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Old 09-09-2002, 07:52 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DualSS:
Brent... the paint on that car is awesome! Absolutely gorgeous.... I am impressed.

Thanks for sharing the resurection/repair with us.

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Thanks, Jim! I thought it would be kinda neat to take pictures of the process. Some aren't familiar with what goes into doing a paint job like this so I thought it would be cool to do something like this!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by James 96Z28:
Car looks awesome!! I have tossed the idea around of painting mine the same color, although I like the black roof and mirrors on mine, and would like to see what yours would look like with the black roof and mirrors. I may have to fool around in photoshop and see what happens.</font>
I think that would look good too. However, with my black SS hood vent and dark t-tops, I thought that would be just enough black to offset the black areas I did in the front. I too have always liked black mirrors and a black roof bar but thought, for some reason, with yellow it would look better body color. I'm happy that I did decide to have these areas painted yellow

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 93m6:
Very nice looking car. Where is the rear ss emblem? You'll get a lot of looks in that thing.

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Good eye Rear SS emblem and black rear CAMARO inserts got put on yesterday. I'll have some new pics shortly with everything done!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Whistler:
Looks great!! You must be glad to be back in the driver's seat!</font>
YES! Very glad. LOL! I've been driving my redneck truck for over a month now. hahhaa

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pu12en12g:
Looks real nice Brent, I would love to see some pictures of it in the sun to really bring out the brightness. I know it's alot brighter than what the pictures show. At least on the vettes it is

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Oh yeah I took those pictures late when the sun was going down. It is VERY bright. I'll get some better pictures very soon!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SS 414:
Awesome looking. Have you considered the black and silver SS emblems?

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Thanks! Actually, I did consider those. There are two styles of SS emblems. Ones like mine and the Black/Silver. My buddy has a red SS and he has the Black/Silver. I did consider those but did not like them as much. I kinda like the little bit of red in the emblem when it is against the yellow. Looks kinda cool IMO!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by turbo_Z:
simply AMAZING! at first i was a little skeptical of *cough* yellow but you definitely made the right choice.

oh and taht one pic of the TT 2s found a new home as my background! nice work brent!

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LOL! Thanks! If the weather holds out, I'm going to take the car to a large cut field with pretty green grass and get some pictures of it there in the sun. If they come out good, I'm going to have one blown up to 20x30 and give it to the paint shop owner. When I get these pictures I'll post a couple of them and it'll be a much better background

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by SuprSpdDB7:
so overall .... how much did it cost you?</font>
It is hard to say how much the paint job cost me because I had "deer damage" fixed as well. That would probably cost around $4,000 if you were to take your 4th gen down there with no body damage. Just to repaint your car would cost between $2,000 and $3,000. Tack on an additional $1,000 to change the color. Tack on a little more for Yellow because it takes so much paint (5 gallons!) and is $300 a gallon. This shop is THE place to have a car painted around here if you are picky and want a good job. They are one of the more expensive shops, but, you do get what you pay for!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JackZ.Twenty8:
Damn, Brent, that kicks AZZZZZZZZZZZ!!

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Thanks! I'm having a good time cruising. It is getting a few looks too. Not as many as the 94 but it's getting a few

Thanks all for the comments. It's been a fun project!



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WOW, where have I BEEN?! That shop has been busy Brent!

I bet it is SO nice to have it back in your driveway

LOOKS GREAT I know you are excited!

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hey where can u get the front chevy emblem?
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Hey Brent, I've been watching this thread since the beginning.
Great choice of color, it looks sweet!
The guys at that shop where you had it done definitely know what they're doing!
Kudos to them for a job well done, and kudos to you for an awesome Millenium Yellow SS!

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I'm usually not a huge fan of yellow, but damn does the final product look sweet!

Much better than basic black imo.

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Awesome Brent, the car looks great!

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Got some good pics of it. I uploaded them to Sony Image Station because I wanted to order some prints

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4291380081



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now THATS more like it...

looks ****in sweet. Are you puttin it in a show this fall lookin all perfect n new ? ?

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 350 HRSS:
WOW, where have I BEEN?! That shop has been busy Brent!

I bet it is SO nice to have it back in your driveway

LOOKS GREAT I know you are excited!

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Yep! I am excited! Check out the new pictures. they look pretty good. I'm going to have a 20x30 blow up made for the body shop owner. He has lots of pics of cars he has done in his shop but he doesn't have any "posters" LOL!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ibanez6rg:
hey where can u get the front chevy emblem?</font>
The Chebby dealer

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by OctaneZ28:
Hey Brent, I've been watching this thread since the beginning.
Great choice of color, it looks sweet!
The guys at that shop where you had it done definitely know what they're doing!
Kudos to them for a job well done, and kudos to you for an awesome Millenium Yellow SS!

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Thanks, Buddy! Yeah, for painting a car in a tin shed they really do know what they are doing. I'm very pleased with the final product.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by jg95z28:
I'm usually not a huge fan of yellow, but damn does the final product look sweet!

Much better than basic black imo.

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Thanks! Yes, I do agree. I like change and I too was getting a bit bored with black. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a nice black car BUT, given the chance, I decided to do something a little different. After all, the moderator of the Appearance Section shouldn't have a blah black car. LOL!

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Wraith:
Awesome Brent, the car looks great!

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Thanks, Wraith! The car does look pretty good. I'm not disappointed with the way things turned out. Be sure to check out the recent pics I just posted!!!




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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by pu12en12g:
now THATS more like it...

looks ****in sweet. Are you puttin it in a show this fall lookin all perfect n new ? ?

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LOL! I don't know. I told my buddy I might take it to the Super Chevy show in October and he basically said "Are you crazy? Take the 94! LOL!" Not sure which I'll take but I WILL take one of them to the Gainesville Florida Super Chevy Show. I don't expect to win anything (don't keep them clean enough!) but at least I'll get a good parking spot. hahahahha



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pu12en12g, ok, I have a buddy here and he is asking me just what in the heck your name stands for??? I can't answer that so am wondering if you can shed some light on the issue?



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Brent, if nothing else, you would be sure to win some kind of originality award!!

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Turned out pretty nice, Brent! I like the look, different yet not goofy-different if you know what I mean. Personally, I think it looks just right with the TTII's too!

So what color are you going with after the next deer?

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