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Great looking car.I like the "Grand Sport" emblems on the rocker moldings.

bigdave wrote:

Great looking car.I like the "Grand Sport" emblems on the rocker moldings.

Yeah,me too! they look like they belong

I'll say this...Had GM made a GS model and added some attractive rims, they would have sold more of these cars IMO.

Frankly, I can't understand why they didn't.

FYI, ghpcnm, "House of Kolor Shimrin Milano Maroon Firemist Paint " isnt that 2 different paints? HOK, is a manufacture of paints.and
TCP Global,another manufacture, and their color is ,"Shimrin Milano Maroon Firemist Paint " ?

Hmmmm...Robo: You've stumped me. I really don't know the answer to your question as I merely picked the color and the body shop ordered the paint.

"Shimrin Milano Maroon Firemist Paint " is a TCP GLOBAL color. I only know this because I've been perusing the pages of TCP, for the past few months before deciding on my color.
HOK,does not sell that color. FYI.

Robo:

You've peaked my curiosity. I will check with the body shop and make sure. I looked at the
TCP site and it is the same site where we chose the color and where they ordered the paint. Perhaps I am mixed up on it... wouldn't be a first LOL

thats my guess. HOK makes a color that has the name " shimrin" in it.

but "Milano Maroon Firemist Paint " is all TCP.

robotennis61 wrote:

thats my guess. HOK makes a color that has the name " shimrin" in it.

but "Milano Maroon Firemist Paint " is all TCP.

I stand corrected You are right Robo. I checked with the body shop this morning and I was confused.

"Milano Maroon Firemist Paint " IS a TCP color

Thanks for the info, Robo

no prob.I hope they didnt charge you HOK prices?

I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to selling paint, I've only ever formulated it....oddly enough...

Do the labor costs increase when a more complex paint (like chameleon) is involved or is the majority of the cost in prep work? Cause all I really want is just a nice deep coat of GM black. They wouldn't have to do door seams or trunk. Where would the majority of my costs be in this case since it's a common paint that really requires no special steps to apply?

1 Class,nice very nice!!!

themanwithsauce wrote:

I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to selling paint, I've only ever formulated it....oddly enough...

Do the labor costs increase when a more complex paint (like chameleon) is involved or is the majority of the cost in prep work? Cause all I really want is just a nice deep coat of GM black. They wouldn't have to do door seams or trunk. Where would the majority of my costs be in this case since it's a common paint that really requires no special steps to apply?

My suggestion to anyone wanting a "complex" paint job, as you put it, is to find a shop that specializes in custom paint work. In my case, I found a shop that does a lot of lowriders, etc. They do the mural thing and all that kind of stuff.

I'm not into murals, but as a rule, guys who are good at murals know how to apply the kind of paint you are talking about much better than shops who specialize in insurance work and they will probably do it for less $$$ because they are already familiar with it.

PREP, as you probably know, is the key to a beautiful paint job and that is where the vast majority of the time is involved. I am not a body man by any means, but I can tell you that more time was spent on surface prep than any other thing with my Riv and it is a straight and totally rust free car. If you can do some of the prep work yourself, such as removing trim, sanding, etc.....that should save you a lot of money.

flyineagle96 wrote:

1 Class,nice very nice!!!

Thanks James...I had been waiting for your reaction because you have one of my favorite cars in the group.

this looks great!

jonly wrote:

this looks great!

Thanks, James...I'm looking forward to seeing your finished project.

I'll be ashamed to show it now, you did a really nice job on this one. I'm drooling all over that brushed dash kit. Every time I see one of these on the road I'm kicking myself in the rear or letting it go...

Dave i like the pics,you got my vote!!!

Well ... THANK YOU !!! There's a lot of great looking cars in the running. STIFF COMPETITION I was a little surprised you didn't put yours in there

Dave,
I hadn't seen you interior until I came across this thread. Dang... I'm thinking "chick magnet"
Must remind them of a 'Vette, but with experience

Thanks Sean.

I'm gonna get some better interior shots posted one of these days when I can get Susan to take them for me.

"Chick Magnet"? Yeah, the car gets a lot of attention, but when the chicks see the old geezer driving it...well, that's why I keep my dark tinted windows UP when I'm cruising.

Right!
But thankfully, chicks come in all ages To avoid the impression I'm just a "motorhead" I'm planning on a full-trunk decal of Al Einstein under an old Buick with a wrench in his teeth, grinning

denim wrote:

Right!
But thankfully, chicks come in all ages To avoid the impression I'm just a "motorhead" I'm planning on a full-trunk decal of Al Einstein under an old Buick with a wrench in his teeth, grinning

I can't believe I haven't been keeping up with this thread. The dash looks amazing! Those wheels are absolutely perfect, and now I miss my Riviera more than I did before .

That car has to be a blast to drive with all those nice little upgrades, even if they are just appearance!

Oh, did I tell you I was taking Riviera donations?