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08-06-2003, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
La.
Cobra Make, Engine: Waiting to Order a BDR, engine to be a SA C408. TKO to hook it up.
Posts: 1,259
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It's there
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08-06-2003, 11:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Evans,
CO
Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 FIA, 347 stroker with Weber 48's, building a '48 Anglia gasser, driving a '55 Chevy resto-rod
Posts: 3,119
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$34,650 + freight---SPF turnkey-roller
Repainted my wifes Jeep two years ago--total cost and a better paint job than factory--$3200 included body prep and repair as needed, and interior posts etc so there was no color --they've painted several street rods, customs and exotics.
Owner has a 34 Ford Vicky slopeback streetrod , and an absolutely awesome '56 Ford 2-door custom streetrod SW that is his daily driver-- I'd have him paint any car I wanted painted--small operation here on the Island
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08-07-2003, 04:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Rock Hill,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, 396 CI
Posts: 1,268
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i wonder if there is a possible difference in what paint is used. On the earlier cars that Superformance made, mine being about 3.5 years old, it is a Glasurit paint, i don't even know if it has a clear coat, as i don't really understand paint anyway. I repaint my sports cars back in the '60's with lacquor, as i didn't have to worry about a run, as it dried so fast. Just rub any mistakes out. I did not keep the cars long enough to worry about fade. I believe the later SPF cars are a DuPont, but i am not sure.
But while my car sleeps at night in my garage, guarded by Abby, my trusty Weimerainer, it is baked by the hot SC sun every day at work and play. I do wash it carefully very often, and use the Griot's Speed Shine after the wash, to put back a tiny bit of wax i just washed off. And i do wax it fairly frequently, it is small and quick to do. I use the Griot's was, but i am sure there are other good ones too, it just dusts off easily. I am careful with my wash and wax rags, too.
But after thousands of hours in the sun, my red/white stripe car gleams like it was painted yesterday. The paint is flawless and i think stunning, for the age and color of the car. Lots of small stoen chips down low on the front, but that is not an issue for me. So i think much of a good paint job is how you take care of it afterwards. I don't know if the Glasurit is a superior paint or not, but mine looks as good as the new DuPont (?) ones that come from South Africa do. I think much of the paint is a reflection of the body prep beneath it, so maybe it is even more important to prep the car than anything else.
All i can say, that done right the first time, a fiberglass car can sit in the sun and rain day after day, and still look fabulous.
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Stroked SPF
"Daily Driver"
IV Corps 71-72, Gulf War
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08-07-2003, 04:44 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Rock Hill,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, 396 CI
Posts: 1,268
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oops, having not finished my first cup of coffee this morning, i think the more recent SPF cars are PPG.
I think,
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Hal Copple
Stroked SPF
"Daily Driver"
IV Corps 71-72, Gulf War
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08-07-2003, 06:04 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Los Angeles,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: E.R.A. FIA #2088 1964 289 w/Webers
Posts: 2,151
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Quote:
Originally posted by Doug I
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The Black Widow looks great!
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08-07-2003, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Fairfield, NJ, USA,
NJ
Cobra Make, Engine: A & C, 351W, Tremec 3550. Exiled Member: Club Cranky
Posts: 5,897
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Paint Cost: $ 00.00 I have been running in gelcoat for three years now.
Roscoe
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08-07-2003, 08:13 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
SC
Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-FIA, 66 mustang convertible, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
Posts: 12,627
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I'll add the following to Roscoe's posting. His cars body is one of the finest gelcoats I have ever seen on any Cobra right out of the molds..........Got to hand it to A&C for that one....FFR could learn a few tricks from them, really turn their cars in to major sellers, even higher in volume than they are right now.................
Bill S.
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