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    finally, the car is complete today

    long story short I want my car perfect. Have had it for a year now and not even 2 weeks after I got it some stooge opened her door into my quarter panel. No dent, but chipped down to metal. Who ever owned the car before me was obviously not an f-body enthusiest. Minor scratches here and there and bad touch up paint work and I think I put the first coats of anything on the car. But it still looked good. But I need better lol, so she is finally done paint today....same color of course, pitch black, but with the added attitude of the painted 2002 ZL-1 stripe on the hood and rear of the car. God she is gonna look goooooooooood, can't wait to re-coat her up with some good ole' zaino. Will post pictures later today after I get all her ss badging back on.

    One happy MO-Fo

    AMF RACING: Friends don't let friends drive junk

    01 black ss #0966
    lou's short stick, slp lid and cold air, smooth bellow, centerforce, loudmouth, 3 in. y pipe, flowtech long tubes, BMR STB, SLP 4.10's, polished zr-1s, MSD wires, T-6 plugs, and upcoming goodies....Tee-Hee
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    How much did the paint shop charge ya for the repaint and exactly which parts did ya paint?
    1997 6-spd WS6 Trans Am

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    • #3
      whole car, estimate at 1,314.29 My price 678.
      They are a customer of the company I work for. Whole car is black, ss scoop is white with matching stripe on spoiler and deck lid

      AMF RACING: Friends don't let friends drive junk

      01 black ss #0966
      lou's short stick, slp lid and cold air, smooth bellow, centerforce, loudmouth, 3 in. y pipe, flowtech long tubes, BMR STB, SLP 4.10's, polished zr-1s, MSD wires, T-6 plugs, and upcoming goodies....Tee-Hee

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      • #4
        Originally posted by 01SS
        whole car, estimate at 1,314.29
        I'd be slightly leary of that. A quality paintjob goes for 2-3,000 from my experience. I recently paid $300 to have my driver's door painted off the car. Getting my hood painted off the car will easily cost another $300. Those prices are with very little prep work and I did all the actual "work" myself.

        Did they remove the spoiler, grill insert and mirrors? Did they shim the bumper covers away from the body at the gaps so the new paint didnt bridge them? Did they remove the front inner wheel wells? Did they remove the headlights, tail lights, fog lights, turn signals and rear markers? Did they mask the door gaps so overspray didnt get inside the jambs all the way around? Did they strip the bumper covers before repainting them so the new paint does not spiderweb?

        I hope they did it right.
        Tracy
        2002 C5 M6 Convertible
        1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
        Current Mods:
        SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids

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        • #5
          Awesome news.
          LS15 Power! Another LSx engine coming soon.

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          • #6
            trust me I deal with the shop all the time and see all their work. Good stuff

            AMF RACING: Friends don't let friends drive junk

            01 black ss #0966
            lou's short stick, slp lid and cold air, smooth bellow, centerforce, loudmouth, 3 in. y pipe, flowtech long tubes, BMR STB, SLP 4.10's, polished zr-1s, MSD wires, T-6 plugs, and upcoming goodies....Tee-Hee

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            • #7
              oh, and I am there for delivery everyday, so I saw the entire process, I saw the finished product before the stripe, it is all good

              AMF RACING: Friends don't let friends drive junk

              01 black ss #0966
              lou's short stick, slp lid and cold air, smooth bellow, centerforce, loudmouth, 3 in. y pipe, flowtech long tubes, BMR STB, SLP 4.10's, polished zr-1s, MSD wires, T-6 plugs, and upcoming goodies....Tee-Hee

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              • #8
                Have any of you guys ever got a quote to do just the nose? Or maybe just the bumper? I have always wondered how much it would cost me but never looked into it. Would I have to take those pieces off the car?
                1997 6-spd WS6 Trans Am

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by ws6drbob
                  Have any of you guys ever got a quote to do just the nose? Or maybe just the bumper? I have always wondered how much it would cost me but never looked into it. Would I have to take those pieces off the car?
                  I've gotten quotes due to the fact that my front bumper cover, hood, and drivers side fender are all primered for now. My quotes have ranged from $600-$750 for everything. The guy said and average price is around $200-$250 per panel. You could take it off yourself, but if you don't want to, they can do it all at the paint shop.

                  Congrats on the paint job....I can't wait 'til my whole car gets the paint job of my dreams. That white scoop and stripe on an all black car must look pretty hot, gotta post some pics when she returns
                  black 95 t/a, a4, beefed up tranny w/ higher stall converter, transgo shift kit, trans temp gauge, trans cooler, richmond 3.73's, loudmouth, hypertech programmer, 160 thermo, descreened maf, TB bypass and airfoil, trick flow intake elbow, underdrive pulleys, moroso cai, edelbrock panhard rod, bmr stb, slp sfc's, fiberglass firehawk hood, hawk pads, taylor wires, ngk plugs, royal purple fluids,...and hopefully more to come

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                  • #10
                    awesome. cant wait to see it with the stripes.

                    The Goldens: Reno and Rocky

                    2008 C6, M6, LS3, Corsa Extreme C/B, (it flys) & 2008 Yukon loaded (Titanic), 03 Ford Focus..everydaydriver.

                    Wolfdog Rescue Resources, Inc.:http://www.wrr-inc.org
                    Home Page: http://www.renokeo.com
                    sold: 97 Firehawk, 97 Comp T/A, 2005 GTO, 2008 Solstice GXP turbo.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by ws6drbob
                      Have any of you guys ever got a quote to do just the nose? Or maybe just the bumper? I have always wondered how much it would cost me but never looked into it. Would I have to take those pieces off the car?
                      we got the nose done on the Hawk two years ago. 247.00 and that included labor to remove it and put it back. Southern Auto Body in Fredericksburg, VA.

                      The Goldens: Reno and Rocky

                      2008 C6, M6, LS3, Corsa Extreme C/B, (it flys) & 2008 Yukon loaded (Titanic), 03 Ford Focus..everydaydriver.

                      Wolfdog Rescue Resources, Inc.:http://www.wrr-inc.org
                      Home Page: http://www.renokeo.com
                      sold: 97 Firehawk, 97 Comp T/A, 2005 GTO, 2008 Solstice GXP turbo.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 01SS
                        oh, and I am there for delivery everyday, so I saw the entire process, I saw the finished product before the stripe, it is all good
                        Awsome! I didnt mean to sound negative, sorry. I'm glad to hear it was done properly. I'd hate to see a nice F-body get shoddy work done to it.
                        Tracy
                        2002 C5 M6 Convertible
                        1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
                        Current Mods:
                        SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids

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                        • #13
                          A complete quality paintjob price can vary alot. Anywhere from 1,250 to 2,000 on the high side for a f-body. I personally would not pay over $1,500 for a complete slick paint job door jambs and under hood and all.

                          Sounds like it is going to look pretty nice with the stripes.

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                          • #14
                            For a good paint job, they mostly take tha car apart, however a lot of short cuts can be taken when you are doing same color.

                            I bought a can of paint and painted the front to hide where the lisence plate was and I really just painted the area between the fog lights but below the top part that blends to the hood. I shot the color then the clear, thenwet sanded & buffed it out and it looks good. Only prob is that the enamel I used isn't as durable than urethane, but I am not equipped to spray urethane at home. So if I get a bunch of juicy insects on there, I got to get it off soon and even that zaino hasn't helped against the bugs. Almost time for another touch-up job - I figure every 5 years it will need it.

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