I come from the old school as I am an old guy, so when I built cars I always started with a goal based on what you want the car to do, autocross, road race, drag race, show and go, street. then develop the definition plan, cost analysis, schedule, vendors all over time. When that is together, I...
Yes, absolutely, However not all vinyl is the same., Plan to spend about $500.00 for a set of full body strips. Not counting the labor. I have had vinyl on my 2014 Corvette and when I should the vette in 2013 the stripe was like the day I bought the car. I really don't car for painted...
Not a Mustang but a Camaro RS Convertible, not a problem at all. Since it was a Convertible when the loaded the car they loaded on the top tier so no oil could drip on top. They load big trucks and others with large tires, being GT does not matter. I have seen ZR2 Corvettes with no issues...
Hope if this does not answer your question gives you some answers on what was going on with FORD's Paint systems. Talked to my friend in Virginia (super painter and body man), he told me that in 2012, Ford invested about $438 million to upgrade the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan. As part...
I shot my first car in 1964, it was a rusted out 57 Chevy that was painted with a brush, I stripped the car, Bondo most of it, and painted it with Sears Spray Paint, Bright Red. IT WAS AWFUL and cost a small mint. Sold the car for $50.00 never recouped what I put into it. But no floorboards...
That is very hard to answer, unless Ford was upgrading its paint plants and used an alternative method to paint at the factory. I know that around the same period Corvette's Bowling Green Assembly built an entire building for paint to resolve much of the issues of uneven coats, various drying...
Oh, when I was in the Corvette Camaro world my best friend had a world class shop and was contracted by the Corvette factory to find a solution to the bad peel issued and thus Corvette rebuild and entire new paint shop. I worked with him to restore Corvettes and learned so much about old vs new...
Since you were a painter back in the 80's you had to be painting i Solvent-based enamel or lacquer paints, that contained high VOC (volatile organic compounds) content, that many cars still used single-stage paint (color and gloss in one layer), as water base urethanes were not really used at...
Does anybody have photos of the interior of a Race Red Exterior with Space Grey interior, especially close ups of the seats and inserts. Would love to see how some have modified the Space Grey interior.....CHEERS
So what did i learn from this post? Person asking for advice was provided several options, but what does a car wash have to do with how long before you can wax/polish a new car? Hostilities exchanged on subject has nothing to do with wax/polishing a new car. Focus on the questions and provide...