth, with aerosol cans, ha ha, but I have learned alot since then, and I have done alot of painting with random detached body parts w/ aerosol, I have never messed w/ a paint gun, nor have I painted a car w/ a paint gun, but I know how the process works, I just need practice, which I will get on one of my cars. It's 99% prep and 1% spray, just don't get runs.

However, runs can happen, and when they do start, STOP painting over it!! It will not "cover" the run, it will only make it instantly worse. In fact, the best thing you can do for a run is instantly blast hot air on it, like from a heat gun or something. It will make the paint more viscous, and will slow the run. If it still looks bad, the only thing you can do is paint the rest of the car, wait a few days, then wetsand and buff the run, then clear. If it's a BIG run, may as well stop painting, wait a few days, sand down and re-paint, starting from square one. That's right. One run on one body panel will make you re-spray the WHOLE car.

[Bishop]

bishop can do the detail..

;)

[blefevre]

For those really geeky and VERY bored people, my wife is doing part of the commentary for the Stardust mission encounter on NASA TV tonight. Basically they are going to a second comet. The "news briefing" is at 8-9 and the "live commentary" is scheduled 9:30-11 . She doesn't know how much she will be talking or when. You can watch it online streaming if you are interested.

[Roland H]

word, will have to check it out.

post a link if you can. :D

[iamsam]

^^ That's pretty cool!!

[Bimmerman325i]

interested. Link?

[Bimmerman325i]

Also, since there's an hour till the NASA thing, this is a good use of your time:

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-16x04-20110213_2200462.htm

Top Gear UK (aka the real one)'s latest episode, with an E30 Vert challenge.

[blefevre]

This is the NASA TV site

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

She said it is in HD. No idea if the streaming just turns to HD when it starts or what's the deal. Still trying to figure that one out.