91 Z28 New Paint
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91 Z28 New Paint
Got the Z28 painted this winter. The body was 100% rust free. It had a few minor dings and paint chips. Most of the paint was still original, the passenger side door had been painted at some time and the drivers side front fender had some paint touch up. The paint turned out great. A few pics before it was painted.
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I removed the decals because the paint had to be buffed out and the quality of installation wasn't good. That's why the blisters are black. The black blisters have grown on me, I actually like the look. I picked up another set of blisters to paint white for the stock look if I want to go back that way.
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Have a few more pictures but photobucket seems to be down now. Overall I'm very happy with the paint, the shop I used did a great job and got it done quickly. I got new emblems and door seals as well.
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Your Z looks great! The black hood blisters give it an iroc vibe which I personally like. Can you elaborate on the paint, single stage/base-clear?
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Car: 91 Z28, 87 SC, 90 IROC, 92 RS
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Love the look of the car, but can't get over how the black blisters don't "fit" with it. Just looks like you forgot something. I think you need to paint them back to white, or have someone else put your stripes on for you.
I love the wheels
I love the wheels
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I felt that way at first but once I got used to it I started to like it. When the car was sitting in the garage and I was looking at it from close up I didn't like the black blisters. But once I got it outside and could look at it from a distance I liked it more. Right now I don't want to touch the paint since its looks so good. I may paint the stripes on later if I want to go that route. I picked up an extra set of blisters and they are at the body shop now to get painted white with the same batch of paint. That way I can go with either look. I like it for something different right now but may swap them back to white.
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From what I can see (would like to see a side shot looking down a little so I can see the blisters better) I like the black blisters .I think it gives it a more aggressive look and complements the black buckets, black grill, and even the black tires. Nice looking wheels also, they look really good. (smart move with being able to switch from black to white and back again when you want to )
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Lookin SWEET!!
Gettin ready for Thirgenfest? Love to see it in person! I'm kind of diggin the black blisters....kinda like a 82-84 throwback!
Gettin ready for Thirgenfest? Love to see it in person! I'm kind of diggin the black blisters....kinda like a 82-84 throwback!
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From what I can see (would like to see a side shot looking down a little so I can see the blisters better) I like the black blisters .I think it gives it a more aggressive look and complements the black buckets, black grill, and even the black tires. Nice looking wheels also, they look really good. (smart move with being able to switch from black to white and back again when you want to )
This is probably the best shot looking down on the car.
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Car looks beautiful... you said you had original paint. Did they repaint the whole car, or just the areas that needed repaint? I ask as I have a 20k mile car on original paint but the GFX are fading at a different rate than the body shell; they look good but to be perfect, need a repaint. Just wondering if you had the whole thing done or just parts that needed it...
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Also, what are you doing for your stance? Is it lowered, and if so, what springs/suspension bits do you have?
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Car looks beautiful... you said you had original paint. Did they repaint the whole car, or just the areas that needed repaint? I ask as I have a 20k mile car on original paint but the GFX are fading at a different rate than the body shell; they look good but to be perfect, need a repaint. Just wondering if you had the whole thing done or just parts that needed it...
A good body shop should be able to paint your ground effects and match it up well especially if the factory paint on the body is in good condition. Just be careful about who you chose to do the work. Its pretty difficult to match 20+ year old factory paint. The only way to make it match perfect of course would be to paint the whole car.
The car is lowered on stock cut springs. Front springs have 1/2 coil cut off and the rears have about 1/4-1/2 a coil cut off with the rear isolators removed. Also have tubular LCA's, adjustable panhard bar, and koni yellow shocks/struts. Its a very simple setup but handles very well for what it is.
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Beautiful car!! I really liked it with the stripes. The black blisters look great also! They match the headlight buckets. I would put the stripes back on if you can.
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Can you tell me the specs on your wheels / tires?
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George
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Thanks for the comments. It cost about $5200 for the paint job, which is pretty reasonable for a show quality paint job. Keep in mind too this car had no rust and needed very little body work. They used a paintless dent guy to get out the small dings it had in the hood and doors. Body work can really add up if you start out with a car that has rust and/or body damage.
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Thanks for the comments. It cost about $5200 for the paint job, which is pretty reasonable for a show quality paint job. Keep in mind too this car had no rust and needed very little body work. They used a paintless dent guy to get out the small dings it had in the hood and doors. Body work can really add up if you start out with a car that has rust and/or body damage.
That sounds about right. I only played $3,000.00 also using PPG B/C but it was done by a friend. (A professional painter)
He did say he would usually charge $5,000.00 for what I had done.
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