Beal's F1

[ArchangelGTR]

More closer to painting fiberglass or any other epoxy ladened flexible surface. A flex additive is used in most cases.

Please keep in mind, I'm not saying all joe-blow shops are good. Just a few. Granted the normal thing to do is send it back to McLaren for paint.

[will69camaro]

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[will69camaro]

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[F1 monster]

That's funny you say the Enzo should be painted a McLaren/Mercedes silver. I have a friend who did just that to his Enzo (he got it silver from the factory, it's not a repaint). All his other vehicles are silver too--Diablo, Gallardo, Ferrari 360, 430, Lotus Elise, Benz E55, Audi S8, RS4, Ducati 748 Senna edition (it's dark grey, but close enough). Oh yeah, he has a couple of silver Honda Odyssey minivans too. No McLaren though...

[MalkaJB]

Thanks for the pictures Will.

So whatever happened to Beal selling his Enzo? Wasn't it on the market not too long ago?

As for the red paint job, I think Meltzer's car looks great and I can only imagine that Beal's car will as well.

[will69camaro]

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[writerguy]

FOr those jumping to conclusions
the shop may not look like much but is his private shop where they have also done a ton of other work on his fleet of exotics. I know Mr B and he is a really nice man who is (and his mechanic is) certified by the F1 team to workd on the car himself as is he for his 2 wd Lamborghini Mercy and his Enzo and a ton of other things

[drewwtms]

I think it's great that he's doing something different and I have to applaud him for getting rid of the silver; there's just too many. Make mine BRG. If he likes the Ferrari red then so be it.

As for the McLaren-silver Enzo, that's too funny! I only know of one guy who hates Ferrari that much to buy one and paint it like a McLaren-Mercedes. If he had the money, he would do it.

[joe911]

Thanks for those pictures - very interesting.

Look at the second picture, this one:
http://www.internetpiratesguild.com/...Enzo%20003.jpg
and tell me that the man doing the work is an artist.

I can't imagine why someone with those exotic cars would allow that kind of thing done to them.

I guess good taste and sense don't automatically come along at the same time as the cash!

[will69camaro]

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[joe911]

Originally Posted by will69camaro

I really didn't put this on here for people to talk shit...

Interesting view.

I applaud people who buy a special car and use it as intended - to see and be in an F1 being used properly is fantastic - but to have something special and (apparently) treat it badly seems to me entirely inapropriate.

[amanichen]

Originally Posted by joe911

Thanks for those pictures - very interesting.

Look at the second picture, this one:
http://www.internetpiratesguild.com/...Enzo%20003.jpg
and tell me that the man doing the work is an artist.

I can't imagine why someone with those exotic cars would allow that kind of thing done to them.

I guess good taste and sense don't automatically come along at the same time as the cash!

I agree with this. What kind of professionally trained shop/mechanic guts a car for painting and leaves the parts sitting loose inside of the cabin...and then leaves random body panels on a concrete floor?

Just the cleanliness of the room where the pictures were taken would scare me if I had a million dollar car and I wanted it painted. Yes, I know it's not being painted in that room, but the car has been gutted and disassembled, with half the parts just sitting loose inside the cabin, and random pieces of the body sitting directly on a concrete floor.

Compare the pictures of McLaren's old shop with the room that Beal's F1 is sitting in in these photos Which facility would you rather take your car to? Without saying anything about the mechanics involved, the cleanliness of a shop tends to reflect the quality of the work that the mechanic/painter does. If I had a McLaren I'd treat it properly and take it to McLaren (or one of the BMW centers authorized to work on the F1.)

I'm not looking to start a war or "talk sh!t" with you Will69Camaro -- I'm only commenting that I'd do things differently if I had a McLaren (i.e. taking it to the McLaren facility or to one of the authorized BMW dealers.)

[will69camaro]

His mechanic IS authorised to work on the F1...That was part of his buying the F1 is his mechanic because a certified mechanic. I am really displeased with this board and unfortunatly i feel that i wont be posting any more info on beal's F1 due to the negativity that it's been receiving.

William