Would it be a fair guess to say that there is a reasonable amount of repir work to be done to the fiberglass from the blasting?

One of the drawbacks of the early model cars is that is easy to damage the glass with no gelcoat for protection.

It takes time to repair the glass so that it is smooth and even with the remaining panel(s).

Sorry to hear that you are experiencing what should be some happy days....

                                                                      Tux... Tuxblacray2010-09-01 19:02:43

Yes quite a bit of sanding.

That's kinda what I figured... Once you start blasting your somewhat committed... and when you get to the bad spots you just kinda go ewwwwww....

Bodyshops can't quote a fair price until they see what the have to work with. That is why your quote has increased. Most shops will tell you this up front and discuss all of the options for a quality paint job. (blasting, stripping, sanding, etc).

Either way... I'm sure as long as you continue to check their work on your car and they continue to work with you your Vette will look simply amazing when it is all said and done.

                                                                    Tux...Tuxblacray2010-09-02 13:33:44

I looked at it today and they had most of it covered with the epoxy primer and blocked sanded many times. I took a cloth and ran my hand all over the car and it was very smooth.

If I could figure out how to download a picture on this site, I would show some picturs of the progress 

I go into my "paint" application (may be under accesories) click on resize and reduce both horz and vert by 50%, then do it again by 50 %. Then save it in document. Go onto your personal page and hit upload photo it will give you a browser to find your pict in document. Upload it then see how big it looks in the right lower window of that page. You can then resize again as desired. Open your thread page (this one) and click on the the tree to insert the picture.

[QUOTE=ebo]I go into my "paint" application (may be under accesories) click on resize and reduce both horz and vert by 50%, then do it again by 50 %. Then save it in document. Go onto your personal page and hit upload photo it will give you a browser to find your pict in document. Upload it then see how big it looks in the right lower window of that page. You can then resize again as desired. Open your thread page (this one) and click on the the tree to insert the picture. [/QUOTE]

Well the painter said if a fly lands on my car it will bust his butt.  The car did come out perfect in the painting process. It went from bare glass to a straight body and beautiful paint job. New weatherstrip, seat covers., carpet,  I had to replace several items, to make the car look better and have less body work to contend with. 

Rich,
I hear you loud and clear on the you never know what your going to get into. I am finding that out on my 72 conv. that I have a body man working on. Everyday I come home I get the "hey I found another thing we should take care of." And your are also right about you have to buy things you didnt count on because the old stuff wont look right with new paint. Its really hard to decide where to draw the line on spending! I am looking forward to seeing some pics of your car. I am sure you are extremely excited to get it back on the road!
by the way, The small town guys have internet so they know what everyone else is charging so the small town discount is long gone! lol! The important part is they did a great job!

Rodney

I got the rear valiance in today. So that will go to the paint shop tomorrow. After that is painted and installed and one parking light retainer which is in the mail I will be finished with that part and get the car home. Probably next friday. I am doing my own carpet, because I have some heat barrier that need to go down first and I think I could insall that better than what they might do.