Sandfrog

I may be getting a Mustang, but it looks like the owner before him had started wet sanding it to prepare it for a paint job. Then the fenders are after market and aren't painted. This is basically a daily driver but I'm not going for anything special here. I just don't like the fading paint all over the car from where he sanded it, and some cracked paint areas. Are there any places in central Virginia that don't charge an arm and a leg to just sand it a little, then throw a couple coats of the same color paint over it with a little gloss? It's white, so it doesn't need to look like a real good paint job. Shouldn't take a professional but a few hours.

Also, sorry for the repost. I didn't realize we had a central area forum.

Sandfrog

Just to give you an idea what I'm getting myself into....



I'm about to grab a few cans of Rustoleum, can't stand looking at that.

69vette

Yeah thats def. not something that would just take a few hours to. All the flaking paints needs to be sanded off and the entire car looks like it needs to be sanded/primed and then blocked if you actually want the paint to look decent. It won't be cheap to get that car straight.

Sandfrog

I don't think it's chipped / flaked paint, I thinks it's sanded.

69vette

Front bumper looks chipped and you said "and some cracked paint areas" so I assumed it was. Regardless, the car needs a ton of work and will not be cheap if you want the paint right.

Strychnine

Cheap? Take it to Maaco and have them paint it like it is.... At least it would look better than it does now.

VanillaThrilla

There were some kids down the street spray painting their car earlier.. in the street in front of their house.. and they sprayed it bright purple! LOL!

Keep in mind, I live in a relatively upper, or maybe high middle class neighborhood. It was funny to see these kids wearing their fake chains and straight bill hats spray painting a car purple in front of their house--in this neighborhood.

Sandfrog

The bumper I don't believe is cracked paint. I could be wrong though, I've never seen it in person. But it looks smoothed out to suggest either sanding or wear. What does Maaco typically charge?

Sandfrog

Just ran it through with the owner, it's sanded, as is the rest of the car. I seen a few close up shots of the paint where there are a couple dents and the paint is cracked, other than that I won't be seeing much of that.

MICK LVN

PM integraRJ... just opened up his shop over in mechanicsville...