Hey everyone. It's been awhile since I've posted here.
I just thought I'd ask if any of you have done anything to your Contour like changing the color (new paint job)?
I've had my Contour for about 8 years now. And I wouldn't mind a change of color without buying another car.
So.
A good friend of mine has his own company and he does alot of body work/painting/sandblasting....the list is pretty long. Well. Last weekend we painted a car for a demo derby over here in River Falls, and he mentioned how much extra paint he had from all of the jobs he has had done. I said 'hey, lets paint my car'. So, now we are currently in the process of starting the project.
So far we have taken off all of the parts (the usual stuff you take off to paint it). And I have been sanding for a couple of days now. We're pretty close to starting to put the primer on. What have I gotten myself into? Nah, just kidding. It is alot of work, but the paint is at least free.
Before all of the sanding my Contour was Tan. Soon to be - I think, metallic blue. I didn't want to choose the color until after we finished the primer so I didn't get too excited to get it painted and back to normal.
Another thing, when I bought this car back in 1997 they told me the car has 'never' been in an accident (I even checked for reports on carfax or something, I can't remember). Well, the car has about 6 coats of paint, and I am finding places that they fixed. So it has been fun. After we're done I'll have to post a picture so you all can see the work we have done.
Oh yea, is metallic blue a good color for my Contour? So far that's one of the colors I wouldn't mind that he has enought of.
Later.
