Melon's E30 Thread.

[max225]

$8000-$12000 just damn

[stripethree]

Looked into painting.

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So, definitely kicking that can down the road. Going to look at doing it myself, I can probably do it better than the bargain basement places, for less. Won't be showroom, but will be 4/7.

Is it really worth the time and effort for the car? Or, the better question being, what are you planning to do with this car? If autox, track, etc. why bother with paint?

[Melon]

$8000-$12000 just damn

Talked to them for a minute, they're finishing up a $65,000 1976 BMW 2002

They do good work, but yeah, this is too much to justify, even if it's top notch.

[Melon]

Looked into painting.

...

So, definitely kicking that can down the road. Going to look at doing it myself, I can probably do it better than the bargain basement places, for less. Won't be showroom, but will be 4/7.

Is it really worth the time and effort for the car? Or, the better question being, what are you planning to do with this car? If autox, track, etc. why bother with paint?

The paint is chipping and starting to rust underneath, for longevity, it's going to need to something. It's garage kept, so it's not a 'right now' thing, but it's going to need to be addressed. Also, it will help resale down the road, as E30 prices increase, it's worth looking into IMO.

Also, I want a nice looking street/autox car.

But for now, it's getting held off until later.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Paint work is expensive anymore.

[stripethree]

Ah okay, you have mentioned rust in a couple places; wasn't clear to me how prevalent an issue it might have been.

[Apex]

Do the prep-work yourself then bring it to Maaco.

So much of a quality paint job is in the prep.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Do the prep-work yourself then bring it to Maaco.

So much of a quality paint job is in the prep.

I was going to do this with my old truck before I sold it. option.

[Melon]

Ah okay, you have mentioned rust in a couple places; wasn't clear to me how prevalent an issue it might have been.

Under the paint, it's surface shit, light sand and it's gone. There is a spot under the windshield that's probably going to need some repair, and a hole in the trunk floor that I'll patch like I did but the battery bay.

Those are the rust issues I know of thus far. I plan on painting everything the suspension touches, and all suspension components when I do that.

[Melon]

Do the prep-work yourself then bring it to Maaco.

So much of a quality paint job is in the prep.

Definitely a possibility.

[Calvinball]

Just plasti-dip it.


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[Melon]

Just plasti-dip it.


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[Calvinball]

Just plasti-dip it.


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[Melon]

So I called around to a few more places, and got some much more reasonable quotes to paint.

One was 's buddy, whom he was going to use to paint the car. Going to meet with him sometime next week, to discuss, and move forward from there.
Hoping to be around $2,000 all said and done.

Onto important matters, I was thinking of Estoril Blue. I'm the blue is my thing, but, I've always loved the Orange the 1-Series M came in, and I think I'll go with that.

B44 Valencia Orange Metallic.

[goIftdibrad]

So I called around to a few more places, and got some much more reasonable quotes to paint.

One was 's buddy, whom he was going to use to paint the car. Going to meet with him sometime next week, to discuss, and move forward from there.
Hoping to be around $2,000 all said and done.

Onto important matters, I was thinking of Estoril Blue. I'm the blue is my thing, but, I've always loved the Orange the 1-Series M came in, and I think I'll go with that.

B44 Valencia Orange Metallic.

if you can live with "not blue' and be happy thats 100% the best bmw color on an e30 that never came on an e30

[dubshow]

So I called around to a few more places, and got some much more reasonable quotes to paint.

One was 's buddy, whom he was going to use to paint the car. Going to meet with him sometime next week, to discuss, and move forward from there.
Hoping to be around $2,000 all said and done.

Onto important matters, I was thinking of Estoril Blue. I'm the blue is my thing, but, I've always loved the Orange the 1-Series M came in, and I think I'll go with that.

B44 Valencia Orange Metallic.

if you can live with "not blue' and be happy thats 100% the best bmw color on an e30 that never came on an e30

im sooo over blu.

[goIftdibrad]

Gandalf's gray would look too

[ChrisoftheNorth]

So I called around to a few more places, and got some much more reasonable quotes to paint.

One was 's buddy, whom he was going to use to paint the car. Going to meet with him sometime next week, to discuss, and move forward from there.
Hoping to be around $2,000 all said and done.

Onto important matters, I was thinking of Estoril Blue. I'm the blue is my thing, but, I've always loved the Orange the 1-Series M came in, and I think I'll go with that.

B44 Valencia Orange Metallic.

Absolutely would do orange. That's 5/7.

A $2k paint job...are you doing the prep work?

[Calvinball]

Yassssssssss orange you glad you like orange?


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[Melon]

I'll be fine with it, and with that being over blue talk. Blasphemy.

I think the orange will be more interesting. Silver wouldn't be bad either.
As far as the price, the guy does this in his own shop on the side, and we haven't even talked numbers yet, just going off of what told me.
But no, this would be me taking all the shit off the car, and him doing all the sanding and painting.

He said he enjoys the sanding part, I said I didn't, an agreement was quickly reached.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

I'll be fine with it, and with that being over blue talk. Blasphemy.

I think the orange will be more interesting. Silver wouldn't be bad either.
As far as the price, the guy does this in his own shop on the side, and we haven't even talked numbers yet, just going off of what told me.
But no, this would be me taking all the shit off the car, and him doing all the sanding and painting.

He said he enjoys the sanding part, I said I didn't, an agreement was quickly reached.

I need to find someone like that around here. I want a Sebring Orange

[Melon]

https://www.tooltopia.com/krylon-2410.a ... 1cQAvD_BwE

[Apex]

So I called around to a few more places, and got some much more reasonable quotes to paint.

One was 's buddy, whom he was going to use to paint the car. Going to meet with him sometime next week, to discuss, and move forward from there.
Hoping to be around $2,000 all said and done.

Onto important matters, I was thinking of Estoril Blue. I'm the blue is my thing, but, I've always loved the Orange the 1-Series M came in, and I think I'll go with that.

B44 Valencia Orange Metallic.

Yaasss!!!!

[max225]

Odd I have never seen an Orange e30 m3.

[Melon]

Odd I have never seen an Orange e30 m3.

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... lour_Codes

Hennarot is the closest thing, not sure if they sold those in the US.

Will make mine more unique.