Looking for a someone to paint my classic car.

JohnnyMustang22

I am currently 2 years into the restoration of my 67 mustang. I am not that far off paint and i want to start looking for the right people to do the job.

I am in the North east, Louth area. Ideally I would like someone close by but will take it to whereever it needs to go.

I am under no illusion that there is another few hundred hours of prep work before paint and all the challenges of painting it black.

I would appreciate any names of experienced painters that may be interested in taking it on.

Thanks,

How I bought it in the USA




Current state





Desired paint job.

Dades

It already looks cracking - good luck with it.

Abelloid

Oh dear God that's nice.

trevorbrady

sweet car in a sweet garage. It looks like a lovely setup

JohnnyMustang22

trevorbrady wrote: »

sweet car in a sweet garage. It looks like a lovely setup

Yea, My "man cave"....Surround sound, mini beer fridge, heater. Bliss

Motorcheck

Very - very - nice!

manta mad

jaysus :eek:

thats one nice motor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry dont know anybody up that country , but theirs a good crowd down here in carlow ,if you want their name ,give me a shout !

mustang68

Wow, that is a lot of work, well done to you! I got mine repainted about a year ago, but I'm not sure that the place I got to do it would be set up to the amount of work you'd need. Let us know how you get on.

Lauder

Have had a few cars painted by Carcraft in North Stand in Dublin. Excellent service, very professional. A chap called Shane runs it, decent bloke.

www.carcraft.ie


Edit: Did you consider converting her to RHD? Quite a easy job with the stangs would make life a lot easier on this side on the pond.

JohnnyMustang22

Lauder wrote: »

Have had a few cars painted by Carcraft in North Stand in Dublin. Excellent service, very professional. A chap called Shane runs it, decent bloke.

www.carcraft.ie


Edit: Did you consider converting her to RHD? Quite a easy job with the stangs would make life a lot easier on this side on the pond.

Thanks for the link. I will get in touch with them next week.

Regarding the RHD, I did consider it but after looking into it i decided not too. You have to completelly replace the dash sheet metal, then there is alot of custom work for the delux interior, most of the big shops in the US charge $10-15k for the conversion. That'll give you an idea of the amount of work it takes. I would consider it if i did another one.

After all the mods and upgrades it was one thing I could live without.

428 (7 lt) completely rebuilt pushing out 430-450hp
Tremec 5 Spd gearbox
9" rear with 3.55 LSD
Fully adjustable coilover suspenion up front
Rack and pinion power steering
Willwood power brakes all round
Eleanor bodykit
Delux interior with leather seats
Movie correct PSE Eleanor wheels
Central locking
Alarm
New modern loom with blade fuses
Morel sound system
etc,etc etc

JohnnyMustang22

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Outstanding car, do you have any videos of that 428? I love hearing them rev

I have not started her yet. Thats the plan for january!!!!

Here is video of the actual car in the last pic i posted. It was built by a guy called Richard in Texas. He spent $45k on the engine alone. It pushes out over 800hp. This is what i consider car porn....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDg5NyQdILk

JohnnyMustang22

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Sweet, good call getting the suspension overhauled. All the american cars I have driven feel not only stupidly soft but also dangerously bad in corners.

yea, i have driven a 65 mustang and it felt more like a boat....hence spending $$$ on the suspension.

Rod and Customs Coilover suspension


The 428



Wheel from France



here is a link to my build thread on one of the US Mustang Forums. (you should be able to see it without registering)

http://www.stangfix.com/testforum2/index.php/topic,2007.0.html

Dades

I have a serious love for a good steering wheel. Sweet. :cool:

superfly35

That is a nice sweet ride!!!
I love the garage too

DMG_49

Would love something like this....Car looks great:D

stezie

so jealous...


I seen that other car for sale in the states on some website a while back, cant remember which one and think it was selling close to 300k! wow!

JohnnyMustang22

stezie wrote: »

so jealous...


I seen that other car for sale in the states on some website a while back, cant remember which one and think it was selling close to 300k! wow!

Richard still has his car for sale. He has dropped the price to $189k. This car is the pinnacle of Eleanor cars. It has everything!!!! The engine alone was $45k and it pushes out 815hp.

Here is a link to his website just in case you want to buy it. :cool:

http://www.67supersnake.com/id17.html

stezie

JohnnyMustang22 wrote: »

Richard still has his car for sale. He has dropped the price to $189k. This car is the pinnacle of Eleanor cars. It has everything!!!! The engine alone was $45k and it pushes out 815hp.

Here is a link to his website just in case you want to buy it. :cool:

http://www.67supersnake.com/id17.html

thats the car! my lord!! that car is so clean that when I first seen that add I thought I was looking at pictures of an autoart model.

Its stunning in black, but Id say the silver as used in the films attract an extra premium??

http://allfordmustangs.com/articles/eleanor-the-star-of-gone-in-60-seconds-is-up-for-g-692.shtml

knifey_spoonie

I could give you then number of a bodyshop in the midlands, Recently he has done a full paint restore on a 50's MGA, not to mention i have seen him doing work on a F430 to.

JohnnyMustang22

I could give you then number of a bodyshop in the midlands, Recently he has done a full paint restore on a 50's MGA, not to mention i have seen him doing work on a F430 to.

I would appreciate that. PM me the number.

thats the car! my lord!! that car is so clean that when I first seen that add I thought I was looking at pictures of an autoart model.

Its stunning in black, but Id say the silver as used in the films attract an extra premium??

http://allfordmustangs.com/articles/...or-g-692.shtml

I was going to run with the pepper gray and black stripes but its a bit overdone now and I'd rather have something a little different. It would not affect resale value unless i went with a crazy colour like green or purple.

a_v525

orange over black?

JohnnyMustang22

a_v525 wrote: »

orange over black?

Black with orange strips?

a_v525

JohnnyMustang22 wrote: »

Black with orange strips?

Exactly. Tickle your fancy?

JohnnyMustang22

a_v525 wrote: »

Exactly. Tickle your fancy?

Nah, That'd be a bit like the Hertz colours. Its going to be Black with silver strips. (it only took me about 18 months to decide this.....)

Seperate

Do not let CarCraft paint a full car. They are OK (at best) for bumpers, but i've seen bonnets / doors they've done and they leave alot to be desired if you're looking for a perfect finish - as i'd assume you would be after putting so much work in.

I see post-factory spray jobs almost everyday and almost all of them are terrible. I have come to the conclusion that there is novody in the country who can match a color and/or give a good standard of finish. Most of the concours winning Irish cars that i've come across have been painted in the UK.

jimbobjones40

Seperate wrote: »

I see post-factory spray jobs almost everyday and almost all of them are terrible. I have come to the conclusion that there is novody in the country who can match a color and/or give a good standard of finish. Most of the concours winning Irish cars that i've come across have been painted in the UK.

I'd agree to a degree. I personally believe the root cause of the problem is that most people are looking to get a full respray for €800 - €1500. The minimum you'll need to spend to get an imperfection free mirror finish is €3000 for a small car.

JohnnyMustang22 I'd be interested in quoting you for this paint job ... though you might want to have a defibrillator at hand when I give you the estimate

Vanbis

I absolutely love that car. I fancy first dibs bring it for a test drive once you get it all finished .

I'll be following this thread. Best of luck OP.

JohnnyMustang22

jimbobjones40 wrote: »

I'd agree to a degree. I personally believe the root cause of the problem is that most people are looking to get a full respray for €800 - €1500. The minimum you'll need to spend to get an imperfection free mirror finish is €3000 for a small car.

JohnnyMustang22 I'd be interested in quoting you for this paint job ... though you might want to have a defibrillator at hand when I give you the estimate

Dont worry. I have already spoken to several shops and i have gotten some crazy quotes.

I am not looking for a bottom dollar paint job. I am looking for a top class paint job at sensible money.

I know what is needed to get the car the way i want it. 100s of hours.

I sent yuo a PM. Lets talk more.

Johnny

JohnnyMustang22

Vanbis wrote: »

I absolutely love that car. I fancy first dibs bring it for a test drive once you get it all finished .

LOL....join the queue....and hot females automatically get bumped up the list....