Thread: Getting an old-ish car repainted?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Just a funny story. Years ago there was this guy Earl Scheib who advertised he would paint any car for $40 (this was back in the 1970s) when my Govt Agency got used cars to use we would take them there for painting and within 6 months the paint would simply begin to wash off in places. You get what you pay for.

and if you didnt wash the car before dropping it off, you could see the dirt under the paint and on top of that, if you didnt pull off your molding, it would be painted to match. Atleast that was the experience of a couple of my friends.

If it was me I'd go down to the local parts store and buy a spray can of the stock color, you could probably paint the whole car for under 100$, of course it wont be the highest quality but it would cover up the parts that are rusting, just make sure to sand the rusted spots down to bare metal, and use a primer first. If you want to keep the job small, just buy the paint in a can and apply it using a paper match.
One other option is find a junk yard, with the parts you want painted, that are already the stock color and in better condition, then just replace your chipped parts. You could probably find both fenders, the bumper, and a hood for around 300$, just ask for the front clip. It might take a bit of time to find junk yard parts that are in better shape than yours though, but it is possible.

I just put a few numbers together of course without seeing the car, to repair rock chip on the leading edges of the hood and l and r fenders and to blend the color onto the tops of the fenders for a good color match,basecoat/clearcoat with ICI autocolor 700.00-800.00.I have been doing body/paint work everyday since 1976. When i started,the finest grit of sandpaper was 600. We used that grit to wet sand and buff Laq. Boy have things changed,now you can get 4000. hope this helps you decide.