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88 Iroc with 6k miles goes for $49,500 at Mecum Kissimmee
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Re: 88 Iroc with 6k miles goes for $49,500 at Mecum Kissimmee
You can see the orange peel in this first pic and the color match difference in the second. Not the best job, that color is super hard to match and I'd say they did about an average job of trying. Otherwise this car is real pretty.
Re: 88 Iroc with 6k miles goes for $49,500 at Mecum Kissimmee
Don't forget that the factory match on the front bumper cover was not very good compared to the fenders. My car's color was way off from the factory. Unless someone can tell 100% that the car repaint done, I would say that this could be a factory finish.
Re: 88 Iroc with 6k miles goes for $49,500 at Mecum Kissimmee
Originally Posted by scottmoyer
Don't forget that the factory match on the front bumper cover was not very good compared to the fenders. My car's color was way off from the factory. Unless someone can tell 100% that the car repaint done, I would say that this could be a factory finish.
I don't disagree, there's usually a different painting on plastic/fiberglass and metal. I also believe that the bumpers and rest of the car were painted in different plants.. for whatever reason lol
That being said, that amount of orange peel does not look factory to me. That also being said.. I don't really know much much repaints impact value. If it's done right it shouldn't really matter, right?
Re: 88 Iroc with 6k miles goes for $49,500 at Mecum Kissimmee
Originally Posted by ramblingarage
I don't disagree, there's usually a different painting on plastic/fiberglass and metal. I also believe that the bumpers and rest of the car were painted in different plants.. for whatever reason lol
That being said, that amount of orange peel does not look factory to me. That also being said.. I don't really know much much repaints impact value. If it's done right it shouldn't really matter, right?
Depends on the car and who's buying it -- lots of collectors are turned off by non-original paint. Me personally, if the car's 20+ years old, I don't mind a repaint, if it's done right. Anything newer than that, and I'm going to question why it was repainted. On anything GM 1970s and older, I prefer a repaint since none of those cars had a clearcoat, and weren't even painted that well at the factory. Quality control for factory painting didn't really catch up across the board until the mid-1980s, from what I've seen.
01-13-2022, 02:26 PM
