• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Changing car colors...

C

cpals

Diamond Member
How hard is it to completely change your car color? I have a red car and was thinking about getting it painted black or something. It would be nice for the paint job to completely cover any red there used to be. Is this possible or do people usually just get the same paint color done?
 
Generally they need to strip all of the paint off, hoping the primer is still good, then repaint. to change the color of my truck I was quoted 4K, because they need to fix the dents as well.
 
Unless you are going to strip it down and paint it, DON'T change colors.

Better off just selling it and getting the same car with a different color.
 
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Unless you are going to strip it down and paint it, DON'T change colors.

Better off just selling it and getting the same car with a different color.
Click to expand...

the man is right.
 
It is possible, but how much do you want to spend?
I stripped the paint off of this truck, reprimed it, and repainted it myself. I didn't bother with stripping/painting under the hood or even in the door jambs because my truck isn't worth much anyway. The old paint was peeling off, so I wanted to spray it with something that wouldn't peel.

before.jpg
after.jpg
 
call around a few places local to you. a new color repaint is expensive. redoing the same color is very cheap in comparison. (something like 500 for same color, 2k for other color)

good luck and let us know what you find out and do.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top