[dataway]

Originally Posted by unruhjonny

that looks great!

here's my take on paint jobs;
Most of the paint jobs applied to classics these days has finish quality taht exceeds what our cars were delivered new with... frankly, I'm fine with a "factory" paint job - I too will be driving my car.

Congrats on taking this on yourself - and the great results!!
(wanna paint my car?!)

Yep, the typical factory paint job these days would be considered an OUTSTANDING paint job 40 years ago. No doubt.

I mean think about it, if you worked in a dealership back then, the cars on the showroom floor were massaged tremendously to get them to look good. Peel, dullness, over spray, etc.... were standard from the factory right up to the 90s.

[unruhjonny]

Originally Posted by dataway

Yep, the typical factory paint job these days would be considered an OUTSTANDING paint job 40 years ago. No doubt.

I mean think about it, if you worked in a dealership back then, the cars on the showroom floor were massaged tremendously to get them to look good. Peel, dullness, over spray, etc.... were standard from the factory right up to the 90s.

about that, I had NO idea!

[dataway]

Well, from my point of view detailing them it sure felt that way. There was a wide variety of paint quality coming from the factories, seemed to vary from make to model.

And the half dozen cars we would get ready for the showroom, would get several hours of work before there were not visible flaws in the paint. Again ... flaws compared to the excellent paint on many new cars today. I remember finding remnants of buffing compound on brand new cars .. not sure what was up with that.

[242177P]

Originally Posted by dataway

I remember finding remnants of buffing compound on brand new cars .. not sure what was up with that.

I've read about some final adjustments by the quality assurance people, carpeted lumber battering ram were used to adjust chrome bumpers. Based on that, I fully expect they also did quick (read minimal) clean ups on areas that needed attention.

To be fair, this photo is a PILOT CAR.