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Thread: Paint shops in the Seattle / Everett area

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    Paint shops in the Seattle / Everett area

    Im working on a build of a FFR MK IV Roadster, Im looking for a paint shop to do a good job as I've decided to have it painted black. Been told that is a bid more difficult color to do. Has anyone in the area had their car painted recently that will pass on a recommendation to me.

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    I didnt have much luck with paint shops in the area (Puyallup /Tacoma). I visited a half dozen and talked with a few more. The shops I talked to were either booked out many many months or were collision repair shops and not wanting to do custom paint. Or worse quoted 400+ hours. I’m sure they would have done a great job but I wasn’t planning on a $40k paint job for my car. After visiting Ken’s Custom it was an easy decision to trailer the car to CA. Nothing like working with a painter who’s painted dozens of these cars with great success.
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    I have a couple custom shops in PDX I was going to look into when I am at that point. I have already talked to them last year, i shop the guy had done some past cobra's that required a lot of Fiberglass to the frame so he was interested in seeing the FF version. Would be nice if there was a shop in the NW that would do good for a reasonable price on these.
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    Quote Originally Posted by F500guy View Post
    …i shop the guy had done some past cobra's that required a lot of Fiberglass to the frame so he was interested in seeing the FF version. Would be nice if there was a shop in the NW that would do good for a reasonable price on these.
    Do you really want to be that guy’s guinea pig? Just take it to Ken and be done with it.

    Jeff

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    Thanks very much for the comments on painting. I just retired from being an industrial paint rep for 40 years and oh do I know that guys paint jobs. I sent a not to Kens Custom and will follow up on that next week.
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    What Jeff said... Definitely better to have someone do it that's familiar with FFR kits.

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