Need Opinion on Paint

[DSM_TunerGirl]

Here is the story...I put my car, 98 eclipse, in the shop to get painted a few weeks ago. I originally picked the royal saphire pearl off the '97 supra for my color. But the guy at the body shop is pushing his own opinions on me...but he is willing to do it at no extra cost......He wants to use the HOK PBC37 Majik Blue. It basically just has more pearl and it's a little brighter in the sun. Also around the edge of my CF hood he wants to do kinda like a tribal design to bring the color into the hood so it flows with the body and it's not just a straight line, also for free. Would he being doing all this stuff for free cause I am a girl? I mean he cut about 2K off the paint job and he wants me to come back and work for him when I graduate Wyotech.
All of his work is excellent and he's done plenty of show cars including his own.....also he is putting extra clear coat and wet sanding the finish so it looks show quality but I am torn between the colors. I know HOK is a more expensive and higher quality paint but I really like the royal saphire pearl. What is you all's opinions??

 

[iowaboostin]

Whether the HOK is more expensive or not, have it painted the color YOU want, personally I'd like the royal saphire pearl more too. I'd also definitely say skip out on the tribal design too -- It's painted on, it'll be there until you repaint the car, what if your tastes change? There's a good chance he's willing to do that stuff for free because you're a girl, I don't know any guy who'd be willing to do that for me, kinda hope not at least IMO you should just show up in somethin skimpy, tell him you want the royal saphire pearl but thanks anyway, KNOW he'll do a great job just to please ya, then get the hell outta there

 

[telly699]

Yeah, most guys are trolling for ass about 95% of their day so theres a good chance he wants to help you out so you'll help him out... yeah that kind of help.

If hes truly a commercial artist then he knows that YOU need to be happy, not him.

I agree with iowaboostin, throw on some sex next time you go down there and tell him how you like it.

 

[DSM_TunerGirl]

Thanks for the advice so far....
you see I am 18 and he's like in his 50's so I think ill just take the discounts he's already given me. I am not all into using my looks to get me shit even though most of the time I do get shit for free. I dont ask just accept if its offered.
I think I will just ask him to paint a small piece of each color....cause they are very similair. And I will post that.....But yeah I am paying like $5000 so I wanna make sure I am happy with the results.

 

[jammer]

Thanks for the advice so far....
you see I am 18 and he's like in his 50's so I think ill just take the discounts he's already given me. I am not all into using my looks to get me shit even though most of the time I do get shit for free. I dont ask just accept if its offered.
I think I will just ask him to paint a small piece of each color....cause they are very similair. And I will post that.....But yeah I am paying like $5000 so I wanna make sure I am happy with the results.

If you go to Wyotech, then why dont you just meet someone in the paintschool there who will do it for free? I have a few friends that just graduated from there, one who is a painter which graduated validictorian (from the paint school), and thats pretty much all he did was paint 8 hours a day. So cant you just have some friends do it for free and save $5k??? Especially with access to a facility like that. Just my $.02 -jam

 

[1993eclipseGS]

It's your car, Your money, And your decision. No one else should have a say. If this painter is trying to persue you to buying a more expensive paint, He wants your money. Take your car somewhere else if he will not paint the car the color that you picked.

 

[DSM_TunerGirl]

If you go to Wyotech, then why dont you just meet someone in the paintschool there who will do it for free? I have a few friends that just graduated from there, one who is a painter which graduated validictorian (from the paint school), and thats pretty much all he did was paint 8 hours a day. So cant you just have some friends do it for free and save $5k??? Especially with access to a facility like that. Just my $.02 -jam

That's good advice I mean I am going to wyotech to paint cars I just want to have a painted car up there cuz I am kinda seeing it as a new start for me.....I want my car to look good my r6 is brand new so it looks good and I plan on buying a junked supra and rebuiling it with my friend in which I would paint at wyotech. Definately makes sense but it's not like I dont have the money I just want to make sure I would be satisfied and I happy with the outcome. Definately good advice to save money though...Thanks