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GLOW 04-24-2014 06:31 AM
at the beginning it said the guy is not an actor...i believe him :troll:

heleu 04-24-2014 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by westopher (Post 8460684)
As Mindbomber said, a wrap job is a perfect diy job for a young broke guy. I mean, if the car is cheap and kinda beat, you can guaranteed make it look better with even a bit of patience. For a nicer car, with nicer paint, I'd say yeah, let the pros do it. Even if its not perfect it will look better than trashed paint. I mean, you can pay someone to wrap it and make it perfect, but on a 3-4k car, I'd rather spend 500 bucks and a weekend with a couple buds and a few 26's
+1 . I know a $500 paint job will suck, but the car is really not worth that much, so it's justified.

If it was my money, instead of spending $3K on a decent paint job, sell your car, buy a low-mileage '96 miata for $3K more and you'll have a much nicer car.

My friend has a red '96 with 50K on it and the original paint is mint.

GS8 04-24-2014 11:02 AM
Here's some 3M vinyl swatches. You do not have to go with Matte.

http://styleauto.lt/images/1080swatches1.jpg

A good quality paint job can cost $5000 +

Tone Loc 04-24-2014 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MaaaadMan (Post 8460699)
Penney Auto Body on Main and Marine. Not the best quality but definitely not bad at all, considering their low prices.
This. My Civic has been in 3 accidents since I got it, took it to Penney each time. The quality won't win any awards, but as the Civic is my DD and their turnaround time is super fast (usually 2~ days or less) they can't be beat. Bit more pricey than Maaco though.

freakshow 04-24-2014 01:38 PM
Gotta agree with the others who said that in the end, you'll get the best result by selling your car and buying a new one in the colour you want.

A $500 paint job will result in $1000 depreciation, as well as look like crap.

Wrap job is possible… depends how much DIY you do on the side. If me and my friends tried to wrap my car.. it would definitely take more than a weekend, will look like crap, and we probably would have damaged something.

thumper 04-24-2014 03:10 PM
maaco has taxi-special paintjobs.

but if show quality is not a concern but low cost is, i will have to vouch for penny also.

LeadFootLiam 04-24-2014 03:37 PM
I'm just seeing whats out there. I'm not in a position to actually have my car re sprayed or wraped, just wanted to see my options.

Thanks for you advice so far.

maksimizer 04-24-2014 05:29 PM
two year paint job buddy.

Grim 04-24-2014 05:43 PM
personally.. if youre on a budget.
these are your options.

1. leave it
2. sand/bondo/wrap the car (yourself)
3. sand/bondo/weld/fix rent tools and maybe a garage if you have one. and paint it yourself.

personally. if i have to repaint my car, and i have access to a garage. i would do it myself.
its fun, you learn, and its cheap

RevYouUp 04-24-2014 07:48 PM
Do all the prep work yourself and just bring it in for them to spray. It shouldn't be that bad.. if there's orange peel, just spent a day or two wet sanding and you should be good to go. Good prep work and wet sanding will make your $500 paint job look like a $3000 one.

fliptuner 04-24-2014 08:11 PM
OP might be too young to have seen this so:

moparts: paint job on a budget!?

SpeedStars 04-24-2014 09:02 PM
That guy painted his car with this...http://kabcotrading.com/wp-content/u...er-YSR-01-.jpg
Couldnt imagine it coming out the way it did...might try it on some spare parts :considered:

fliptuner 04-24-2014 09:48 PM
No, he used a small foam roller and thinned the crap out of the paint.

http://www.homehardware.ca/products/300/16555501.jpg


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