Painting the Q's next week.

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I called the guy who painted Layla's bumpers a year or so ago. He is going to re-paint her front bumper, then I will drop Lola off, to get her front bumper re-painted.

Then they will look beautiful!


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What's it costing you? My neighbor backed into my front bumper and she gave me half of a quote (535.00) I got. I told her not to worry about the other half since I'd scuffed the wall myself. Damm tight parking. So I need to get my front bumper painted too.

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i have my bumpers re-painted every 8-16 mos at reputable shops for $250.00 each

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This guy charged me $175.00 for the rear. He gave me a deal, through a mutual friend.

The silver is really hard to match, and he had to paint it twice. The clear coat made it too dark, the first time, and the second time I think he got a little too much metal flake in the paint.

The black should be a breeze.

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Dang!!! I got a quote of 535 and one for 585! I gotta shop around. One of those was the "bro" deal too from a guy who owns a shop and we HOOK his kid up with MX gear. I fear the only place around here where I can get that kind of price is Earl Scheib, or 1 Day Paint & Body, which I really don't want.

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I am sure SoCal is a little more expensive than MidAL. This guy has a really nice paint shop on his property. He does mostly used car touch-ups.

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I want to get my hood repained sometime... And a few other places that have been violated by birds...

Bird+Florida heat=

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Jeff Williams wrote:This guy charged me $175.00 for the rear. He gave me a deal, through a mutual friend.

The silver is really hard to match, and he had to paint it twice. The clear coat made it too dark, the first time, and the second time I think he got a little too much metal flake in the paint.

The black should be a breeze.
How about a single stage paint job next time. Seems a little overkill to get clearcoat job when your repainting them that often and it sounds like its harder to match?

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Im going to repaint my hood and stuff eventually and im going to ask them to lay the clear a little thicker so it doesnt chip so easily...

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They see how sick your ride is and think you have cash. Just show up in tore up jeans and old tee. It works for me usually. Or get a quote over the phone.

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Jeff,

How'd your black bumper paint job come out?

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Very Nice!


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