Posts by Skapoor

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    Thanks @pigmanfu @advenrure4me @BKL @BlackDeath @MBMedic @Bill Martin @Cameron Roberts @WOLF @chad warren @MiM @roadog1aj @jorgebri60 @slolane @Ross @Shatneyman @DKF Texas @Tripod @TheRock @FunCycle @Slingshot Garage @Street Doc@MACAWS @MifcitiesNinja @N2Orbit @funinthesun @BONES @jluna317 @Travis @tigershark @Solow @kyslingshot @Fast Orange for all of your advice, i pretty much got the "ill think about it, still a year away" from my parents but i think ill be able to convince them . Still trying to figure out a way to get up close with one bc my local dealership doesnt allow test drives. Appreciate all the responses!



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    Looking for a less expensive paint job and not having the proper tools to do it myself, I found a local shop in Houston that rents their paint booth and tools for around $125/day. This basically means do your prep off-site and then have a marathon painting session and take your parts home to finish drying and reassemble. When I went to see them, they also said they have a painter in-house and I though this meant he'd be painting there using their facilities, but he really did the painting in his apartment. He was a young guy, probably mid-20s who had recently started his business doing low-cost body/paintwork for people who had limited incomes and was hyped about the opportunity to paint the Slingshot and show his efforts to some former co-workers. He said he'd paint it for $800. I wanted a less-expensive (cheap) paint job and that's what I got. I'd rate it about a 3-5 ft paint job. Any closer than that and flaws can be seen in daylight or bright lighting. Just driving by, it looks fine. This being the first Slingshot he'd painted, I think he underestimated how much prep work was going to be involved and it ended up taking him over 2 weeks to get it painted. He was really proud of his efforts and I didn't have the heart to rain on his parade, but I felt the paint job was less than professional. I'd say I got what I paid for, but may eventually try to paint it myself. Before I had the kid paint mine, I got estimates from several local shops, ranging from about $1200-2000. You also need to deal with the fact that if the painter has never done a Slingshot before, he may have trouble disassembling the body to paint each piece individually. It seems most painters are accustomed to painting an assembled body, but the way the Slingshot body is assembled, there are too many nooks and crannies for paint to accumulate and later crack. In my case, it took me several days to take the body apart, but I wanted to make sure it was done carefully. You might find a discount if you disassemble the body and haul everything to the painter. I have a 2013 Ford Edge and was able to haul all of the body panels in the back of my vehicle in one trip. I bought some used bedspreads from Goodwill for padding. Several folks have posted how-tos on removing the body panels on the various forums and YouTube.
    There's a couple of dealers in the Houston area who will wrap the Slingshot for around $800-1200+ depending on the wrap color/material. Generally speaking, most owners who've wrapped their Slingshots seem to end up having them painted because the wrap doesn't seem to adhere well to the Slingshot's sharp creases/bodylines.
    Some folks have tried dipping their Slingshots using a material similar to the plastic coating some mechanics put on their tool handles. Again, problems have typically been reported in areas where clothing or skin tends to rub against the dip, primarily areas in & around the cockpit.
    Helmets are optional here in Texas, and I typically don't wear one, but I have a relatively tall MadStad adjustable windshield that I can look thru or over depending on how I sit. I still occasionally get hit by stuff and always eye protection of some type, typically my daily wear eyeglasses with shatterproof lenses that provide pretty good eye protection. I have 3/4 open-face helmet with shield, as well as a modular helmet with flip-up shield and several 1/2 helmets, some with shields or integrated drop-down shields.


    Thanks for the paint advice, how did your professional job come out?



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    Im 5'5" im just worried about reaching the pedals



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    Damn sorry about that accident, hope you dont mind me asking but did you feel safe on impact in the sling compared to any other car



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    Youre absolutely right, im currently training to be an emt and every call ive been on involving a motorcycle accident or Ive heard of is due to the motorcycles small profile or riding into a blindspot on an intersection

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    Just need to sell my parents on it now, theyre concerned on the safety because of the no airbags, but i mean if you get hit hard enough in any vehicle youre gonna be done anyway. Airbags only protect from front or rear end accidents and only reduce injuries not stop them