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Old 12-07-2013   #10
randy ransome
 
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Default Re: paint process

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Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations View Post
The thing for you to do is find one of the young, hungry body men who does these kind of things on the side at home. I used to be one of these guys years ago. You have to be careful to find the right guy with references.

My prices would not be in line with most other shops, as I do mainly 53-55 Corvettes and my paint job is well over the $10k mark. The ZR-1's aren't worth 53 money and it's just hard to justify spending over $10k on a paint job.

At the moment, my shop is also full.

Talk to some shops and see what you can get the job done for. You may be surprised.
What he's stating is your best bet and it is the truth.
A top quality paint job with a shop doing everything will be expensive...10 to 15 thousand easy. Just not worth it on this car IMO.
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