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I take pride in my boutique auto detailing (as a function of professional training, experience and equipment), but I know that even blocking out the car would be beyond my patience level to build skills in that.My information is a few years out of date (and not retail) and I appreciate the updates. My point was more just spend the $ and let leave it to the pros. Time > $
My price was about $6,000 under local market rate for the job being performed. However, I stripped the car down for paint myself, i'm doing all the wet sanding and final paint correction and re-assembly. Sure, I "could" have had them do it but my wallet is far from unlimited, and it's also a great bonding experience with your car to wrench on it yourself.
Now that I discovered the seats were also rotten, i'm getting to re-do the interior as well and trying my hand at everything which doesn't involve sewing, so there are new skills and an adventure to be had with that!
Ultimately this paint job has spiraled out of control for it's total time commitment and the car likely won't be running for this summers driving season. That's okay! The Thunderbird and it's thunderous V8 will be an excellent road companion!
Last summer, on the Thunderbird, I performed a full front end rebuild with every nut, bolt, bushing, rubber component and suspension being replaced and upgraded. She'll be plenty of fun to drive while also having the '51 to slowly get back on the road.
At first I was in over my head having 2 classic cars (i'm an accountant after all, not a professional mechanic!), but now it lets me have longer projects while still having a running car to drive and I couldn't be happier! It also helps that the only annual costs is limited-mileage insurance. Being exempt from highway tolls and having to pay annual licensing/tabs is a bonus!
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