TTD paint job...

You can kinda tell IMO at least that it was rolled. Look at a brand new shiny coaster that was powder coated & cured, ect. Then look at some repaints like corkscrew..

Still looks good, but they all look good in their prime

But new paint is still just as rewarding to me

Well, if you were to compare the 2 at close examination, you could tell the difference. But aside from any visible runs, roller marks and spatter, there's no discernible difference between the 2 when viewed from a normal distance. :)

It always seemed to me that the paint used in the repaints seemed to look nice longer than the factory paint, especially on the Intamin rides. Anyone else notice that or have that opinion?

Agree with you Pete 100%. I have noticed the same thing. I would assume a better quality paint than what they use at the factory.

I too have noticed that. I think the factory paint job (be it powder coating, something I believe Intamin does, or an epoxy based liquid, something I believe B&M does) tends to fade quicker than some of the rolled on repaints. This might be related to the amount of paint the manufacturers are required to produce, resulting in a cheaper and easier to produce in high quantity paint. The end product definitely looks good but the paint has a shorter "lifespan" when exposed to the sun. In the end, this happens to every coaster......even the repainted ones.

At least that's how I think it goes.

Rolled or sprayed, the paint looks good. I agree about the coaster new paint holds up better than the original coat. I've noticed this past season Raptor's top coat is starting to peel in a few spots.

I guess this is what the off season does to us... we're all just sitting around watching paint dry. :p

In my opinion the repaint always looks better. Intamin and B&M's (to a lesser extent) always look chalky after their 3rd or 4th season.

DSShives said:
Agree with you Pete 100%. I have noticed the same thing. I would assume a better quality paint than what they use at the factory.

Do you think they put on a lesser quality paint in the factory because the track and support pieces get dinged up from the transport and construction? Do you think this is their thought process? It's just a guess...

That doesn't really make sense. They wouldn't purposely paint the pieces with a lower quality paint because of a possibility of damage from transportation. A higher quality paint wouldn't protect it any better than a lower quality paint. There might be more resistance of visible scratches/dings with a thicker coat, but that goes both ways in terms of paint quality.

The discussion of quality isn't in relation to how the paint looks coming out of the factory, but how long/well it holds up to the sun. All steel related paints look good when they're done right. The difference (like I mentioned) is how they react to being exposed to the sun over the years. Some fade sooner than others.

I know it was said that the painting hasn't begun yet, but this photo makes me think otherwise.

Photo from OnPoint blog post 1/7/14
https://www.cedarpoint.com/images/uploads/image/cpblog0096.jpg

It would be impossible to paint right now with temperatures below zero.

I agree, maybe the photo was taken a few days ago?
Before it was below 0 there?

Looks like it was taken the other day or Sunday. But regardless of the extreme colds, it's hard to paint in the 30's as well. Once the super cold weather starts to move back north, they'll start. My guess is sometime in March or April.

The photo nerds amongst us should know how to find the date it was taken.

Taken 14DEC13 around noon...

Wasn't even taken recently :D

By the way, I was serious when I said it hasn't started yet. Like, SRSLY.

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http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.games.com/media/2011/12/imsuperserial2.png

Tony, there's no way you can know that for sure. Its not like you work at the park and can just walk over there anytime you want. </sarcasm>

You can't paint metal at 32 degrees. The paint won't dry. Most likely it won't hold to the metal due to the wind and precipitation. Paint is supposed to dry in 4 to 8 hours. If they painted 4 days ago the paint would still be wet.

I did not stay in a Holiday Express last night. If you were wondering. I worked 2 winters, 15 months total, with a sign company and repainted many sign poles. Many of them were hi rise signs over 100 feet tall. Never in the cold of winter though. Might as well do it right and wait till it will dry.

And seriously who in their right mind would send someone up there anyways in this crap. Off the lake with the wind and cold. Everyone has their limits on what they are willing to do. It doesn't matter what your earnings are. I wouldn't think to many people would be willing to complete this project 4 months before the deadline.