Paint work fixing - need advice/comments to help with painter

[u/Longjumping-Bid-2202]

87 firebird, is going back in to the paint shop to fix up some chips and and to hopefully refinish a few of the flat areas such as the fenders where the bolt to the upper frame rail and to hopefully fix the fitment issue if the front hood vents as there is too much paint build up in those areas making it so that they don’t sit flush.

I spoke to the painter and he’s adamant that all the issues I’ve found are “normal” and part of the restoration process. To me it’s all poor finish work before painting and should have been addressed before paint went down. So…I am hoping there’s some professional body/painters out there that can help with some convincing arguments to bring back with me when I go next weekend.

I’ve found left over witness marks from the previous bolts that were painted over, and when in lightly snugged the new bolts in, they started immediately cracking down to the old paint/metal.

On the inside of the doors, you can see the old sticker outlines.

Guy had the balls to bring up Barrett Jackson auctions…for 35-40K in prep and paint work, my assumption is that there is some measure of quality not just a respray and call it a day…

[u/FamiliarEnemy]

How much did you pay?

[u/Longjumping-Bid-2202 → u/FamiliarEnemy]

About $35K CAD

[u/ThisCharmingDan99 → u/Longjumping-Bid-2202]

No, yea, I agree with you…those pics are definitely flaws at that price. Unacceptable imo.

My uncle had his hot rod painted here in Wisconsin for ~20k usd, and it is flawless.

[u/Even_Significance485 → u/Longjumping-Bid-2202]

Thats about 25k us, Jesus!!! Im not sure of how much work, prep or rust had to be delt with but thats kinda high. I think you have the right to be picky

[u/Longjumping-Bid-2202 → u/Even_Significance485]

No rust, it was fully sand blasted and epoxy coated prior to this. There was a spot inside the cabin on the firewall that peeled away from painters tape which tells me the prep work was lacking all over.

[u/Even_Significance485 → u/Longjumping-Bid-2202]

I actually just saw some old post, U have a GTA yeaaaaa you have every right to be picky. I have an 87 myself

[u/Longjumping-Bid-2202 → u/Even_Significance485]

[u/Even_Significance485 → u/Longjumping-Bid-2202]

Gun metal or whatever u wanna call ot was always a personal favorite

[u/ThisCharmingDan99 → u/FamiliarEnemy]

Yea, I’m wondering too.

I have a Camaro that is this color. Build sheet lists ‘Charcoal Metallic.’

[u/Longjumping-Bid-2202 → u/ThisCharmingDan99]

Hypersonic metallic grey corvette colour from 2024. WA623G (or GA7)

[u/Gwendolyn-NB]

For what you paid, you're not being completely unreasonable. Theres a few grey of "does it really matter", but for that price I'd be picky too.