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Paint & Body Work Forum For those people interested in the specifics of doing paint and body work repairs and/or enhancements. |
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04-18-2008, 02:41 PM
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1980 Black Beauty
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: lakeland,fl
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> check the folks at corvette shops and suplpy in tampa ,and b-4 you take it to anyone check out their work . also a key here is if you want it in a hurry it problably wont get done right.
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04-18-2008, 04:17 PM
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!ereH nI depparT m'I pleH
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: 25 miles south of Boston, MA. Also have a house in Dunedin FL.
Posts: 1,927
Name : Andy Anderson
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Originally Posted by Kap142
Wellllllll, I was leaving a new Chili's and had to make a U turn around a divider and hit something slick. Back end came around, I corrected and into a chain link fence. Happened faster then a fart after chips and caso.
Est was done today and I'll have it tomorrow. Damage was not too bad but Infinity is going to replace all the front bright work , grills and all and the lower glass too. The car will be repainted all the way back to the front doors if they can match the paint or the entire car if they can't.
So we shall see. and yes Andy you did hear a distinct "Aw S*it".
A local shop had been recommended who specialize in classics. I'll talk to them tomorrow
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I KNEW I heard that! Hey, it'll be better than new when you get it back. Probably smelled worse than after chips and caso inside "Goldie" just after the AW $H!T! Good luck with the repairs.......let us know how she turns out, and pix would be nice. Some of us who are forced to live "out of the area" only have the pictures to help them thru the times when we're not "local".
Andy
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04-19-2008, 03:04 PM
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Been around for awhile
Join Date: May 2006
Location: North Port Fl ,Franklin NC
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Sorry to hear your baby took a hit .Hope everything works out for you
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AW 98 Coupe with alot of Show & Go Crap
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04-19-2008, 10:49 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: BARTOW, FL
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Man Ken sorry to hear. Who is doing the repair? Anything I can do to help let me know ok. Fred
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04-20-2008, 08:24 AM
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Corvette,GM Classic Freak
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Vero Beach FL/Old Fort NC
Posts: 1,052
Name : I'm Not Post'n in BOI
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04-20-2008, 04:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Auburndale, FL
Posts: 2,391
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Originally Posted by Rich427
Hey Ken,
Sorry to hear about the situation. Just be careful with the paint. Speaking from experience, golds are very difficult to match. So make sure that you look at it out in the bright sun light. That will give you the best light to make sure that everything matches. Good luck!
Rich
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Good advise, no doubt. My intent is to pick up the car on a bright sunny day and take at least one sharp observer with me. The amount that the insurance is paying for the repairs, to me, equals my receiving a concourse car back. All front end bright work will be new and all removed/replaced bright work is being returned to me also.
A few other positives I perceive are: I personally know and have known the owner of the shop through his brother (a fellow officer) for years, The dude doing the actually work is an old dude (like us) and works on nothing but the classics. The shop has been in business for years and has never changed ownership. The guy that did the in site inspection of the car had a deep knowledge of old vettes and we discussed paint repeatedly....so maybe! And the final fact the insurance check comes to me. Until I'm satisfied the shop gets nothing
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04-20-2008, 04:56 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Auburndale, FL
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Originally Posted by juke3w1
Man Ken sorry to hear. Who is doing the repair? Anything I can do to help let me know ok. Fred
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Thanks Fred. PM is on it's way
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04-20-2008, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: BARTOW, FL
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Guys, the shop he's using is 1st class belive me. His baby is in good hands.
I know Ken, you can't stop the nerve jitters just hang in there.
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04-21-2008, 08:24 AM
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Wassup!!!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Weirsdale Florida (Lady Lake area)
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Wow Ken, sorry this happened to you.
Thank God you guys are alright!!!
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05-05-2008, 09:20 PM
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!ereH nI depparT m'I pleH
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: 25 miles south of Boston, MA. Also have a house in Dunedin FL.
Posts: 1,927
Name : Andy Anderson
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Hey Ken........how's "Goldie" doing? Did ya get her back yet? Give us all an update! Is she gonna make it to Steak-Out '08 this Friday?
Andy
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