shelbyone 17 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 first of all: happy new year, TC fellas! never even thought of getting a TC painted...but...just in case....( I get a yellow TC) I want it black... I assume, that the molded pieces on doors and fenders do come off but will never look as good when reinstalled...cant think of anything else that might be tough to paint... ( does anyone have a pic of a door without it? ) because if it looks "ok", I might as well take them off and leave em off.... Any suggestions of a good body shop in the LA area? that does the job for a decent price and acceptable quality? Link to post Share on other sites
Garnet & Gold 28 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Here is a picture of a black I just put together in 5 minutes from a TC for sale on eBay. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shelbyone 17 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 does not look too bad without the moldings..... Link to post Share on other sites
Hemi Dude 202 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 12 hours ago, shelbyone said: first of all: happy new year, TC fellas! never even thought of getting a TC painted...but...just in case....( I get a yellow TC) I want it black... I assume, that the molded pieces on doors and fenders do come off but will never look as good when reinstalled...cant think of anything else that might be tough to paint... ( does anyone have a pic of a door without it? ) because if it looks "ok", I might as well take them off and leave em off.... Any suggestions of a good body shop in the LA area? that does the job for a decent price and acceptable quality? Decent price will be the problem. My son had his 1963 Plymouth Belvedere repainted by a quality shop, that removed ALL items that covered any painted part of the body. My son paid somewhere around $8,700 and that was about 15 years ago. The good thing is that the car still looks as good as the day it was painted. Since you want a yellow car painted black, EVERYTHING WILL HAVE TO COME OFF including , WELL......."EVERYTHING!" I'm afraid it will cost you several times what you are considering paying for the whole car in the first place. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
marty mopar 20 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I say buy a black one....changing colors is not easy unless you strip the car, pull the motor, etc. to do it right Link to post Share on other sites
ghostymosty 41 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Just remember that any chip in the paint is probably going to show the yellow paint. Move any body part around and you are likely to see a yellow line next to the part. I think you should just wait for the right car to come around. That is part of the reason that I say color and location have a great deal to do with the value of a TC, along with original paint and leather in good condition bringing a premium. A repaint with color change will cost you a lot more than just transporting the correct car from another rust free state. Oh, and black on black with a black top in SoCal is a recipe for heat stroke when you first get in the car, I know first hand how hot that combo gets out here in the inland empire, much worse than when I was in Louisiana with my car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shelbyone 17 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 you got a point there...thats why I never even thought about painting a tc....guess I will stay with the oem yellow, fix it up and enjoy it! thanks for the input! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
shelbyone 17 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 well.....I guess its stays the way it is....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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