Prodigy Customs painted my car today...and I watched via webcam!!!!

[jski67]

How cool is that?!?!??

A quick background...I've been mostly a lurker here as my 67 slowly progressed, but now I finally have something to post about! I bought my Camaro in '92 while I was in college...it was my daily driver until '97 when I moved to Florida. It sat in my sister's garage for five years until she finally had enough (thanks Miss!), but luckily, a good friend towed in down for me, all the way from Ohio to Florida. I drove it about a week...it overheated badly...so I thought, well let's tear it apart and fix a few things.

That was 2002.

It was in worse shape than I thought. Floors were bad, frame rails shot...it actually had quarter skins riveted and bondo'd over the originals. So I tore it down to a shell and started doing what I could and what I could afford. I was learning as I went.

In 2004, I took the plunge and started my own business. Lucky for me, business went well...unlucky for the camaro, I had no time to work on it. By 2007, I felt I could afford to have someone finish of the bodywork. If I remember right, I believe I contacted Frank but he had a pretty good wait time. Of course, I was impatient and decided I wanted to have it done locally, so I could keep an eye on it (big mistake). I eventually found someone and the result was the common tale of "paint jail"...a year and a lot of money wasted.

Early last year, I finally called Frank again at Prodigy Customs and here we are today. To say I am thrilled would be the understatement of the year.

Last weekend, Frank was gracious enough to let me drive down and install my motor and trans (to avoid chips later) so I got to see everything in primer, ready for paint. I was already blown away at that point and could only imagine what the final product will be.

Wow, wow, wow...to me, it's perfect. For those that are curious, it's viper red. Yep, another red firstgen camaro, but I don't care. That baby is mine! LOL

I can't say thank you enough to Frank, Michael, Andrew, Raymond, Bob, Lisa and anyone else I forgot at Prodigy Customs...THANK YOU!

Jason

PS. The webcam was awesome. I watched Andrew paint a few coats of red...reveal the stripes...paint the clear and watched Frank call me to tell me it was done. I then proceeded to waste the entire rest of the day emailing pictures to friends and family and talking on the phone. LOL


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[Vegas69]

Gorgeous.....congrats.:thumbsup:

[NOT A TA]

Very cool! Looks nice!

[70rs]

:clap: :drool: :thumbsup:

[jski67]

Thanks guys...after all this time, I still can't believe it's painted.

I know there's still a lot of work to do, but I can't help but feel a giant hurdle has been crossed.

In celebration, please have a beer on me...that's what I'm doing! :cheers:

Jason

[camcojb]

looks great, I'm sure Scott will be here soon to say you picked the very best color................. :D

[JamesJ]

pretty neat, lets you be more of a part since you cant ben there!!!

[1969rs]

That looks great!:thumbsup:

[radrambler]

CONGRATS....:thumbsup:

:cheers:

Tom

[tmadden]

Thats pretty sweet. Great idea Frank

[LowchevyII]

geez man welcome to the age of technology. that is so cool to watch it via webcam. congrats on what looks like an amazing job. the color and stripes look great. a testament to prodigy. :thumbsup:

[Ricochet]

Congrats!! Car looks great! Technology is a beautiful thing! Great idea for Frank to set it up!

[XcYZ]

looks great, I'm sure Scott will be here soon to say you picked the very best color................. :D

He picked the very best color. :D



Looks awesome! Congrats!

[Blake Foster]

He picked the very best color. :D



Looks awesome! Congrats!

Awww what do you know anyway :hail:

car looks wicked!!

[nvr2fst]

For a minute there I thought I was looking at parts of Scotts car. Great color.

Cool Idea Frank on the web cam. Only you would come up with that great idea.
Great way of doing it for out of area customers.

[XcYZ]

Awww what do you know anyway

:D

http://www.speedtechperformance.com/cartimages/prd_ssh_47_114.JPG

[XcYZ]

/hijack




I love this shot. You've got to be stoked!

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u358/jski59/Camaro/Paint/DSC_0060.jpg

[jski67]

Funny you mention that one...it's already my new desktop pic!
The highlights on the curves of the hood is awesome.

It helps that red is the best color! :D

[Vegas69]

I still remember when Frank painted my car. It was New Years eve and my computer locked up when I opened his email. It took me 3 hours to see the photos. I was pissed! Frank will never do you wrong. Good luck sleeping tonight. :cheers:

[jski67]

Man, you guys are mind readers. I need to get some sleep, but it's just not happening.

Vegas, I've followed your build...awesome car! I'm putting a 489 in mine too, although not as intense as yours. That block is a work of art.

Here's mine. Brodix race rites, hydro roller, Holley efi.

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u358/jski59/Camaro/DSC02193.jpg

[DFRESH]

That's awesome---the ability to watch your car being painted via the web--live---now that's cool.

It sure looks nice--great choice on the color---and it's great you went traditional and kept the stripes IMO---motor looks awesome--that should set off the engine compartment nicely I would think! Congrads on getting it through paint. Keep the pics coming!

Doug

[g356gear]

That color sure pops against the white stripes! Good choice.:thumbsup:

[DOOM]

He picked the very best color. :D



Looks awesome! Congrats!

Scott its not black!!:_paranoid :lol:

[DOOM]

Frank you got it going on man what a great idea!!:bow: :cheers: :lateral:

[zcrz]

looks killer! Web cam idea is great!:thumbsup:

[tones2SS]

VERY AWESOME Jason. Being able to watch it get painted is awesome.
Paint looks killer too. Nice engine. Keep us posted.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[ProdigyCustoms]

This is going to be cool, every car on the property is from out of town, the nearest is from Tallahassee, this car. I do no local work at all, never have unless it is by accident. Everything comes from out of state or out of the country. We have always done lots of pictures, this is just the next progression.

Were are going to go through a few lenses in the booth (over spray), but I bet the customers would gladly pay for them if I asked, LOL!

The rest of the shop is wired too. The web cam is a side benefit. It is actually a additional security thing we installed after a 4:30AM false alarm made me grab my guns and run to the shop a few weeks ago. Now I am monitoring from the house and have a deadicated PC running full time just watching the shop. Had I had the camera system when I had that false alarm, I could have just checked the cameras and saved a fricken heartattach. Now I sleep better.

Oh, and there is one more tennie tiny side benefit of the cameras.............I travel quite a bit delivering and picking up cars, doing, shows, etc. Now I can see what the guys are doing from my laptop and broadband modem! Technoligy is a great thing! the guys are all so happy, ROFLMAO!

[chr2002ca]

Wow, that's definitely smokin! Congrats! I'm sure you must be very excited. I'm diggin' the big block also. :yes:

[buickfunnycar.com]

Beautiful...gotta be happy about that!:yes:

[Jr]

/hijack




I love this shot. You've got to be stoked!

http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u358/jski59/Camaro/Paint/DSC_0060.jpg

That is a sweet shot! How many inches is that cowl hood?

[monza]

Super cool!! Another home run from Frank:woot:

[Blake Foster]

:D

http://www.speedtechperformance.com/cartimages/prd_ssh_47_114.JPG

You know what.... you win!!!

i actually totally forgot about that car.. as now it is a different color.

Scott... Your GOOD!!

[ProdigyCustoms]

That is a sweet shot! How many inches is that cowl hood?

It's only 2", it is the angle makes it look bigger. kinda like standing naked in front of a mirror, LOL!

[Stuart Adams]

Looks like 4" from any angle to me.

[Vegas69]

I'm sure it looks bigger than that in the mirror, huh Frank. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[awr68]

Very very cool!! Congrats!! :cheers: :woot:

[KPC67]

Sweet jesus that is nice.. congrats :thumbsup:
What red is that??
can't wait to see it in the sun

[KPC67]

oops just finished reading.. nice car/color

[waynieZ]

Thats sweet to see your car being painted. The car looks great that color.That is a sweet looking engine. Did you have it dynoed or did I miss it?

[itsals1]

Wow!:wow: That is beautiful! Nice color choice, You cannot go wrong with Red.
Travis

[OLDFLM]

Man I LOVE that booth!! :thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

hijack/

First -- that color and the paint quality is just fabulous!


Frank -- re: Lens overspray issue... I wonder if they have screw on or snap on lens protectors like they do for SLR cameras... Or maybe you already have something like this.

I think the paint booth version (camera) should be in 1080i HD --- and I'm certain the rest of the guys here would agree with me!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Oh - and you must have one of those "fun house" mirrors....:cheers:

[OLDFLM]

No fun house mirrors at Prodigy... that booth is HUGE!!!

[GregWeld]

Ty --

You lost track of the conversation - we weren't discussing Franks "booth"...

:rofl: :rofl:

Go back and read his comments.

[70rs]

[QUOTE=GregWeld;264658]hijack/




Frank -- re: Lens overspray issue... I wonder if they have screw on or snap on lens protectors like they do for SLR cameras... Or maybe you already have something like this.

[QUOTE]

Maybe the disposable screen protectors for the touch style cell phones? Cheap, easy and durable.

[GregWeld]

I was thinking SARAN WRAP stretched real tight -- it's pretty clear! Peel it off and toss it. CHEAP....

[70rs]

I was thinking SARAN WRAP stretched real tight -- it's pretty clear! Peel it off and toss it. CHEAP....

Ok, we were on a different level of cheapness. You win. LOL!!

I really do like the idea of a camera in the booth for customers to see the action. Nice touch Frank!

[GregWeld]

I'm not CHEAP - just think.... "industrious"...:rofl: :rofl:

I actually do think Saran Wrap would work.

[ProdigyCustoms]

It is amazing how hard the booth fans pull the overspray into the fan, but how much we see around tiny air leaks, camera lens when we take picturss of painting, how much you smell in the back of the booth.

The booth is 40' long build specifically for painting cars in pieces all at once.

[ProdigyCustoms]

duplicate post

[70rs]

I had a post in between yours there Frank. I deleted it. It was just plain stupid. No excuses.:D

[tony byram]

Thats so cool! And its even the right color, I might be a little biased though..(LOL):thumbsup: That reds just hard to beat!

[The WidowMaker]

can the rest of us watch? not your mirror, but your spray booth?

[ProdigyCustoms]

I will have to figure out how to invite everyone.

We are painting another in the next 10days or so. I will try it

[OLDFLM]

Ty --

You lost track of the conversation - we weren't discussing Franks "booth"...

:rofl: :rofl:

Go back and read his comments.

:lol: "Booth envy!"