So we,re all getting older . And as people around you move on , pass away etc you get left wondering ..WTH do I do now ??
So my painter died . I,m gonna be 60 so he musta been like 85 ish . He painted every car I had painted . since maybe 1977 . he was a master at making a car look straight and shiny . I always got the " car lot special " paint job , cause I drive and abuse my stuff . My stuff will ever be garage or trailer queens .
So we got thru a horrible session with a crooked builder contractor at our last house , the end up selling and moving , and now been here since march 2018 . And finally The Nasty Girl , the old ladys 87 trans am is out of storage and at the house . And its developed some clear coat disease .
The sticker on the plate is 2017 , so that means its been off road and stored for 5 long years . So I go to get hold of my body / paint guy . No where to be found , his son moved away . Guys I knew that knew him , gone or moved away . And I mean like to another province or country .
And finally find out , The dude died 4-5 years ago ??? . Now what do I do . I just need a simple sand , 3 , 2 inch dia rust spots fixed and I want to change from red / silver combo to a bright red monochrome . Local paint guys are talking like 5 k cause its 2022 and I,m still stuck in 1977 looking for a car lot special ha ha . Cant you just sand it down , deal with the three spots and some door dings and blow it bright red . These guys are talking about paint guns ad environment and paint I never even heard of ha ha .
My three colours for paint jobs .early 90,s Ford cop car black w a three colour firemist metallic , or not
Milners coupe yellow , actually 75-77 corvette bright yellow ( the bright yellow , not the pumpkin yellow like my 50 is ) with something he added to it stand out
and mid 90,s I think gm poppy red
Guys are acting like NOOOOO its all gotta be water based clear coat now And I just want simple bright red
The search for a new painter continues
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I,m as cool as Milner , but axeually a bit more like Beckwith
I get between $1500 and $2000 to spray a single colour motorcycle in correct trim now...
I'm so busy I'm not even doing cars anymore.. I hear Mr. Connery starts at $3000 to
do a bike now...
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Buying selling and trading garage toys and big kid stuff.
its not so much about the price but my guy was like an artist . Just a hey man just make it shiny and look flat . And dude would tweak the doors and hood and trunk lid like with blocks of wood and sockets , different diameters of pipes . . Cars trucks would come back doors close with your finger tips / My 56 chebby short box the passenger door closed ok but with some effort . He did a touch up on a scratch passenger front fender a day or two after I pick it up the old lady gets in it and says oh the door closes so easy . Get out , check it , NICE go see my guy and hes like yeah the cab was tweaked a bit and I jacked up under the cab and let it sit over the weekend . I phuced around with that door a buncha times ha ha
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I,m as cool as Milner , but axeually a bit more like Beckwith
Its not horribly the price . Its the 2022 attitude shock . I got so used to dropping a vehicle off . Ok Dude make it flat , shiny and one of my three colours call me when its done , to of the 5 guys I talked to so far telling me about how , for example , we have to test your paint to see what it is so we can lay a proper base coat ad then do this and then do that ???. And i,m still stuck in 1975 thinking wow I shoulda had Davey redo it when we wet to put it into storage , then I wouldnt be going thru this .
When it went into storage it didnt have clear coat peeling , just the trhee spots and a buncha door dings . Every single of of Daves car lot specials lasted the life of the vehicle for me . All except the mighty mopar my 69 coronet 500 we built a 400 stroker motor ligtenend it everywhere 4 speed top loader . Horrible under hood nitrous explosion , glass hood came off , coolant oil under tires at the 1-2 shift lost control rolled it burnt to ground . That the only one dave painted and paint didnt last ha ha good times
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I,m as cool as Milner , but axeually a bit more like Beckwith
