1998 TXT Build Thread

[rking1998]

I had it painted at Peach Auto Paint for $200. I delivered them the parts off the cart and they did a pretty good job with metal flake paint.

Batteries, controller, battery cables, paint, a bunch of rattle cans, new wheels/tires, and a lot of misc. parts....probably around $2100-2200 on top of the price of the cart. Then I bought a Yewy charger from Scotty.

[atr42flyer]

Originally Posted by rking1998

I had it painted at Peach Auto Paint for $200. I delivered them the parts off the cart and they did a pretty good job with metal flake paint.

Batteries, controller, battery cables, paint, a bunch of rattle cans, new wheels/tires, and a lot of misc. parts....probably around $2100-2200 on top of the price of the cart. Then I bought a Yewy charger from Scotty.

Wow thats a great price to paint the body, I tried where I live and I guess I was going to wrong place they wanted $900 so I just bought a new body instead.

[rking1998]

Peach said that they paint "loose body parts" for $100 each. I had prepped the two pieces and all they had to do was finish sand, prime, and paint. Not the best job in the world, but for a golf cart it looks good.

[BobBoyce]

Originally Posted by rking1998

Peach said that they paint "loose body parts" for $100 each. I had prepped the two pieces and all they had to do was finish sand, prime, and paint. Not the best job in the world, but for a golf cart it looks good.

My friend in central NC with the custom shop charges $500 to paint a golf cart body. He does all the work though and fixes damage before painting.

[DaveTM]

Originally Posted by BobBoyce

My friend in central NC with the custom shop charges $500 to paint a golf cart body. He does all the work though and fixes damage before painting.

That seem's like a fair price for the work.

[rking1998]

I know that I put in many hours learning to fiberglass and actually doing it to fix a crack, learning how to use body filler and actually doing it, and a lot of sanding to get it smooth. I filled every little scar on it and fixed a crack that was probably a foot long on the front right corner. An extra $300 might have been a good deal except for how much I learned in the process.

And don't tell my wife, but I actually enjoyed doing it. My story to her is how hard I had to work to get the cart looking good for her to ride in.

[767Pilot]

Hey! Im using the same excuse on my wife!

[DaveTM]

Originally Posted by rking1998

And don't tell my wife, but I actually enjoyed doing it. My story to her is how hard I had to work to get the cart looking good for her to ride in.

Originally Posted by 767Pilot

Hey! Im using the same excuse on my wife!

Women have their ways......but Guys have their excuses. It usually balances out!!

[Bmess11]

nice work rking1998! I have a 97 dcs finally got mine up and running with all new electrical thanks to scottyb. Ready to start making it look good now. how did you restore all that black plastic trim and dash? Its looks good.. mines all faded and junk.

[rking1998]

I went over all of the scuff marks with a heat gun to melt down all of the loose plastic bits. Then I used some black plastic spray paint. I tried some black bed liner, but didn't like it as much.