Primed and not painted? Did I read that right?

Car on a rotisserie and cleaned up underneath too?

I stripped my dart of everything including all the paint so the body shop guys could see what they are dealing with. Anything not wearing the original paint and they will pad their number to help cover the unseen/unknown. Strip the paint off yourself to save $$$ if you have to. I did because my car was on a waiting list to get in + I had nothing better to do.

Blocking and fitting panels seems simple enough, but it takes time to do this stuff right, and this is what sets an ok paint job from a really great paint job. Figure $1,000+/- to complete a lap of block sanding.

Also, I would stay clear of regular collision repair shops if you want proper old school hammer and dolly work, welding, etc. Around here the generic body shops beat the panels to the rough shape and then cover everything with filler and sand it all down again. They save time fixing the dents by covering up so-so metal work only to loose time sanding the filler to the right shape.

Last edited by Neil; 07/28/16 12:49 AM.