Finally........Off to paint

[jimw427]

The painters coming later this afternoon to pick up my cobra and take it to his shop to paint.

Man I hope there is nothing major I forgot to assemble or test fit at this point.

Jim

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by jimw427

The painters coming later this afternoon to pick up my cobra and take it to his shop to paint.

Man I hope there is nothing major I forgot to assemble or test fit at this point.

Jim

Congrats! Seeing the body all painted is a good motivator to get it finished, at least it was for me!

How long will the painter have it & what color are you going with?

Randy

[jimw427]

Randy,

He is planning on working it in here or there, I expect it will be ready to be sprayed late next week or early next if all goes well, not a hole lot of body work to do.

You know picking a color is the hardest part. Then the over all concept, traditional, or something more modern looking, stripes no stripes, meatballs, pin stripes, decisions, decisions, ........decisions. From day one 5 years ago it was going to be a dark blue with white stripes, later on a red team stripe was added to the plan. Then after 5 years at Double Venom, and the London Cobra Show I kinda ruled out the blue, even though it is my favorite color. When you see upards to 250 to 300 cobras together and upwards of 70% of them are some version of blue, even though I love 'em I thought I would opt for something different.

The plan is at this time (at leaset up until the paint hits the car) it will be Sunburst orange pearl, (Chrysler newer burt orange) with stripes and front and back meatballs in Cool vanilla (chryslers creme / off white color) with some light ghost like marbelizing in the stripes and meatballs. And finally 2 team stripes that go across the front at the bottom of the hood from center of fender to fender, and then from the center of the fender down to the side pipe cutouts painted in Magnessium (Chrysler color kina dark gun metal grey with a dark blue tint).

I hope it all tunrs out look like the picture in my head. Of course this could all change I am sure when I make a visit to my painter I will start looking through his book of colors and start second guessing.

Jim

[Doug I]

"I hope it all tunrs out look like the picture in my head. Of course this could all change I am sure when I make a visit to my painter I will start looking through his book of colors and start second guessing."

Would it be easier if he just rang you and said "It's done"

[RodKnock]

Look at jdog's CSX. You gotta love basic black. If I ever tire of the polished look on my Kirkham, then I think jdog's basic black is the "cat's meow."

[Maurice Johnson]

RodKnock
Why do I get the idea that you and Jimw427 visualize different color pallettes in your mind!!! I'm with Doug I

[Scott S]

A paint shop is the "black hole" of Cobras, be assured it will take twice as long as the painter thinks and double that.

Scott s

[cobra lake]

How do I get the link or look at your gallery?

[Clois Harlan]

Click on his camera icon!

You are all right about the time it takes a painter. I sent my Cobra to paint (re-paint after 8 + years) and it has been 2 months and I thought that was pretty quick. The Daytona Coupe went to painter yesterday and I don't expect to see it for months.

Clois

[jimw427]

Cobra Lake,

Currnelty don't have any pictures posted, have not moved into the digital age since I purchased my Cobra. As soon as it is painted I will get some pictures and get them posted.