Changing a car's color (and paint shops in southern NH area)

[mike claire]

I asked a similar question, and I'll paste an answer provided by Chris
Semple of Force 5:

"
Paintwork is tough, and in my experience the best bodyman is not the best
prep man, who isn't the best paint  man around. Finding all three in one
shop is nigh impossible. Plus, if he's that good, he can charge whatever he
wants and will always be busy :)

I'll give a vote to the man who does my side work, Ron Lane @ Lane's A/B in
Loudon NH(603-783-4752).
He's busy enough he doesn't need volume insurance work to pay the bills, and
he enjoys hotrod/resto/custom stuff. He'll also do loose parts, if say, you
just want your S6+ bumpers done and you'll bolt 'em up yourself. The best
way to get the paint job you want is to *talk* to the crew doing the work.
They're understanding, and most are happy to explain where the money goes
when you pay for a paint respray.

For a show-car job, there are spots in Boston area that come to mind, but
that's not really the topic we're looking at.

As a reference point, I had my old red '87 4000q repainted at one of the
better shops in Concord for 2800$, but that was 10yrs ago or so now.

-Cheers
Chris Semple
Concord NH
'84 4000q, alpine
  '95.5 S6, black
          '93 E350 Club, grey all over


On 7/25/07, Andrew Duane <aduane at juniper.net> wrote:
>
> I'm considering trying to (slightly) change the color of my car. It's a
> very sterile almost day-glow white, and I'd prefer a nice cream, almost
> along the lines of Pearl White. My two questions are:
>
> 1) Is this a feasible thing to do, and what's a ballpark estimate for
> getting it done *right* (stripping the car down as needed, repainting
> inside and out, and reassembling)
>
> 2) Does anyone have a recommendation for a *good* paint shop that might
> be able to tackle it around the Nashua NH <--> Lowell/Westford MA area?
>
> Andrew Duane             Juniper Networks
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> aduane at juniper.net       Westford, MA  01886-3418
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