RE: [Chrysler300] Paint advice

["christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxx>]

There are possibly a hundred correct answers.

normally you would say paint the car the way the factory did, others suggest 
- however your paint guy may have done cars for others before that way, and 
seen (how often/badly) these cars end up with scratches which if two pack 
and metallic can cause touch up problems. (And if scratches are to occur it 
is often re refitting glass, screens, other trims - and virtually every car 
is going to get at least one scratch !?)

It also comes down to quality and price - if you are doing an absolute show 
car, or a good driver?! And the other concern is if metallic two pack - 
quite often the panels must all be painted as fitted - ie if you paint a 
guard off the car not the way it sits on the car, often the metallic will 
result in the panel looking/being a different shade. (metallic silvers often 
a headache)

At the end of the day chosing a painter is like chrome plating - best way is 
try to see other previous work done, time promised (and then taken) to do 
the job, and price and what products used ( ie good quality brand 
primers/filler, etc).
Many can get it real shiny, but do you (also) want it so (perfect) if you 
look down the sides it is perfect, not a single waver or ripple that 95 out 
of a 100 never will notice or care about? You are better if you do this, 
but if you do not care, and price is better, them your choice.

Collecting cars is a great interest, but sometimes we harm ourselves by 
trying too hard to 'play god', and spend thousands of hours trying to make 
our cars better than new. I did just that with my XKE Roadster, 2,500 
hours, appreciated by Jag owneres every time I use it. But I have way more 
fun with my (not perfect to me) tidy 300C and 57 T/bird because I am not too 
worried about a single paint chip, or a bit of dust or even mud - because i 
use them far more. And understand to the best of my knowledge - we can't 
take them with us, so enjoy then now !!!?

You decide, but whatever, avoid someone who is going to do a job you will 
not be happy with, let alone have others say 'nice car, shame about the 
sloppy/poor body/paint - good luck

aussie christopher

> From: "Ryan Hill" <ryan_hillc300@xxxx>
> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Paint advice
> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:29:50 -0800
>
> Here's a question for all you guys who have paint/body experience. My '65
> 300 has been sitting in primer for a year now waiting for paint. The car is
> little more than a rolling chasis with the freshly rebuilt engine/trans
> installed and only the heater box, pedals, and steering column reinstalled
> inside the car. All the alignment of hood, trunk, doors, and fenders has
> been completed and the final paint has been applied to everything except 
> the
> outer body panels and behind the rear bumper/tail light area.
>
> The painter I had chosen to do the car finally came around to look at the
> car and is wanting me to reassemble the car almost completely before he
> paints it! He thinks I should spot paint around the window jambs, 
> portions
> of the fenders and rear quarters that will be hidden behind the bumpers, 
> the
> top edge of the doors and quarter window area, etc, etc. then proceed to
> install the glass, weather stripping, bumpers, dashboard, wiring, etc. so
> the car is running prior to him painting it.
>
> Is it just me or has this guy been around too many paint fumes? I had 
> wanted
> to leave the car as bare as possible not only to ensure nice even coverage
> everywhere possible but also to limit the parts effected by overspray. If
> the car had not been completely dissassembled I would not have a problem
> with masking glass etc. but this seems weird reassembling it prior to 
> paint.
> The only benefit and the reason he gave for doing it this way was to limit
> the chance of damaging the finish during reassembly.
>
> My gut tells me to stick with my plan but I would welcome any insight from
> any of you members that have experience in this area before I make a
> decision about how I should proceed.
>
> Thank you in advance. Ryan Hill (Vancouver, Canada)
>
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