Full body restoration...

[philo_beddoe]

Its either that or i get some bondo from walmart and a gallon of paint and a sprayer from tractor supply and do a hack job. Lol

When the smoke clears, i'll finally have that show room new look. 1977 factory roll out model. Lol

[LTZ C20]

I worry about you sometimes lol

[philo_beddoe]

You should...lol

[philo_beddoe]

Ok, my 77 bonanza is going in for full bodywork and paint. We're going right down to the frame.  Not quite a frame-off but close. We are going with the original factory color, seamist green. Its going in right after the first of the year. Should take about 4-6 weeks. Out of pocket about $1000. I struck a major deal and caught a huge break,,,which i have been looking for for a long time. Need to buy a winter beater.

[fitz]

That's great news.
Who did you find to do the work?

[philo_beddoe]

Well one shop wanted 5k for just painting only!! This place i'm going to doesnt advertise, all local word of mouth. They have a regular business and in the back they recently built a brand new modern body shop. The great part is, they are right up the road in town, small town where folks help out each other.  I'll be "working off" the bulk of the payment doing odd jobs on the property. The whole job probably will total about 4k. So there is definitely some favor and trust here.

[philo_beddoe]

Going in a couple of weeks for full bodywork and paint. I'm thinking of the original 1977 seamist green (nice old man factory look). However, I remember some car shows over the summer and just saw a truck on Mecum auction where the paint was like a satin black. Shiny, but not glossy. It looked really nice. Any opinions on how that might look on my 77? I figure paint the rims black too and keep the original dog-dish hub caps. Not sure if I want to keep trim or not. Maybe just on the wheel wells.

If anyone has a truck with this black satin paint, please post pic.

ps. I'd probably be converting to the small sporty mirrors too, only if I went black.

[VileZambonie]

You can achieve that look in your back yard with a few cans of rustoleum. Why pay a body shop to do something like that? Keep it green

[philo_beddoe]

Good point.

[philo_beddoe]

In about 2 weeks, full body work and paint. Going to make a couple changes. Going for an even more original look. You'll see.

BTW- anyone recommend a good tough spray-in bed liner?

[LTZ C20]

Line-X. I've seen others, Line-X is best, if your gonna do it, do it right. It's worth the money.

[philo_beddoe]

Line-X. I've seen others, Line-X is best, if your gonna do it, do it right. It's worth the money.

Thanks, i'll check that out.

[philo_beddoe]

It looks like they do it at their locations. I need to get something and have my auto body guy apply at the time the truck gets painted. Dont want to drive someplace else and pay extra.

[VileZambonie]

If he owns a body shop his paint supplier can get him some. I would assume he has a Keystone LKQ account. They sell the Kesytone, SEM, Dominion liners and in tintable formulas.

[philo_beddoe]

I will certainly check on that. I do like the SEM product.