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L695speed · 03-20-2011, 06:56 PM

I was thinking about this. Then I had the idea of asking my Mom if she recalled where my Dad was going to take his 77 for paint. She said it was a couple friends of his from HS or College that opened a body shop and said they would do it for him. That was 25 years ago or so and the shop was in Neptune.....
Unlikely, even if I somehow found them and even if they recognized my Dad's name and the pic of the 77.

Thats out of the question. So...I talked to a friend down the street who had his Integra painted at Maaco a couple years ago. Other than a collision, rock chips and some swirl and orange peel, the job has held up over the years. And he said it was like a 600 dollar job. Just base with no clear. So I was thinking, what if I just did this.

Have someone repair the metal and weld on SFCs. I'll put on solid new doors. Then I'll take the car back, do some lead work in the pitting, and some body work, maybe even replace the one fender because of the dent if the fenders are the same on an 85 and 84, actually, lets replace the fender, it will get rid of the power antenna and I don't think you can get the parts to repair the antenna anymore. Maybe prime it and sand it with guide coat, then have Maaco shoot the car in the original colors of gray and silver with a base clear. That way I can have the car looking decent and further down the road I can have it done up real nice and maybe even paint the decals on when I get my hands on real money.

Better than having the failing paint and a hack primer rattle can job IMO. So, change the question to metal work only.

03-20-2011, 06:56 PM	#20
L695speed Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Posts: 777 iTrader: (0)	New way of going about this... I was thinking about this. Then I had the idea of asking my Mom if she recalled where my Dad was going to take his 77 for paint. She said it was a couple friends of his from HS or College that opened a body shop and said they would do it for him. That was 25 years ago or so and the shop was in Neptune..... Unlikely, even if I somehow found them and even if they recognized my Dad's name and the pic of the 77. Thats out of the question. So...I talked to a friend down the street who had his Integra painted at Maaco a couple years ago. Other than a collision, rock chips and some swirl and orange peel, the job has held up over the years. And he said it was like a 600 dollar job. Just base with no clear. So I was thinking, what if I just did this. Have someone repair the metal and weld on SFCs. I'll put on solid new doors. Then I'll take the car back, do some lead work in the pitting, and some body work, maybe even replace the one fender because of the dent if the fenders are the same on an 85 and 84, actually, lets replace the fender, it will get rid of the power antenna and I don't think you can get the parts to repair the antenna anymore. Maybe prime it and sand it with guide coat, then have Maaco shoot the car in the original colors of gray and silver with a base clear. That way I can have the car looking decent and further down the road I can have it done up real nice and maybe even paint the decals on when I get my hands on real money. Better than having the failing paint and a hack primer rattle can job IMO. So, change the question to metal work only.