Quote Originally Posted by KOULAIDE View Post
For planning purposes, I was curious on about how much it would cost to have a 1946 Ford Coupe's body work and paint. My avatar is the car, which has very little rust and only a couple of dings. I also have a few pics in my profile. I want to paint it a mat or dull black. It seems that most of my trim is in good condition, but every piece has a little ding or dent in it. Is there an easy way to strip all the paint off to save some money?

Thanks in advance
Your question is an interesting one, because it will be determined what you want done or how nice a job you want. . First scenario: So if you just want it painted flat black over the old color, and maybe fix a couple small imperfections, you should be able to get by fairly cheap. . Second scenario:If you want it stripped to bare metal and then fix any and all bad body work and then bring it back up; it could get expensive. . Before doing anything on this, get some estimates; you might change your mind. I'm not sure what your car is worth, but it looks good from the pictures. Would it be worth putting a huge investment in the body, at this time? That's for you to determine and your car could be torn apart for a long time. I kind of hate to see complete cars torn all the way down, because many times they don't get put back together. What you might consider is buying a project car and building it up and then selling the first car, this way might save you a lot of cash and you'll have a car to drive until you get the second car completed.