I need a paint job w/clearcoat and a little bodywork for my '86 Camaro. Since it also needs a new engine, all I can afford is Earl Schieb or Maaco. Does anyone have any good references? (P.S. I hate Bondo! Who does good bodywork minus putty?)

 

Bodywork - putty = BIG $$$

Mine needs a bit of bodywork. Gonna attempt to do it myself and paint it myself. Never done it, but how hard can it be.

Brad...


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1986 SC Camaro
Mods: Threw 2.8 in garbage, put in rebuilt
350 .060 over, XE268H Comp cam, Edlebrock
Performer Intake and Edlebrock 600 CFM Carb,
Pete Jackson noisy GearDrive (which sounded
cool for about 5 minutes, now I'm sick of it)
Rebuilt TH350, 3.42 Rear Gears. LCA RLB's.
B&M Mega Shifter.
Now has T5 in it. YES!!!
CenterForce Dual Friction Clutch.

[This message has been edited by bhaas (edited November 22, 2001).]

 

question for you why do you hate bondo?
do you know that all cars need bondo.
there is no suck thing as a perfectly straight piece of sheet metal. and bondo can be formed into perfectly straight.

if the body work is done right you will never ever see markings of bondo.


ok lil tip for everyone.
you know those show cars that always win awards and have the straightest panels on them.
those panels are stripped to bare metal then they have bondo applied from the front to the back. while the bondo is drying (still wet at this point)the body man cuts out the gap between the fender and the door and the door and the 1/4panel. thats right with a razor. then he sands it down perfectly to be 1/8" apart all the way around.
so what i am saying is that those cars that are worth 150,000-1,000,000 are almost all BONDO.

bondo is not bad. say you have a 69 camaro that needs new quarters and stuff. they have to put bondo over the weld after they grind it down otherwise you will be able to see it.

just some advice for people who are afraid of using bondo.

oh and i do work at a body shop.

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Jarrad
United States ARMY Military Police Officer 339th Division


formerly owned:
1990 IROC-Z L98

 

Bondo is only bad if its applied too thick. Which in turn will crack after a short time.
When you get a paint job on car you'll have to expect to have bondo on it.

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1992 Camaro Z-28 custom 25th anniversary, 5.7 TPI auto, 2.73 posi, t-tops, arctic white with 92' medium mettalic gray stripes with black border stripe.

1967 Pontiac Catalina 2 door fastback, 400 v-8, auto, cameo white, dark red interior

1987 Olds Cutlass, 350 Rocket, auto, dark gray/light gray interior