Repaint a ruby red ??

[falconfling]

When it gets to point that there are LOTS of paint chips, I'd thought about repainting a '93 ruby red in '03 anniversary red. I have a '03 and the paints are almost a match, the anni. red being more metallic. Effect the value ??

[WB9MCW]

IF IT IS A ZR-1 THEN I WOULD NOT! A REG. 93 LT-1 MAYBE NOT A BIGGIE...93 RR IS AN ANNIV. YEAR TOO! THATS WHY A LOT OF FOLKS WILL NOTICE EITHER WAY JUST LESS TO LOOSE ON A REG. C-4!

[TommyL]

Got any detailed pics of the Z?. A friend has a ruby red LT-1 coupe and had the front bumper repainted, looks good but ruby red paint is very difficult to match perfectly.

[WB9MCW]

www.billsdisplay.vettepics.com/photo3.html click here for 40th zr-1 pic's

[falconfling]

Got any detailed pics of the Z?. A friend has a ruby red LT-1 coupe and had the front bumper repainted, looks good but ruby red paint is very difficult to match perfectly.
It is a Z (ain't nothin' like it! ). Paint is in good shape now, but I do drive it and it got several chips when I brought it back from Florida. Z's go real fast and the nice boys in west Florida drive like I 10 was Thunder Road. (I followed one Buick doing, most of the time,honest to G, 110 for almost 2 hours). Since paint matching is hard enough, I would assume a really good total paint job, in original color would be best way to go. But that got me thinking about the more metallic anniversary red.
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[Jeffvette]

Paint it whatever color you want. It's your car, enjoy it. Their are plenty of pure 40th cars for the freaks to get the woodies over.

BTW, the 40th and 50th color are so similar. I've seen them both bumper to bumper. Th 40th is just a smidge darker.

[TommyL]

Paint it whatever color you want. It's your car, enjoy it. Their are plenty of pure 40th cars for the freaks to get the woodies over.

BTW, the 40th and 50th color are so similar. I've seen them both bumper to bumper. Th 40th is just a smidge darker.

I agree with Jeff, it is your car and you should paint it whatever color you like. However, the 40th paint has alot more gold flake in it and personally I think it is a deeper color (especially in the sun) then the 50th paint. If you are thinking about painting the entire car and find a good painter, blending the paint is not an issue and you could easily change the color. Changing the color on any vehicle if done correctly involves completly stripping the car of all the trim, hardware, and weather strip to spray the inside and outside of the doors (especially around the door decals on the drivers side) and various nooks and crannies...alot more work and expense. On the other hand if the existing paint and clear is good in these areas, it can be buffed and brought back to match the new paint of the same color without being noticeable. In the end it really depends on how good the painter is, how far you want to go, and what your budget is.

One thing to remember is that factory paint is much better then most after market paint jobs in quality...alot of people will say that "you cant duplicate the factory paint". You can get a very good looking paint job from reputable high quality shops, but rarly is it as good or as "durable" as the factory paint.

That being said, I have seen some awsome Callaway repainted cars that have a mirror finish...durabilty may or may not be an issue as I doubt these cars see alot of the road.

[WB9MCW]

Upon reading the above posts I think if your mileage is high then it is a driver not a "collectable". My orig. thinking was more along the lines of the collectable. Hell, if it is a higer mileage driver I agree with the others, do what makes u happy and drive the snot out of her! U can't take it with u and the Z's will go 200k easy... so drive-drive-drive and be happy!!! I do agree abt the factory paint durability comments though!

[falconfling]

Upon reading the above posts I think if your mileage is high then it is a driver not a "collectable". My orig. thinking was more along the lines of the collectable. Hell, if it is a higer mileage driver I agree with the others, do what makes u happy and drive the snot out of her! U can't take it with u and the Z's will go 200k easy... so drive-drive-drive and be happy!!! I do agree abt the factory paint durability comments though!
Its a cherry 20k car, and a 2nd one same with 16k. Point (to me) is the long term (20 plus years) trade off of driving the snot out of both of 'em but keeping them as pristine as possible. When I'm in the home, I'd like to see my kids turn some green off of them. I also am very close to New Braunfels, so I'm going to look into some tuning for them.

[tomtom72]

JMHO but in 20 yrs, more or less, the Z's will be worth whatever the market says. I know that is a cop out but who knows the future. You paid the freight on them so I say use them what ever way makes you happy. If the chips get to you after a while then you decide what means more, OE paint w/chips or my ride looks better minus the chips. I guess the hard part is finding the right shop to do the right job.

I bought a 90 from the orig owner in 12/05 and it only had 8K on the clock, now it has 16.6K and all the stone chips to go with it. It bums me out because it was so not chipped when I got it but I'm a blue collar guy & can't afford a ZR-1 for show & one for go! So I use it & care for it but it is never gonna look like a showroom new car again. I've resigned myself to the fact that if I enjoy using it a lot, I will not be owning a concours ZR-1. So when the chips on the front get to me I'll try to afford the primo hood re-paint, if I can't well I had fun driving the car & it'll be worth whatever it's worth. My heirs can deal with that. In the mean time I'm gonna get my $ worth out of my car by driving it every chance I have. I'm 53 so my take is this might be the last vette I own. I'm not worrying about later. I'm gonna drive the a$$ off of my ZR-1.
:mrgreen:
Tom

[bobbyhi]

Hey TomTom - great response. I feel the same way as you do. I bought my '90 in 5/2004 with 51M and now have 62M. I always drive here locally but don't think of long trips with it. I am changing my mine on the long trips. Why not drive and enjoy is my new way of thinking!!!

[tomtom72]

Thanks Bob! It's hard to tell some one else what to do in that situation! It's not like "my injectors are leaking & shorting. What should I do?" Easy Q!

The winter here in NY only let me do get aquainted trips till I got the car "legal" in my state, 4/28/05. I put 1K on it just learning but once it was "legally" NY registered my first trip was to BG! These cars are long distance runners for sure. I still get jazzed when I'm on the long road with the car. It's like what I think flying a fighter jet must be like...I know I need to get my brain tuned up!:sign10:

When I go on cruises with the CF/NE events crowd, well all I can say is bring lunch & a full tank because we are not coming home anytime soon!

:thumbsup:

[Z Factor]

That is a healthy attitude Tom.

In general there will always be a market for the ZR-1, and the garage queens will fetch more than daily drivers. However, just as with the 60's and early 70's vettes, they all are worth different amounts depending on their condition. It will be some time before our ZR-1's appreciate like those classic vettes, so unless you have bought it as a long term future investment, you should do what makes you happy.

:cheers:

[WB9MCW]

drive the hell out of em till ya drop....we cant take em with us to our next life!!! well who knows maybe there are vettes in heaven??? would god drive a zr-1??? maybe we can all sign up to be zr-1 vette angels..lol

http://supercar1.com/cart/itemimages/33462Open.jpg

http://www.hovis.cc/Misc_Images/angel_corvette.jpg

http://dawgpound.graphicsnxs.net/sniperwolf/images/SW_Jennifer_Love_Hewitt1_And_Corvette_Exotics.jpg
IS THIS A CORVETTE ANGEL DREAM????

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/gallery/data/500/2LostAngelsLogo.jpg
MAYBE WE NEED A LOST ANGELS ZR-1 CORVETTE CLUB...WHATDOYATHINK!!!!

http://www.pinballheaven.co.uk/shop/images/games/corvette_lg.jpg
CORVETTE "PINBALL HEAVEN" LOLOL note the comment abt the ZR-1 and GS drag race....and the LT-5 engine extra points...

http://www.myvette.20m.com/Heaven%20Painted%20RedT2.jpg
AND LOOK IT IS RED.....WE HAVE NOW COME FULL CIRCLE!!!!!