There is a 67 Camaro that i went and looked at yesterday. It is painted yellow, with two white racing stripes. I dont like the way the white stripes look on it, and i wondered how much it would cost to get them painted yellow, to match the car. I know this question might be tough to answer, but I have the name of the guy that originally painted the car, and the paint job cost about $3000. What could i expect to pay to paint over them???

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1992 Camaro RS 305
*in search of a 68/69 RS*

Is this a Base\Clear paint job or enamel? Are the stipes Sticker or painted on? DO you see the sripes as being "on top" of the yellow body color or dead even?

If base clear you will have to sand the stripes down and then do another shot of base clear yellow.. shouldnt be too bad of a price but you will want to make sure that the shop matches the paint PERFECTLY!.

If they are stickers.. grab a heat gun and pull them off.. then repaint

If the stripes are above the yellow body color then sand them down slightly below the current body color.. then repaint.

My opinion.. Strip/Sand down the entire hood and decklid , Spoiler? And have them repainted completly it will cost the same as painting over the stripes alone and not be as much of a pain in the backside in labor and fading techniques to get the paint to match properly.

Gee sounds like I have done this before huh? http://www.camaros.net/forum/biggrin.gif
-MM-

The hood and deck will have to be stripped to bare metal.if you just sand the stripes off you will still see them when you repaint it.

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68 camaro,hugger orange ,white stripes.327 4 speed.
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If you strip the paint on the hood and trunk down to bare metal, you might as well paint the whole car. Usually you'll have to blend into the adjecent panels. Which means the hood gets blended to both fenders, cowl and header. The trunk gets blended to the back filler panels and both quarters which are connected to the roof. Every thing gets cleared. Only thing not touched are the doors, rockers, fender extensions. and valence.


I'm assuming under the yellow and white paint, there's a sealer or primer that covers the entire hood. I'd sand and feather the paint into the sealer or the primer leaving 3-4 inches of untouched paint on the sides of the hood and trunk. If needed, blend the primer and sealer. This way you just blend on the hood and trunk. The cowl, header panel, and the area below the rear window will need some blends too. At least you avoid blending into the fenders and quarters.

That's my opinion.



[This message has been edited by Allen M (edited 05-15-2001).]

My experience has been that stripes will show if the panels haven't been striped. Get some prices from reputable shops in your area and you might be suprised how nice the stripes look after all.

A cheaper alternative would be to wetsand the panels with the white stripes, and have them painted in black. That way you wouldn't have to worry about the lines, and you wouldn't have to paint as much.
I personally have sanded down a panel with stripes, then primed (with a good primer) with no line reappearing (but I painted it the first time so I knew what was on it). If you don't know how or what products are on it you could have the problems mentioned above.
Austin