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Offline lumpyokc1

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Paint
« 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

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Re: Paint
« Reply #1 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.

Offline Blazin

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Re: Paint
« Reply #2 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.




Some customers 50 / 50 jobs.

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These are my best, but I got paid very well.
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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
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Offline lumpyokc1

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Re: Paint
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2007, 08:08:46 pm »
heck im getting 2500 from the people that hit me so i should be alright!!

Offline Mr79C10

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Re: Paint
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2007, 12:50:46 pm »
good deal!
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Re: Paint
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2007, 01:36:07 pm »
You work is pretty darn good......I wish i was talented like that....
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Re: Paint
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2007, 06:52:34 pm »
Lotsa practice, been doing it for 20 plus years.
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