Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso View Post
Funny you should mention Titian (or however you spell it) red... ...Right now the leader is satin black because I can shoot that myself, but if I go fancier it will involve a body shop and I have such terrible luck with those guys. Don
The spelling and pronunciation of Titian Red has been disputed for years. I was told it is pronounced "tee-shun", but no one seems to know what it means. I've always wondered if it was supposed to be "Tahitian" and maybe somebody at GM back in the '50's couldn't spell that either...

Body shop?!! We don' need no steenkin' body shop, man!.. If I had to pay to have my cars painted, they'd all be done in spray-can primer!

Seriously, with all the talent you and your sons have, painting should be no big deal for you guys. I have been doing my own painting since I was 17 years old. You will probably never see one of my paint jobs at Pebble Beach or the GNRS, but I can hold my own on a street driven vehicle. Started out in the old days with lacquer; if you screwed it up, wait an hour to sand it out and do it over. It's a bit different now days (no lacquer!) and materials are more expensive, but there are some materials that are pretty user friendly...