The Ford Barn

Droobie · 04-02-2012, 11:30 AM

I have about 600.00 invested in mine. It is a single stage system. I will say that I am not of the norm because I used the painter (for direction) and booths at my place of employment. Got the paint and primer for free as well as the masking tape and plastic. All I had to pay for was all the sand paper and lead. I know first hand how much labor goes into this project.... Mr Brent, Ken, and Tinbasher all deserve every penny they receive from a paint job they do. I think when it was all said and done I had 360-370 hours in prep work alone ( stripping, Hammering, cutting, welding, lead work, prime, sand, prime, sand, prime, sand some more). I feel lucky and my wife feels neglected. I still have to color sand three years later! tired of sanding!!

sturgis 39 · 04-02-2012, 12:20 PM

I have had a few upside down investments in my life time. Just drive a new pickup off the lot and it is an upside down investment. I never expected government help or wanted government help. Here is another trite saying. The bigger the boom-the bigger the bust!
I was working on a project a few years ago. There were some young workers that were afraid they would never be able to buy a house. I told them to wait a few years and there would be more cheap houses on the market and they could have their pick.

Seth Swoboda · 04-02-2012, 02:56 PM

"The only other advice I can offer you if you have decided to overlook the advice I gave in the first sentence of this paragraph is to find a shop/craftsman who is in the Restoration industry and not in the Collision Repair industry."

I will agree with Brent here, this is a VERY important point. Collision repair shops make big profits on insurance collision work and do not want your restoration/repaint work & they will treat you in a way that reflects this.

04-02-2012, 11:30 AM	#41
Droobie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mooresville NC. Posts: 161	Re: Tudor paint job prices I have about 600.00 invested in mine. It is a single stage system. I will say that I am not of the norm because I used the painter (for direction) and booths at my place of employment. Got the paint and primer for free as well as the masking tape and plastic. All I had to pay for was all the sand paper and lead. I know first hand how much labor goes into this project.... Mr Brent, Ken, and Tinbasher all deserve every penny they receive from a paint job they do. I think when it was all said and done I had 360-370 hours in prep work alone ( stripping, Hammering, cutting, welding, lead work, prime, sand, prime, sand, prime, sand some more). I feel lucky and my wife feels neglected. I still have to color sand three years later! tired of sanding!!

04-02-2012, 12:20 PM	#42
sturgis 39 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lead. South Dakota Posts: 963	Re: Tudor paint job prices I have had a few upside down investments in my life time. Just drive a new pickup off the lot and it is an upside down investment. I never expected government help or wanted government help. Here is another trite saying. The bigger the boom-the bigger the bust! I was working on a project a few years ago. There were some young workers that were afraid they would never be able to buy a house. I told them to wait a few years and there would be more cheap houses on the market and they could have their pick. __________________ IF IT CAN NOT BE FIXED WITH BLASTING WIRE, JB WELD OR DUCT TAPE ---IT CAN NOT BE FIXED Do not get me started on the stupidity of ethanol. I think one of the monitors is from Iowa and he will delete the thread.

04-02-2012, 02:56 PM	#43
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,833	Re: Tudor paint job prices "The only other advice I can offer you if you have decided to overlook the advice I gave in the first sentence of this paragraph is to find a shop/craftsman who is in the Restoration industry and not in the Collision Repair industry." I will agree with Brent here, this is a VERY important point. Collision repair shops make big profits on insurance collision work and do not want your restoration/repaint work & they will treat you in a way that reflects this.