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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: lumpyokc1 on June 13, 2007, 04:13:51 pm

Title: Paint
Post by: lumpyokc1 on June 13, 2007, 04:13:51 pm

Im getting ready to get my 87swb painted and the guy asked me what kind of paint job i wanted. He said do you want 10 foot curb apeal ?what does that mean? i thought you did your best at anything you did. and what should a good paint job cost? Lumpy

Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Captkaos on June 13, 2007, 04:47:45 pm

10 foot curb appeal to me means cheap paintjob that looks great as long as you are 10 feet away.
Generally if the shop does all the work (sanding/bodywork/prep/masking/painting) as in you drop it of green and you pick it up 5 days later and it is black and it is a professional quality paint job, expect to pay at least $2500.

Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Blazin on June 13, 2007, 09:41:34 pm

Or more depending on how rough it is! I call them 50 / 50 paint jobs. They look awesome from 50 feet at 50 MPH! I do my best when I get paid for it.
 These are 50 / 50 paint jobs on 2 of my own rigs so I guess you could call them 25 / 25 paint jobs.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/55%20Chevy/STA70952.jpg)

(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/86%20GMC%20rebuild/STA70036.jpg)

Some customers 50 / 50 jobs.
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Chevy%20floor%20rocker%20cab%20corner%20replace/015Floorrepairpaintedcleared.jpg)
Before:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Chevy%20truck%20rocker%20cab%20corner%20replace/1RazorHillK20before.jpg)
During:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Chevy%20truck%20rocker%20cab%20corner%20replace/9RazorHillK20cabcornerclampedandscr.jpg)
After:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Chevy%20truck%20rocker%20cab%20corner%20replace/21RazorHillK20paintedlettered.jpg)

These are my best, but I got paid very well.
Before:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/1940%20Farmall%20tractor/STA70635.jpg)
After:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/1940%20Farmall%20tractor/STA71476.jpg)
Before:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/1972%20Glassic/Glassic1.jpg)
After:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/1972%20Glassic/Glassic6.jpg)
During:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Gordon%20Bagleys%2081%20C10/GordonBagleys81disassembled3.jpg)
After:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Gordon%20Bagleys%2081%20C10/Gordonbagleys81C10completlyassem-2.jpg)
This is a stock truck Cummings powered, but has never seen winter. Not a restoration but had to be just like it was before the fire
Before:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Crispy%20Dodge/1CrispyDodge.jpg)
After:
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q165/BlazinK30/Crispy%20Dodge/6CrispyDodgepainted.jpg)

Title: Re: Paint
Post by: lumpyokc1 on June 16, 2007, 08:08:46 pm

heck im getting 2500 from the people that hit me so i should be alright!!

Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Mr79C10 on July 07, 2007, 12:50:46 pm

good deal!

Title: Re: Paint
Post by: cjtimp on July 07, 2007, 01:36:07 pm

You work is pretty darn good......I wish i was talented like that....

Title: Re: Paint
Post by: Blazin on July 07, 2007, 06:52:34 pm

Lotsa practice, been doing it for 20 plus years.