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options where should i take the car to get it painted. since i live near the border i found out i can get a paint job for 150.00 what color should it stay? i think everyone will say black. also rattle can paint job??

You don't really care about your car do you?

He did say "Pain" options.

To get enough paint on there to do any good, you would have $150 worth of rattle cans in it or more. I know, I have done it. But it is a PITA to get it to look good. That narrow spray pattern will leave waves in the thickness. But this was on an off road only wood truck, so it wasn't a huge priority for looks. It has been 5 years, and still holding up, but it was wet sanded, and buffed out, so that goes along way. If I had an air compressor, it prolly would have been easier to use conventional methods, But meh, it got the job done.

For a DD that sees street use, with small bits of road debris, no it won't last. There is no hardener in rattle cans. It will chip, and oxidize.

Waxing would be a weekly requirement.

As for over the border, well I'll just say with rattle cans, you know what you have.

kornholio788 wrote:You don't really care about your car do you?

hmm yes i do car about the car i called around and founda paint shop that will paint the car for 350.00 which is a great price. I have plans on getting her painted in 1-2 months

alsey_seven wrote:

kornholio788 wrote:You don't really care about your car do you?

hmm yes i do car about the car i called around and founda paint shop that will paint the car for 350.00 which is a great price. I have plans on getting her painted in 1-2 months

350 dollars gets you a good quality hooker. NOT a good quality paint job.

Put it this way. Quality materials alone for a hole car cost waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy more than 350 dollars for good product.

The paint on my dash board cost more than the "paint job" you got quoted for. I can't even imaging the crap they are going to put on your car. A typical QUALITY price for a complete paint job should run you around 2-3000 bucks.

Having personally painted cars myself I know that if they are actually willing to prep a car and spray it for only 350(that price including product costs) there is no shot in hell they are going to do even a half way decent job. For 350 bucks a normal shop would probably only paint your hood and maby a bumper too. But that is it.

^ he did say he lived near the border... 350 goes a long way in mexico.

dblsg wrote:^ he did say he lived near the border... 350 goes a long way in mexico.

As it does in a strip club. Doesn't mean it is a good purchase.

dblsg wrote:^ he did say he lived near the border... 350 goes a long way in mexico.

hahaha.

Don't do it. Wait another 3-5 months when you've got a $1000 layin' around. Then do some prep work and have someone spray it right.

The clear just on the front of my car cost $350.

heydockyle wrote:The clear just on the front of my car cost $350.

You over paid though. A full gallon of good quality clear will run around 200 and the hardener will be about 100. But that gallon will cover the whole car.

He probably included the cost of having it actually painted.