Paint

[randy1]

I just spoke to Robert Walker at Arizona Truck and Coach Painting (http://aztruckpaint.com) and after looking at pictures of my GMC, he estimated that
a single stage urethane paint job would run about $5000. That was based on dropping the coach with all the roof stuff stripped. I would also assume
any body work and seam sealing would need to be done prior to them painting it.

--
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ

 

[Jim Hupy]

To paint one of our coaches, and do a OEM quality paint job, all lights,
pods, trim pieces, door hardware, windows, should be removed, an epoxy type
sealer followed by urethane top coat.
Todd Sullivan, owner of Seattle Collision Center, painted his coach
that way, used nearly 5000 bucks worth of materials and his own labor, and
told me that he wouldn't do another coach for $10,000.00. Be sure that you
nail down all of your costs with your painter before you start with him.
Body work is not cheap.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

> I just spoke to Robert Walker at Arizona Truck and Coach Painting (
> http://aztruckpaint.com) and after looking at pictures of my GMC, he
> estimated that
> a single stage urethane paint job would run about $5000. That was based on
> dropping the coach with all the roof stuff stripped. I would also assume
> any body work and seam sealing would need to be done prior to them
> painting it.
>
> --
> Randy
> 1973 26' Painted Desert
> Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
>
>
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[randy1]

How much did Topeka Graphics charge when they were painting GMCs?
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Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ

 

[sgltrac]

Just make sure that each of you know what is expected of the other and that
you are on the same page as far as what the finished product will lok like.

Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle

> How much did Topeka Graphics charge when they were painting GMCs?
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> Randy
> 1973 26' Painted Desert
> Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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[kstockwell]

I think the decision to paint is also part of us customizing our rigs. I've seen some pretty sweet looking designs out there (and some terrible
ones!). My coach was repainted 10 foot job who knows how many years ago. There are a ton of chips down to metal or fiberglass, new stripes were put
over old stripes and some bleed through under the masking, they painted over dimples from rocks on the front end, didn't paint over the stripe under
the driver's side awning (which means they didn't remove the awnings...

So, some day I'd like to get it repainted; I would view it also as a total re-seal job (taking off ALL the things and making sure there are no gaps
leaks etc). I assume that is around $10-15K; and I would need to drive it somewhere far from Southern VT to do so. For now though I'm using it, and
I just spent a day washing the roof, washing/claying/polishing one side and the back- fantasizing about the paint design I would want done.

kelly

--
1978 Kingsley
Putney VT

 

[JShot]

Randy,
When we had ours done at Topeka in 2010, Larry quoted us $4,500. They found some PO body work they had to fix, we had them move the water fill from
the pass side to the driver side (to be with the electric cord box cover), and there was some PO road rash on the pass side rear tail light/marker
light. We also had installed an on demand propane water heater, so we had them fill in the 14" x 14" old water heater hole in the side panel.

Total bill for all of this came to $4,950.

shot

--
John Shotwell
Ridgeville Corners, OH
78 Royale Center Kitchen
Web Site: GMCmhRegistry.com
Email: john at gmcmhregistry dot com

 

[johnny]

Matt -

Sounds like AlumiGrip. U.S. Paint and Lacquer developed the stuff to survive rainstorms on jets... everything else came off. We sprayed a lot of
Bonanzas and twins with the stuff at The Aircraftsman, there are probably many of them still flying around. Chemically it was nasty stuff, but harder
than hell.

--johnny
--
76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased