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12-24-2013, 01:11 PM
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Buy it nice or buy it twice.
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12-24-2013, 03:53 PM
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Thats the real problem with painting a car though, you might buy it nice and still have to buy it twice. Quality autobody is an art form, and not everyone who does it is an artist.
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12-27-2013, 11:48 PM
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A good quality paint job with good prep and finishing will only improve the value of your car but not enough to get a return on such an investment unless you have a classic of some sort that needs such a finishing touch.
Cheap out and you've ruined the car. I've seen it too many times.
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12-28-2013, 11:00 AM
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#29 | | what manner of phaggotry is this
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I personally would never buy a repainted car. Unless it was a classic resto or something like that. For an every day car, no way, and ESPECIALLY if it was a colour change.
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12-28-2013, 11:19 AM
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If you color change the car then you are looking at a big drop in re-sale value unless you are stripping the whole car down and doing a resto job on it I would not.
I was considering this myself with the Supra but it will be getting sprayed in silver just like it is now.
And yes, a good paint job is going to cost you 4-6K if you want it to be smooth like glass. Don't skimp on things like paint because it will come back to haunt you later on.
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12-28-2013, 06:51 PM
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according the the interwebs it cost $2500-4k to wrap a car? are u fucking kidding me?  | |
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12-28-2013, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rice cooker according the the interwebs it cost $2500-4k to wrap a car? are u fucking kidding me? | true, depending on the degree of difficulty because it's all labor, and lots of it. eg. a flat panel van is easier to do than an geometric nightmare like an aventador. unfortunately for many it means going with cheaper vinyl and and a lot of DIY work. i've seen some people very proud that they wrapped their car by themself and saved $$$ but then you go and see their work and it's a horror show.... creases in the vinyl, razor blade cut lines in the paint, poor prep work resulting in crap trapped under the vinyl, and so on 
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12-28-2013, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by RRxtar I personally would never buy a repainted car. Unless it was a classic resto or something like that. For an every day car, no way, and ESPECIALLY if it was a colour change. | for many of us, including myself in the past, could only afford an older car and in many cases there are few choices that have not had a respray of some kind in the last 5-10 years
as for a color change, maybe with a car that was originally black? i can't stand seeing something like a red car and then opening the hood and seeing the engine bay is still the original green for example... meh.
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12-28-2013, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Matlock My foreman painted his old 1990s f-150 with tremclad exterior paint and a cheap roller from Canadian Tire for under $20 all together | 
I painted my old Nissan 200sx with primer spraybomb (camouflage colours). Didn't cost much more than your foreman.
Funny enough, it's probably the best looking car I've ever owned.  | |
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12-28-2013, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Lomac
I painted my old Nissan 200sx with primer spraybomb (camouflage colours). Didn't cost much more than your foreman.
Funny enough, it's probably the best looking car I've ever owned. | have to see all the other cars you have owned before commenting
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12-28-2013, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by thumper have to see all the other cars you have owned before commenting | Best looking, not best quality. 
Forest camo, giant number "06" sprayed white on the doors and a USSR hammer and sickle painted in red on the hood.
Ooooohhhhhh yeah!
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