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Really Cool Paint Test Panels !


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Are these cool or what?

William at William's auto body made these to show different levels of contrast for the rally stripe.

The smaller one is somewhat lighter, but the pics don't show it well. Base paint is a really nice metallic silver.

William's Auto Body is "the" local Z car body guy in this area. He's very knowledgeable when it comes to Z's and is a pleasure to work with.

Thanks to whoever it was referred me to him!

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William really knows Z-cars and does high quality work. He owns two S30's himself, one a V-8 conversion.

For what I wanted done, I got estimates ranging from $5,500 to $7,500. William's estimate was $7,100. More than I planned to spend on the paint, but I think it will be worth it...

It's not just a sand and shoot job. He removed the lead in the joints at the roof pillars, (all four coners), and bead welded the panels. This keeps the paint from cracking in these areas from body flex. (You see this on S30's that are driven hard). He's also stich welding the frame areas around the sway bar mounts as I'll be running larger-than-stock front and rear sway bars.

The chassis is dissassembled, (doors, fenders, headlight scoops, hatch, etc), side trim rivet holes welded-over and surface rust removed and sealed. They also re-fit and match the lines, adding metal if required. He's also mounting and painting my engine bay, mirrors, front & rear spoilers.

My guess is he will work with you on price if you want less work done.

He uses high quality paint and guarantees his work. Z-Car Garage in San Jose sends their restoration work to William...

I saw a silver 240Z chassis when I first went there that looked awesome. He currently has an almost completed 510 in the shop that's worth looking at as well.

Hope that helps.

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  • 6 years later...

That's cool! Car painting takes a lot of work. It is not as easy as what you think. It has to go through a ton of testing before you put the final paint on a vehicle. Car paint screening consists of subjecting tones of paint to years of intense conditions to see if it can stand up. Here it is: Car Paint Testing.

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That's cool! Car painting takes a lot of work. It is not as easy as what you think. It has to go through a ton of testing before you put the final paint on a vehicle. Car paint screening consists of subjecting tones of paint to years of intense conditions to see if it can stand up. Here it is: Car Paint Testing.

Thomas, your link is broken. What are you trying to show us here?

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