would you believe this is a $50 paint job?

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Stunt

Stunt

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Sounds like over $1000 in labour...
How much do you value your time?
 
Fritzo

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HE PUT A $50 PAINT JOB ON A 1970 CHARGER?????????? IS HE INSANE?????


That car is worth more than the owner. I'm sure it'll look that good in a month or two :roll:

Also, it's not a close up pic- no telling what it looks like up close.
 
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Cattlegod

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if the paint only cost 50 bucks it is going to look like ass in a few months. the paint that OEMs use is anywhere from 150-250 / gallon alone.
 
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jfall

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Originally posted by: Fritzo
HE PUT A $50 PAINT JOB ON A 1970 CHARGER?????????? IS HE INSANE?????


That car is worth more than the owner. I'm sure it'll look that good in a month or two :roll:

Also, it's not a close up pic- no telling what it looks like up close.
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He said he painted other cars, like the blue beetle and an orange beetle in '99 and '00 and they still look as good as the day he painted them
 
fuzzybabybunny

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i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!!
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Of course, they probably weren't daily drivers. I'm thinking any paint job will look like the day you painted it if it's stored in the garage 99% of the time?
 
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jagec

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Whoa. That's really something.

I always WAS suspicious of how much paint jobs run. I'd probably be willing to try that method on my car someday..it's starting to get a lot of rock chips. After all, it's the labor, not the paint, that costs the big $$$.
 
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jagec

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Originally posted by: Cattlegod
if the paint only cost 50 bucks it is going to look like ass in a few months. the paint that OEMs use is anywhere from 150-250 / gallon alone.
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Yes, and homebuilt computers that only cost $1k will run like crap, since Alienwares cost $4k?:confused:

"Auto" paint is expensive, because people are willing to pay for it. Not because it costs more to make.
 
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RedPickle

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Originally posted by: Stunt
Sounds like over $1000 in labour...
How much do you value your time?
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Well since those seemed like project cars, time didn't seem of the essence.
 
MasterAndCommander

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If I still had my '83 Escort, I would have given it a try. Of course the car was worth $50, so painting it would have doubled it's value ;)
 
Baked

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That guy's a real good liar. I didn't bother reading past the 1st page in that thread, but were there anybody stupid enough to paint their car w/ some paint in a bucket?
 
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jagec

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Originally posted by: Baked
OMG, this is something I haven't encountered ever before, therefore I'm eminently qualified to make a judgement about it!
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fixed.
 
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