Lloyd
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[quote=”bobwires” post=21535]How far will you take something like that out? I mean the job was crap to begin with, and an insurance adjuster would probably want you to just slather more filler on it and call it a day… I hate insurance companies…[/quote]
I’m actually waiting on a quote from an adjuster now…I guess I will be hating them too when I get the amount. Sorry for your position Ding, I just got out of one like that!!!
[quote=”bloverby” post=21511]That has to be the most pitiful excuse of a cobra replica I’ve ever seen.
Good luck polishing that turd. :pcorn:[/quote]
I was thinking the same thing when I looked at the front, lots of curves and corners, fun!!!! A good challenge is always fun though. Thanks for the photo Ding.
[quote=”smooth” post=21506]for the amount of hours that i can imagine that you spent repairing that roof i think you did give him a deal. did you keep your hours spent on the repair? and cost of materials spent? just add the two together and thats how you can estimate the next job you do..[/quote]
Actually Smooth, the hours and materials come to about $1500, but this guy lives down the street from me, so I thought I wss cutting him a deal. My labor is cheap anyway since I do it at home and have low overhead. It took me like 30 hours to do it by the way, a couple hours every day after work. It has been extremely hot here for the last two weeks and I didn’t spend much time per day working on it since he is in no hurry. Thanks for all the comments guys they help greatly.
Doc
[quote=”bondomerchant” post=21465]1000$ hope thet helps no! warranty…..period[/quote]
…dang, I charged him $1,100 and thought I was giving him a deal, bummer, haha.
[quote=”MoCoke” post=21462]looks good. will you be spraying the entire car of just the top? i once got a job like this that i told the customer to go get a vinyl top installed on it to cover it instead :whistle:[/quote]
He said he wants to paint the whole car so I told him to hold off on the paint and just let me seal it until he’s ready to paint the whole car. Now, that’s going to be a bill he doesn’t want to get, this one was bad enough, haha.
That car has lots of rust and one pretty much needs to take the whole car to bare metal. Can you say $6000, I can, haha. The door don’t close right, the tailgate doesn’t latch….
He has a money pit worth $1,800 and is about to spend enough to buy one new, I don’t understand?
I also did this one as advertisement since he’s my neighbor and I can use him as reference. This will not happen again!!! By the way, how much would you guys charge for this work (still gotta block, reprime and seal it).
[quote=”bondomerchant” post=21460]i like the a.c. unit ya got n ur booth :cheers :cheers :cheers[/quote]
Yeah Bondo, it’s really not doing anything to speak of anyway, I can have it on and it will still be 90 degrees in there…I only use it when I’m doing body work anyway. Might as well take it back out.
…by the way, you guys notice I changed the air deliver to 1/2″ copper…I said if the pvc ever came alosse one time, it would be changed, well it’s been changes. One day, I will be good as you guys.
Thanks,
Docgoing to do that except urethan sealer. Thans, next time don’t let me do this, haha. You know for 15 days I looked for a donor car, there were none close to here, but anyway, he’s happy and I’m a little more better off financially. Now, to the jobs I like, little bumper collision next, haha.
Well guys, it’s day 15 and I just put epoxy primer on the roof from the pit of hell…no I will not do that again, gotta find a donor roof next time, haha.
Here we go:
Yep, looks like a good match to me…now to the bumpers, if they would just make all the parts for American cars in America, maybe we can get the colors to match more closely…haha, make a chevy in Detroit and the only part that comes from Detroit is the frame 👿
This is how I do it, but I am sure one of the experts will chime in more professionally. If the body panel has had body work and filler, I mechanically sand the filler with a DA or inline sander until the shape is right and it is almost straight with 36 grit, then I block sand it mechanically or by hand with 80 grit. Then I final block it with 180 grit. Then I prime it, block it, reprime and seal, then block that 180 grit. Last, guide coat it and block it with 320, then shoot paint.
Today, we hit it for the first time with the in-line sander…man, I use to do this with a block and no air (can you say, shoulder workout). Anyway, here we go:
Hello:
Day 9 and the roof is starting to look flat again. I assume this is taking me quite a long time, but I do have a full-time job. Here are a few pics:
[quote=”Matrix Paint Systems” post=21368]I remember taking on things like this for the experience. 😛 But now i would not even consider doing something like that now. Much props to you for this undertaking. Looking good :cheers[/quote]
Hey Matrix, I just put the first smear of evercoat all over the roof, man, that made a huge difference. Actually, it’s a slow time and I haven no quick bumper covers to do…so, my friend had a tree fall on it and I am doing it on the cheap (he doesn’t think so, but he went to a body shop and changed his mind, haha).
Thanks,
Doc[quote=”bondomerchant” post=20985]why i have 8 kids
going on 25 yrs :cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers[/quote]
Now, if you could only get evercoat this smooth…we would have to come to your class. Be nice to her, she has options, haha.
