Full repaint questions - engine bay
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Full repaint questions - engine bay Wondering if anyone has gone through a full repaint (to another color) and if so what did you/the painter do about the engine bay? I want a good paint job, going from red to silver, but I don't really feel like pulling the engine if I don't have to. Is it possible for them to do a decent job with it still in the car? Not looking for SEMA quality work, but don't want to be looking too ghetto, either.
The only way to get a truly good job done in the engine bay is to pull everything out. Otherwise, it's VERY hit and miss, and will look rather tacky. What do you have that's red? Did I miss something? lol
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Originally Posted by UAZ28SS
The only way to get a truly good job done in the engine bay is to pull everything out. Otherwise, it's VERY hit and miss, and will look rather tacky. What do you have that's red? Did I miss something? lol
The engine has to come out one way or another, I guess I have my answer (send it to paint before it goes back in).
Will the body shop take care of pulling off all of the trim or should I do that myself too? I'm going to be pissed if I get the car back and areas under the stock weatherstripping are poking out in red...
Originally Posted by keliente
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The engine has to come out one way or another, I guess I have my answer (send it to paint before it goes back in).
Will the body shop take care of pulling off all of the trim or should I do that myself too? I'm going to be pissed if I get the car back and areas under the stock weatherstripping are poking out in red...
The engine has to come out one way or another, I guess I have my answer (send it to paint before it goes back in).
Will the body shop take care of pulling off all of the trim or should I do that myself too? I'm going to be pissed if I get the car back and areas under the stock weatherstripping are poking out in red...
So, now I need to look through junkyards to find a stupid clip becasue i should have done the install myself, moral of the story, don't let them take everything off, unless you don't need it. the more u strip the better job u get, i jsut did coler change on 94 ta i striped the, doors off the car, front clip rear hatch wing mouldings door handles interior etc, basically a bare shell, was it worth it now that its doen yah but the month it took to do no
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the advantage about having a black car is that u can just leave the engine bay black and it'll still look alright with the exterior of the car painted another color!! I thought about painting my car that Cadillac Pearl White or something like Sunset Orange Metallic and just leaving the engine bay black!!
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Originally Posted by 1_FAST_MARO
the advantage about having a black car is that u can just leave the engine bay black and it'll still look alright with the exterior of the car painted another color!! I thought about painting my car that Cadillac Pearl White or something like Sunset Orange Metallic and just leaving the engine bay black!!
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If I were you I'd just keep it red. You know red is the color of sex right 
There's just too many parts that you and other people would notice a different color. Even if you paint the entire exterior including door sills and engine bay, you still have the underside that will be red. Unless done right, I'd say just keep it red. My .02
There's just too many parts that you and other people would notice a different color. Even if you paint the entire exterior including door sills and engine bay, you still have the underside that will be red. Unless done right, I'd say just keep it red. My .02 Thread Starter
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
If I were you I'd just keep it red. You know red is the color of sex right There's just too many parts that you and other people would notice a different color. Even if you paint the entire exterior including door sills and engine bay, you still have the underside that will be red. Unless done right, I'd say just keep it red. My .02
There's just too many parts that you and other people would notice a different color. Even if you paint the entire exterior including door sills and engine bay, you still have the underside that will be red. Unless done right, I'd say just keep it red. My .02Unless I repainted it red with a charcoal colored top...hmmm....
Kel, if you have a garage at the your house I would completly strip the car down and send it off to paint. It will be a pain to spray the engine bay with the motor still in, especially an LT1. I'm just a hobbiest but, I've found when spraying silver you need room to work if you want it to lay down nice. Also keep in mind overspray goes everywhere. By the time your done wrapping the motor right you could have it out. Another option would be to spray the enigine bay yourself with a semigloss black. You could also to the underside yourself.
If you want a complete color change done right (them stripping down the car) I'd bet most of the estimates you get will be well over $5K. Just to do the body and jambs would probrably be a few thousand for a nice job. Again, I'm just guessing.
If you want a complete color change done right (them stripping down the car) I'd bet most of the estimates you get will be well over $5K. Just to do the body and jambs would probrably be a few thousand for a nice job. Again, I'm just guessing.
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Kel, if you have a garage at the your house I would completly strip the car down and send it off to paint. It will be a pain to spray the engine bay with the motor still in, especially an LT1. I'm just a hobbiest but, I've found when spraying silver you need room to work if you want it to lay down nice. Also keep in mind overspray goes everywhere. By the time your done wrapping the motor right you could have it out. Another option would be to spray the enigine bay yourself with a semigloss black. You could also to the underside yourself.
If you want a complete color change done right (them stripping down the car) I'd bet most of the estimates you get will be well over $5K. Just to do the body and jambs would probrably be a few thousand for a nice job. Again, I'm just guessing.
If you want a complete color change done right (them stripping down the car) I'd bet most of the estimates you get will be well over $5K. Just to do the body and jambs would probrably be a few thousand for a nice job. Again, I'm just guessing.
