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alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:35 pm

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??

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:45 pm

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

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:10 pm

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.

alsey_seven · Post by **alsey_seven** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:57 pm

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

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:16 pm

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.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:10 pm

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

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:23 pm

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.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:31 pm

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

hahaha.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:12 pm

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.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:25 pm

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

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:30 pm

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.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:38 pm

He probably included the cost of having it actually painted.