Im frickin pissed. I buy a used WW Kit from ebay for 420. So the kit came all chipped meaning not only do I have to pay to get it painted (was gonna repaint neway), but i've got to pay first to strip the paint. The guy at the body shop told me it'd run a couple hundred alone just to strip the original paint and have it primed to paint again (around 450 to paint).

Soooo, he suggested I take it to a Sandblasting/Media Blasting Shop b/c it would be cheaper for them to strip the paint. Anyone know how much it would run to have one of these places strip the body kit?

 

strip it yourself and primer it your self DIY!!!!!!!!!!

 

go find another body shop to paint it would be my first reccomendation... A paint shop that charges extra to prep their work sounds shabby.... Most paint shops will sand, prime and paint everything they get becuse paint will not properly stick on top of old unprepped paint.

If you want you could do the sanding yourself, it's not that hard.. and with a couple of beers and a good CD you'll be done in no time.

I would ask the paint shop if they wetsand the new paint before applying the clearcoat? That is what causes that "Orangepeel" reflection look which takes away from any good wax job.

 

actually its the clear that causes the orange peel. you would wet sand the clear to make it glass smooth

but i agree with you. find a different shop. get different prices.

or you could sand it your self. its not that hard, just take your time and male sure every thing is smooth

 

Actually it is the paint that has to be wetsanded before the clear coat is applied, then the clear coat must be wetsanded.. When paint is applied it doesn't go on perfectly smooth, hence the orange peel reflection.
Some "shabby" bodyshops will paint the car , cover the car with clear coat then wetsand the clear coat and apply wax. The orange peel reflection is coming from the non wetsanded paint, not the non-wetsanded clearcoat. If the orange peel reflection is not removed after the paint is put on, the clearcoat will seal in the orange peel reflection. Yes, spraying on clear coat will cause a orange peel effect (orange peel effect is the relfection off a spray painted surface) but if it is not addresses before the clear coat is applied, there is no way of removing it unless you wetsand off the entire level of clearcoat.

 

what if you dont have to strrip the paint off the body kit because its in good condition? then what do they do to paint it a diff color?

 

Yea i think I'll jus take to a Sandblasting shop to remove it. I don't think itll cost too much. Thanks for info guys.

 

I believe they would wetsand the entire kit to make sure everything is smooth, prime the kit, paint the kit, wetsand, clearcoat, wetsand, buff, polish then wax.

 

whats teh diff between stripin the paint and and doin it this way?

 

okay...thought i might clear a few things up....I work in a body shop, so this is what I know to be true

-every time you spray some paint or primer on a panel, you are building up layer on layer. if the panel has been re-painted before (again after factory paint), then you almost always should strip the panel. stripping means to use a chemical stripper to completely remove all the old paint so you get a bare panel. This is to prevent peeling and chipping down the road...see, if you keep adding layer on top of layer, then eventually the thickness and weight of all the paint and primer will cause chipping and such much easier. If you have a used panel that has rock chips or deep scratches, you must either fill and repair the areas or strip all the old paint. and if you're dealing with a plastic panel, you must use the appropriate materials for filling/repair, however, if there are numerous chips, it's better to strip anyway...so this is why some shops prefer to strip old paint on front bumper covers and body kit pieces.

-as far as orange peel...it's in the clear...base coat is a completely different texture and does not easily run like clear coat....

-wetsanding is done to a clear coated panel....this is to smooth out the the texture (orange peel) that may have occurred in the clear coat.

-most cars have some sort of clear coat texture from the factory, even our TL's. And a good painter can match the factory texture he sprays with clear coat...

-we charge 150-200 to strip a metal hood, so 4 plastic pieces for this price isn't too bad. If stripping is needed and the owner doesn't want to do it, then we don't warranty the paint on that panel, simple as that.

-they are only wanting to strip the kit so you get a better job done on your car.

-I'd be more worried about a shop that was going to just sand and paint than one who actually wants to do the job right with quality in mind.

-Easy way out, re-sell the kit and find another one not so damaged...

 

thnx for explanation. Clears up alot. Yea I was thinking sell it but it'd be a pain to ship. I found a guy who will strip and repaint for 600-800 bux so im pretty satisfied.