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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #15 on: August 18, 2009, 01:33:13 PM »
I love the white ,can't wait to see the new decals installed .As for the rockers ,I feel that is nasty ,but to each his own .
I can't believe they sprayed the paint with the headlight grills still in place but masked  . This shop is scaring me ,as any compitant shop would have painted the front end while they were removed

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #16 on: August 18, 2009, 01:42:31 PM »
I love the white ,can't wait to see the new decals installed .As for the rockers ,I feel that is nasty ,but to each his own .
I can't believe they sprayed the paint with the headlight grills still in place but masked  . This shop is scaring me ,as any compitant shop would have painted the front end while they were removed

yea i agree with the lights. they took the back ones out but not the front? im going to talk to them but i feel like an a$$hole for complaining.

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #17 on: August 18, 2009, 01:44:27 PM »
Which bird color are you going with

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #18 on: August 18, 2009, 01:54:10 PM »
still deciding between red or blue but im probably going with red

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #19 on: August 18, 2009, 02:00:17 PM »
I was thinking the same





Although if were my T/A ,I would do something differant ,like the new YO bird with the flat black  look. But I would change the gold areas to red or blue for a white car,unless your running gold snowflakes,then I would keep the gold .I think it would look radical !





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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #20 on: August 18, 2009, 02:44:08 PM »
i kinda wanted a black bird to match the wheels but i cant find one

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #21 on: August 18, 2009, 04:40:45 PM »
Ya I would love to see a black ,charcoal ,and red bird . Such an awesome combo . I would get one made ,there are many shops with plotters . Screw the patent crap

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2009, 06:03:52 PM »
i would tell them about the rockers that should have been done better than that.
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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #24 on: August 20, 2009, 09:41:52 AM »
did they fix the rockers
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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #25 on: August 20, 2009, 10:55:44 AM »
I think it looks great, I love the white with bllck rims.

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/18/09)
« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2009, 07:04:14 PM »
no they didn't fix the rockers you can see in the pics its still a little pushed in.

the white with black rims came out pretty good...cant wait to get it back.

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/19/09)
« Reply #27 on: August 20, 2009, 10:06:58 PM »
From the pictures, you can def tell some areas are not perfect, however, 3500 does not buy a perfect paint/body job. At least in my area. If you said 7500-10k, then I would expect better. Overall, it is not bad considering what you paid. 
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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/19/09)
« Reply #28 on: August 20, 2009, 11:11:27 PM »
Really 10k? who paays that much, in Utah you can get a fantastic paint job for under $6500

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Re: 1978 t/a paint done (pics update 08/19/09)
« Reply #29 on: August 21, 2009, 12:22:54 AM »
Really 10k? who paays that much, in Utah you can get a fantastic paint job for under $6500

Please IM me with the name of the shop. Might be interested.