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23-Mar-2009, 09:27 AM

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how much do you want to spend?

23-Mar-2009, 09:28 AM

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under 3000 even under 2000 if i could

23-Mar-2009, 01:02 PM

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I talked to my old man last night and he said about the same as I did, and he's a car preper and painter.

23-Mar-2009, 01:07 PM

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Does your pa have a paintbooth or access to one?

23-Mar-2009, 01:12 PM

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My dad work at the one place I said to go to, budds collision.

23-Mar-2009, 01:17 PM

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Ohhhh, now it all makes sense!

What if, i knew of someone with a paintbooth, would he prep and paint my car?

23-Mar-2009, 01:24 PM

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He mite do it for cash.

23-Mar-2009, 01:44 PM

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Sweet...I'll have to remember to contacts those friends when i head south. Hoping to do the body work and paint this fall.

Thanks Jason!

23-Mar-2009, 08:06 PM

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No Problem.

23-Mar-2009, 08:48 PM

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so your dad will do it for 2000?

23-Mar-2009, 09:36 PM

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Quote:

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so your dad will do it for 2000?

That's what his work would most likely charge. My dad is not one for doing body work,lol, he hates it, so i do it some times,lol. But i could talk to him.

24-Mar-2009, 09:51 PM

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do the flakes myself or the paint myself?

well if you were to do the flake you would have to paint it Lol.

i was talking about the entire thing.

fix it, respray it with fresh base and flake, then a few coats of clear.