damn, thats pretty coolA paint booth of some sort would be really great, to provide that wanted cleaner air environment. Check this inflatable paint booth out; complete with air filter. $670. Wayfair.com - Inflatable Paint Booth
damn, thats pretty coolA paint booth of some sort would be really great, to provide that wanted cleaner air environment. Check this inflatable paint booth out; complete with air filter. $670. Wayfair.com - Inflatable Paint Booth
A paint booth of some sort would be really great, to provide that wanted cleaner air environment. Check this inflatable paint booth out; complete with air filter. $670. Wayfair.com - Inflatable Paint Booth
Looking really good, the constant forward progress is shows the amazing dedication and determination you put into it, the results speak for themselves.
Awesome work brother!
Yes, the painting is awesome. Prep is beyond awesome. Just curious if you're keeping tracking of the time you've put into this project. Time well spent, of course, because the completed project is going to reflect what you've put into it. Now get back to work. LOL!
Yeah, sometimes you'll hear a commentator at a Mecum auction mention that a car on the block had (like) $95K invested in it but the car sold for, say, $60K. Very possible that much/most of that $95K was likely time in the owner's shop and not money paid out to someone else to do the work. But when you do calculate your time alone, it's eye opening to discover what that time equates to in dollars, and how much money you saved doing it yourself. Not to mention you know that you were meticulous to a higher level than most shops would do.Thank you Bob! I was looking at some old pictures of the car. When it was done originally (2010) the paint looked amazing on the outside. Guess, that's why I didn't really look at the underside of the trunk or the bottom of the rocker panels when it came back from the paint shop LMAO!!!
Here are some pictures at a couple different car shows. Man, that paint pops. Hopefully I can get it back to that level when I'm done.
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I have not really paid attention to my exact hours. However, based on your question I did some quick math. I work on this car on average 6 hours a day (sometimes more and sometimes less, so I average 6 hours a day). I work on the car every weekend unless there is a family emergency or I'm out of town. However, there are times I'm off work or it's a holiday and I make up the days lost.
So, I average 12 hours per weekend. Then I calculated 4 weekends a month. That equals approximately 48 hours a month. I started May of 2020 and have worked through October 2021. That equals 18 months I have been working on the car. So, 48 hours a month times 18 months equals 864 hours spent working on this car.
Last time I looked at this I calculated a labor cost of $75 per hour. I know depending on who you hire it could be more or it could be less, but I use $75 as an average. Also, a professional may do this faster than I can. So, again, my calculations are an average/estimate, not a factual number.
So, at $75 an hour times 864 hours I believe I have saved myself $64,800.
Then you add parts on top of that, what I paid my fabricator and what I paid my engine builder and I believe this car would cost me over 6 figures if I had someone else build it for me.
Damn, it's amazing when you look at the project from the numbers perspective ...
That old paint DOES look mighty nice. I'm sure your new paint will even exceed that. So you decided to do the painting in your own prepped garage. Everything looks awesome to date.
Totally understand why you decided to forego the inflatable spray booth. If you were painting multiple cars it would make more sense, cost-wise. You did a really nice job with the masking (and sanding)!Yes sir. I looked into it and buying an inflatable spray booth was not cost justified for me. Also, the logistics involved in taking my car to my friends body shop and renting his spray booth was also not justified.
So, I figured I would turn my garage into a make shift spray booth when it comes time to spray the body. The jams only need a clean environment, but not a spray booth environment to be painted.
Once the jams are completed I will clear out my garage, clean it really well and turn it in to a make shift spray booth. At that time I will completely unmask the car and give it a final cleaning. Then I'll re-mask it and paint it. It should come out very nice. And any dirt that gets in the paint can be sanded out. It may take a little more work than if it were painted in a spray booth, but the end results should be the same.
Totally understand why you decided to forego the inflatable spray booth. If you were painting multiple cars it would make more sense, cost-wise. You did a really nice job with the masking (and sanding)!