Paint Job
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From: Northumberland, PA
yeah, avoid maaco and earl scheib. bought a car from my buddy a while back, he did all the prep work and took the car to maaco, had a $200 paint job done on it. it's much cheaper if you prep the car yourself, but that was the cheapest paint job he could get. It looked good, but the first scratch that the paint got in it, it started chipping off and flaking. but doing your own prep is something to keep in mind to cut down your paint job cost. generally all you need to do is scuff up and remove the clear coat by sanding it. the origonal paint will be a good base for a paint shop to shoot primer onto and then paint over it. do NOT use spray can primer to try to prep your car if you want a really good paint job. paint shops will use a primer that is shot just like normal paint. it works great to fill in smaller sanding scratches and provides an excellent base for paint to stick to.
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Originally posted by thewretchedbeaver
is their some trick to touch up paint or is my paint a little faded, because with teh oem touch up paint is darker when dried than the color of my car
is their some trick to touch up paint or is my paint a little faded, because with teh oem touch up paint is darker when dried than the color of my car
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From: Portland, Vancouver
Originally posted by EddieK
theres a place in washington that does REAL GOOD paint jobs for 250 if you pay for the paint. gets the door jams and all but not the engine bay.... REAL REAL REAL quality work. but its not a real business. its just a guy i know. makes it look near stock quality paint but it isnt. just LOOKS like it aha
theres a place in washington that does REAL GOOD paint jobs for 250 if you pay for the paint. gets the door jams and all but not the engine bay.... REAL REAL REAL quality work. but its not a real business. its just a guy i know. makes it look near stock quality paint but it isnt. just LOOKS like it aha
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Originally posted by STOCK96civicDX
more than likely your paint is faded. what year is the car and how much time does it spend outside unprotected from the elements? i put a new hood and bumper cover on our 96 that were painted to the factory color code. didn't have the car there to match the paint fade up perfectly, so when i put those new parts on, you can see a difference. it's not too bad though, from more than 5 feet away it's hard to tell. i'd suggest buffing out the car real good to bring the origonal shine back. that should help to hide spots you did with touch up paint.
more than likely your paint is faded. what year is the car and how much time does it spend outside unprotected from the elements? i put a new hood and bumper cover on our 96 that were painted to the factory color code. didn't have the car there to match the paint fade up perfectly, so when i put those new parts on, you can see a difference. it's not too bad though, from more than 5 feet away it's hard to tell. i'd suggest buffing out the car real good to bring the origonal shine back. that should help to hide spots you did with touch up paint.