Finally got my hood painted

[wckdgt]

Finally got my hood painted (updated w hood on car)

got this pic from my painter today, still has to sand and buff.

 

[Pardue]

Looks damn good man!

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Hood looks good but somebody stole the rest of your car!!!

 

[lethe]

Thats going to look killer once mounted.

 

[wckdgt]

thanks guys, yea I dropped it off to him on Friday and I pick it up Tuesday. I haven't drove the car since Friday and I miss it already!! I don't know how you do it ultraklassic!!! lol

 

[muztangman93]

Is the outside flat black and the middle gloss?

 

[wckdgt]

no that's just lighting angle. its all gloss

 

[james05gt]

sexy hood!! cervini's?

 

[wckdgt]

sexy hood!! cervini's?

yes sir!

 

[BLKBULLITT]

I hope that run in the top left corner isn't a run lol

 

[wckdgt]

I hope that run in the top left corner isn't a run lol

well he did tell me he doesn't charge extra for runs! lol

 

[mikeysgt]

Looks really good. I'm thinking of selling my hood and getting a cowl hood soon also. Kind of want to change up the look of the car a little bit.

 

[javdog07c/s]

Very nice post pictures once on the car

 

[wckdgt]

Very nice post pictures once on the car

I will for sure. I need to wash it before I put pics up, but its supposed to snow tonight and I pick it up tomorrow.

 

[fnfast]

Your ride is going to look sweet!! Snowing by me as well. U located in Chicago too. Lol

 

[wckdgt]

thanks man, no I live just north of cincy

 

[cschoening09]

just for future reference for myself - whats does a body shop charge to paint a hood like that? I've been looking into them myself, but thinking of painting it on my own if its god awful high as I have an HVLP gun.

 

[wckdgt]

just for future reference for myself - whats does a body shop charge to paint a hood like that? I've been looking into them myself, but thinking of painting it on my own if its god awful high as I have an HVLP gun.

my guy does it out of his garage, as side work, he only charged me a few hundered. he also did a color change on my 97 a few years ago

 

[muztangman93]

Every shop would be different on price. Some places use dupont some ppg and numerous different paints each one cost a different amount. Also depends on if a hood like that needed any body work if the underneath was painted. I use high end paint guns that cost $700 and up. The best guns really are not hvlp guns while hvlp has more transfer it also creates more orange peel because it does not atomize as well due to the low pressure its designed for. Most people end up cranking the air pressure way up and then its not really an hvlp anymore. Compliant guns spray clear better then hvlp. Then again on any flat panel you can lay it on pretty thick and it will flow out less likely for a run then a vertical panel. I probably blew this thread up and gave no helpful information and in reality a skilled painter can use a harbor freight paint gun and get perfect results. Might have to do a little extra cutting and buffing. Im guessing to do that hood just the top of it with material included and no body work $275 how close am i

 

[wckdgt]

pretty close and no body work needed