Painter side skirts???

i have a 98 riv and was wondering why some other rivs have painted skirts when mine are a plastic grey???? is there any way to get painted ones >??????? i have looked into it but havent been sucessful

Mine were grey also. You'll have to paint them.

jax95riv wrote:

Mine were grey also. You'll have to paint them.

How would i go about doing that????????????? is it something that i can do????

If you want it to look good, I would take it to a body shop. You/they will have to treat the plastic with something in order for the paint to stick well. I read in another thread where you said your ride is black. You'll have to post some pics on the showroom thread so we can see her. With the black paint, I recommend Zaino wax. It will get rid of any lines and fine scratches in the paint. http://zainostore.com/ You'll want the Z-5

jax95riv wrote:

If you want it to look good, I would take it to a body shop. You/they will have to treat the plastic with something in order for the paint to stick well. I read in another thread where you said your ride is black. You'll have to post some pics on the showroom thread so we can see her. With the black paint, I recommend Zaino wax. It will get rid of any lines and fine scratches in the paint. http://zainostore.com/ You'll want the Z-5

See now thats my other problem i have some oxidized paint that needs to painted to just one fender and one quarter i got them from a junkyard for free ... i traded my old ones in that were severly damaged by somthing and those are needing paint do u know how much it would cost for side skirt paint and two panel paint job???and ill post pics sometime soon LOL but hey how do i post them??

paint is around $150-175 per panel. the grey skirts are what all rivs had from factory, but when you get it repainted they usually paint the skirts b/c its easier/cheaper than removing them. makes for an easy way to tell if the riv has factory paint or not. to me the only car that looks good with color skirts are black and Andy's lime green riv

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ill post pics sometime soon LOL but hey how do i post them??

You can also use photobucket.com and you can upload your pics for free. Copy the IMG code and paste in the text box on the forum...

Mr.Riviera wrote:

paint is around $150-175 per panel. the grey skirts are what all rivs had from factory, but when you get it repainted they usually paint the skirts b/c its easier/cheaper than removing them. makes for an easy way to tell if the riv has factory paint or not. to me the only car that looks good with color skirts are black and Andy's lime green riv

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well i have a black riv with the 16 inch chrome rims !!!!!!!! woo hoo.. and yess i will hopefully get it painted this summer (i work at a Golf Course and thats when i make $$$$) now i am just suggesting this but what are your thoughts on <MAACO???? if i get the best paint job!!!

dont spend less than $2,000 on a paint job and expect it to last more than 2-3 yrs, else you'll be getting it repainted.

If you're going to sell it next month...MAACO is fine. Otherwise, save some more Franklin's and do it right.

THanks guys i will probably have my freinds dad do it HEHE he owns a paint shop but is pretty spendy and i want to spend maybe 700 bucks so just the two panels and maybe the skirts will do for now THANKS wow is this site fairly new!!!!!!!!

About six weeks or so.

Site will be a month old in 5 days...

but most of us have been riv-a-holics for a few years now. just on another forum.

I would suggest finding a PPG shop that is part of the PPG CertifiedFirst Network and one that uses the PPG Global Refinish System. It is PPG’s premier refinish system. The PPG Certified First Network shops provide a written lifetime warranty on paint work. The PPG Lifetime Paint Performance Guarantee covers the areas of the vehicle refinished with specified PPG products for as long as the customer owns the vehicle. The refinished areas are covered for the following paint failures:
- Peeling or delamination of the topcoat and/or other layers of paint
- Cracking or checking
- Loss of gloss caused by cracking, and hazing
- Any paint failure caused by proven defective PPG automotive products which are covered by the guarantee

I had my Riv refinished using PPG Global and have been very satisfied. The web link for PPG certified shops is:

http://www.ppg.com/cr-refinish/phase1/frmHome.asp

how much was it?, if you dont mind my asking

lionfish wrote:

I would suggest finding a PPG shop that is part of the PPG CertifiedFirst Network and one that uses the PPG Global Refinish System. It is PPG’s premier refinish system. The PPG Certified First Network shops provide a written lifetime warranty on paint work. The PPG Lifetime Paint Performance Guarantee covers the areas of the vehicle refinished with specified PPG products for as long as the customer owns the vehicle. The refinished areas are covered for the following paint failures:
- Peeling or delamination of the topcoat and/or other layers of paint
- Cracking or checking
- Loss of gloss caused by cracking, and hazing
- Any paint failure caused by proven defective PPG automotive products which are covered by the guarantee

I had my Riv refinished using PPG Global and have been very satisfied. The web link for PPG certified shops is:

http://www.ppg.com/cr-refinish/phase1/frmHome.asp

how much did that set u back $$$$ and im assuming that they did your whole car??

Mr.Riviera wrote:

how much was it?, if you dont mind my asking

I had this done in 2005. The bumpers, lights and trim pieces were all removed from the car and it was sanded down to the primer. Total price was $2000. The car was in the shop for over three weeks.

lionfish wrote:

Mr.Riviera wrote:

how much was it?, if you dont mind my asking

I had this done in 2005. The bumpers, lights and trim pieces were all removed from the car and it was sanded down to the primer. Total price was $2000. The car was in the shop for over three weeks.

hmmm okay thanks wow thas alot for me i'm 16 im going to get the skirts and two panels painted for under 700 I HOPE!!!!!!!!!

Mr.Riviera wrote:

paint is around $150-175 per panel. the grey skirts are what all rivs had from factory, but when you get it repainted they usually paint the skirts b/c its easier/cheaper than removing them. makes for an easy way to tell if the riv has factory paint or not. to me the only car that looks good with color skirts are black and Andy's lime green riv

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Hey, thanks

I just lucked out on that one

Andysdorm's rivi has the sweetest paint job on this site!!!!! but a pearl white is up there. i reallly wish that they painted those side skirts stock