rotorwrench
Well-known member
Paint now days can get as high as 500 bucks a gallon or higher if you've a mind for it but that would still keep the paint at an affordable cost. Paper and tape are still inexpensive. Fender welting would be in there somewhere. A lot of sand paper and grit blast supplies. Now the rust thats under that cherry and possible wood & top work might be another thing but considering it to all be good would put a paint job at around 2K for stuff and a way lot of elbow grease if you are a DIY kind of guy.
If the current paint was well done, it could be resprayed with just a complete scuff down and a color that would cover that red. That could save enough time & money to where a guy could be driving it around fairly quick. If you have to tear it all apart, it would take a way lot longer.
I purchased one car that was off color and I found all the imperfections in the body pretty quick. I ended up restoring it due to all that. I just figure on restoring them now. The main thing is finding one in your price range that has all the parts and they are all still usable. It sure saves a lot on the restoration. They will nickel & dime you to death otherwise. I could never afford to have someone else restore a car. I've seen some of those guys take a week just to re-adjust the door gaps and crap like that. No offence to restoration guys out there, I just can't afford ya.
If the current paint was well done, it could be resprayed with just a complete scuff down and a color that would cover that red. That could save enough time & money to where a guy could be driving it around fairly quick. If you have to tear it all apart, it would take a way lot longer.
I purchased one car that was off color and I found all the imperfections in the body pretty quick. I ended up restoring it due to all that. I just figure on restoring them now. The main thing is finding one in your price range that has all the parts and they are all still usable. It sure saves a lot on the restoration. They will nickel & dime you to death otherwise. I could never afford to have someone else restore a car. I've seen some of those guys take a week just to re-adjust the door gaps and crap like that. No offence to restoration guys out there, I just can't afford ya.