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03-26-2013, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Midland Park, NJ
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Where to go to get "show quality" body work
If my daily driver gets scratched, I know where to go to get it painted, anywhere my insurance sends me. It's my daily driver, I could care less if the paint is slightly off a shade, or there is a fish eye in the paint etc.
But what if you have a classic car that you bring to shows that is flawless and it gets scratched. I used to know a guy in North NJ that was very trustworthy, he retired. There has to be some good places in the NJ/NY area that still perform top notch paint repairs right?
Does anyone have a reccomendation. Say the car is a 67 chevelle thats a true 138 vin 396 with 17,000 documented miles and origional and rather pristine may I say paint. Suppose it got a scratch in the hood of all places. Where does one go to have it repainted and blended so it is undetectable?
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03-26-2013, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Point Pleasant
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I hate to refer you to my former place of work but the body guy there was the best Id ever seen hands down.
Billybobs Fast Cars in Lakewood. 732-901-1981. Ask for Bob Russo tell em Vinnie referred you. Stupid name but the work is awesome.
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03-26-2013, 06:32 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Paul @ RPM does fantastic work -------> http://www.rpmrestoandcustom.com/ ------->
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03-26-2013, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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ive seen some of the pics he's posted of an old icebox and stroller he restored. iirc the icebox was even featured in a magazine and was epicly amazing with metal flake. some good work there 
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03-27-2013, 01:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Old Bridge, NJ/Corpus Christi, TX
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I've seen some good work from RPM too. Paul, how good are you with Candy Apple?
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03-27-2013, 10:27 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alamantia
If my daily driver gets scratched, I know where to go to get it painted, anywhere my insurance sends me. It's my daily driver, I could care less if the paint is slightly off a shade, or there is a fish eye in the paint etc.
But what if you have a classic car that you bring to shows that is flawless and it gets scratched. I used to know a guy in North NJ that was very trustworthy, he retired. There has to be some good places in the NJ/NY area that still perform top notch paint repairs right?
Does anyone have a reccomendation. Say the car is a 67 chevelle thats a true 138 vin 396 with 17,000 documented miles and origional and rather pristine may I say paint. Suppose it got a scratch in the hood of all places. Where does one go to have it repainted and blended so it is undetectable?
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I doubt even the best will be able to make a perfect match to 46 year old paint in a blend job.
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03-27-2013, 01:12 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,941
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
I doubt even the best will be able to make a perfect match to 46 year old paint in a blend job.
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Take picture of paint, upload, comp blends paint, spray and voila?
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03-27-2013, 01:40 PM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow
Take picture of paint, upload, comp blends paint, spray and voila?
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Lil more to that in the art of blending. Also depends how far they want to go with painting to do the blend. New paint/clear won't look like old paint/clear.
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03-27-2013, 02:01 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Parts Unknown
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
Lil more to that in the art of blending. Also depends how far they want to go with painting to do the blend. New paint/clear won't look like old paint/clear.
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Original paint is probably lacquer, too.
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03-27-2013, 02:07 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
Lil more to that in the art of blending. Also depends how far they want to go with painting to do the blend. New paint/clear won't look like old paint/clear.
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Was just being facetious.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-27-2013, 02:41 PM
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BadMod
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: hamilton, nj
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No you are right. I know nothing of body work and paint so I was just thinking out loud
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So much stupid, so little time.
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Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva
It started before I drove your car. I just have to look at it the wrong way and your car poops parts.
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03-27-2013, 03:32 PM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Original paint is probably lacquer, too.
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Yeah no doubt.
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03-27-2013, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: harmony, nj (phillipsburg)
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id say paul at rpm, we are gonna have him do alot to the nova. snowball effect.
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03-27-2013, 10:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: East Brunswick
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Does Paul do body work as well (dents, etc..) or just paint?
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03-27-2013, 11:54 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xrelapse13
Does Paul do body work as well (dents, etc..) or just paint?
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Full service restoration / paint shop.
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03-28-2013, 09:28 AM
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13 Second Club
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing/Galloway, NJ
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03-28-2013, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Edison
Posts: 7,856
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I like Paul, He did a great job on my old F4i Fairings and he was super easy to deal with.
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03-28-2013, 10:47 AM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Originally Posted by Squirrel
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you should talk to them about being a sponsor.
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Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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03-31-2013, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Haledon, NJ
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Since you're in Midland Park check out The Body Works in Midland Park. The owner's name is Sam, daughter in the office is Sammi and most of their work is restorations. They are family friends and I worked for them in high school.
http://www.bworks.biz/
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03-31-2013, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
Posts: 2,630
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The guys are right...blending paint that old is close to impossible to pull off perfectly. Honestly I don't do many blends because I'm never happy with the end result no matter how good it looks.
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