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by **Jad** on Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:38 pm

I want to put a cheap (~$500) paint job on the turbo. Between the rattle can paint and Fontana, the car looks terrible (no peanut gallery comments please

).

Anyone have any experience or suggestions for a place like Maaco or Earl Shive or other? I know I won't win any concours, but hopefully I won't have to keep explaining "what happened to your car?"

Thanks.

by **harnishclan** on Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:35 pm

Check the Sunday paper for the one day paint and body shop coupon that always seems to be wrapped around the tv guide. they do okay work (not great), definately pass the 50 foot/50 mph rule and will come in under 500.

by **pdy** on Sat Apr 02, 2005 9:24 pm

It's black, so Bob Lemke can do it in about 15 seconds :lol:

by **Dan Chambers** on Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:09 pm

Jad:

Maybe you should talk with Ethan D. about his Franken-Boxter paint job. It's dynamite looking from 15' away, and I think the paint company was "Hecho en Mexico" :wink:

. I'm pretty sure it wasn't terribly expensive down south.

I haven't looked closesly at the paint work, but it does look good from a couple of feet away.

Just a thought.

Dan

by **gulf911** on Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:39 pm

Let Curt and I paint it.... :mrgreen:

by **Jad** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:26 am

gulf911 wrote:Let Curt and I paint it....

Well you MIGHT beat me if I let you paint it, you would probably use heavy lead based paint and put an extra heavy coat on the windshield :shock:

, so I think I may have to pass on your generous offer to help :wink:

by **David J Marguglio** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:13 am

Jad, may I suggest this livery?

http://www.alpimodel.com/minichamps/430716923.html

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by **TheStig** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 11:32 am

I had my 944 painted at 1-day Paint in National City. They did an ok job, but the results would have been much more satisfying if I removed the quarterglass, bumpers and lights to be honest. Oh and I should have had them do the door jambs because the PO took it to Earl Scheib to get the jambs done and they did a horrible job. I'm still in the process of colorsanding and restoring the jambs too!

by **Jad** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:12 pm

David J Marguglio wrote:Jad, may I suggest this livery?

http://www.alpimodel.com/minichamps/430716923.html

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Sorry, I am basically a vegitarian, so that paint won't work! Plus, after the diet, the car isn't that much of a pig.

by **David J Marguglio** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:14 pm

perhaps just the pink then...

by **kary** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:18 pm

David J Marguglio wrote:perhaps just the pink then...

David, the MOM's race car should go with the pig paint job!!! That would be cool and you guys would definitely be noticed. I like the purple and blue pyscho paint job the best though from that era.....

Website · by **ttweed** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:49 pm

kary wrote: I like the purple and blue pyscho paint job the best though from that era.....

You mean the "Hippie" 917 from Martini? One of my favorites, too.

I saw it awhile back at Symbolic:
http://gpma.org/Archive/langheck.html

TT

by **TheStig** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:14 pm

you could always paint it yellow and put 2 mouse ears on the roof and try and get sponsered by Truly Nolen Pest Control...

by **ethand** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 6:01 pm

Yes, TJ does a decent job of painting. Jad, check mail or let me know if you want the details.

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by **kary** on Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:35 pm

ttweed wrote:
kary wrote: I like the purple and blue pyscho paint job the best though from that era.....
You mean the "Hippie" 917 from Martini? One of my favorites, too.

I saw it awhile back at Symbolic:
http://gpma.org/Archive/langheck.html

TT

Yes, that is a cool looking paint job even today, considering this was 35 years ago! Some day when I need to paint my car due to accident damage (major) I might paint my car like that!!!

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