New Paint on my Spider

[SpyderJoe]

Hey guys,
Just wanted to show you the pictures of my repainted spider. Lots of little rust spots taken care of and added a couple of racing stripes. Here is the finished product. Hope you like.

http://s1006.photobucket.com/albums/af1 ... ed%20Fiat/

[azygoustoyou]

Car looks good Joe!

[kmead]

Really nice job. Love the colors. Congrats!

[Nick]

Wow that looks amazing! Did you have it professionally done? Your car is the first one I think looks really good without the luggage rack. I prefer having it on my car, but yours looks great without it!

[SLOSpider]

Looks great. How much did it cost you?

Uploaded the pics for you,

[meangreenspider]

Very nice! I also removed the luggage rack from my car when painted. I like the stripes!

[Zmatt]

Nice, that's the first spider I have seen with shelby stripes. Looks good.

[SpyderJoe]

Guys,
Thanks for all of the compliments. I think it came out nice and it goes faster too

Nick, the young man who performed all of the body work and paint is a son of a close friend of mine. He went to Mercedes Auto body school and worked for a couple of local body shops. He has since struck out on his own and is doing quite well.

This car actually had a black luggage rack that used sheet metal screws straight thru the hood - sticking out the other side into the trunk area. There was alot of rust around them and I contemplated whether to buy a new hood but he was able to fill, sand and paint. I like it better without the rack.

SloSpider: It cost $1,500 total to get this work done. I have owned this car for 12 years and really haven't put a whole lot of $$ into it.

He had the car for a few weeks and worked his a@* off taking care of all of the rust, etc. It wasn't cheap but it was a top quality job. It was a no-brainer when I got the go ahead from my wife

I hope to install the blade chrome bumpers and lower the car just a smidge.

BTW, anybody decipher the license plate?? No one around here seems to get it but for me, (growing up in a Sicilian family and having 2 uncles work for Fiat in Milan), it's an easy one.

[Nick]

$1500 aint bad! I always thought it would cost way more for mine, plus he did all the prep work and everything. Well worth it!

[Exit98]

"Hey, so what's the matter for you?"

If you told me before I saw it that I'd like the stripes I'd a said no way. But they are cool. Great colors too.

You know you really need to do the bumpers before the paint I'd think.

Pretty car, good luck.

[markpink]

Hey. I am local to you in Nashua.

Will your painter work on anyone's car? Does he have a public business?

I am thinking of a paint job in the near future.

thanks

Mark

[SLOSpider]

Im thinking of shipping my car to him myself! nice work.

[SpyderJoe]

Guys,
I believe that he is looking to work on more cars. I will ask him if he is interested. I am not sure of his job status at this time. I know the price he gave me was low because his dad and I have been friends for over 10 years. I'll post later this week after I get a chance to speak with him.

[So Cal Mark]

a paint job like that with rust repair would cost $3-$4k in Calif

[carmine124]

looks great joe real clean