having car painted??? color change...opinions?
05-20-2006, 02:10 AM
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having car painted??? color change...opinions?
well i REALLY want a white hatch...and i want to start with a clean car. my search has found me lots of red, some phantom grey, and acouple white ones...
two problems with the white cars...
1: too ------ expensive (already modded)
2: ------ pieces of ----
so i have come up with an idea, but im not sure if i like it... i can just have the car repainted. you can pick up a car wiht shitty paint (white, black, grey...not red or green), but still strait, for a little cheaper...
but can i get a clean paint job for the difference in price? thinking around 1000bucks... wouldnt need the interior ---- painted. was gonna spray the jams and ---- with the same color paint as i paint the car (Frost or Championship white) with custom mixed paint from NAPA in rattle cans (base coat paint)......
anyway, im i stretching too far here? or am i having a good idea?....
two problems with the white cars...
1: too ------ expensive (already modded)
2: ------ pieces of ----
so i have come up with an idea, but im not sure if i like it... i can just have the car repainted. you can pick up a car wiht shitty paint (white, black, grey...not red or green), but still strait, for a little cheaper...
but can i get a clean paint job for the difference in price? thinking around 1000bucks... wouldnt need the interior ---- painted. was gonna spray the jams and ---- with the same color paint as i paint the car (Frost or Championship white) with custom mixed paint from NAPA in rattle cans (base coat paint)......
anyway, im i stretching too far here? or am i having a good idea?....
05-20-2006, 02:23 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
Just to get a Idea i spent about $400 to paint job on my crx. Of course i didnt pay my dad to paint it 
but all the little stuff u have to buy adds up. I also wanted a white car but found a cheap red one and I think its just way too much work to change the color. unless ur doing the work yourself or have a good hook up its better just to pay extra for a clean white car 
Yeah its pinK :P
but all the little stuff u have to buy adds up. I also wanted a white car but found a cheap red one and I think its just way too much work to change the color. unless ur doing the work yourself or have a good hook up its better just to pay extra for a clean white car Yeah its pinK :P
05-20-2006, 02:23 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
ill probly try and do as much prep work as i can...
not sure about the engine bay yet...i deff HATE seeing cars with engine bays that arent matched i say "ehh...that aint "clean"..."
you think i can rattle can that ---- good enough.....----...of course not...
not sure about the engine bay yet...i deff HATE seeing cars with engine bays that arent matched
i say "ehh...that aint "clean"..."you think i can rattle can that ---- good enough.....----...of course not...
05-20-2006, 02:27 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
Jung4g did it gangster and we did the whole car in rustoleum with harbor freight spray guns. I still think you could do the jams and then get a nice job for $1000. (paint the by with black spray)
05-20-2006, 03:00 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
personally my favorite colors on a car is black and silver...i think if you want everything to look clean either paint everything or best if your lazy like i would be is to buy a car with the color you like.
05-20-2006, 03:11 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
Originally Posted by salesmonkey
personally my favorite colors on a car is black and silver...i think if you want everything to look clean either paint everything or best if your lazy like i would be is to buy a car with the color you like.
05-20-2006, 03:14 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
http://portland.craigslist.org/car/162393359.html <~ 4hours away...and 3600bucks
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/160910469.html <~ wrecked and kinda fixed...3500
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/161024042.html <~ Phantom grey, looks clean....2500
http://portland.craigslist.org/car/161204601.html <~ Green... very clean though...wouldnt repaint that...or need to.. 3370
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/160910469.html <~ wrecked and kinda fixed...3500
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/161024042.html <~ Phantom grey, looks clean....2500
http://portland.craigslist.org/car/161204601.html <~ Green... very clean though...wouldnt repaint that...or need to.. 3370
05-20-2006, 08:24 AM
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Re: having car painted??? color change...opinions?
100% hold out for a white hatch, saves you so much work and trouble
Color changes are very expensive, very time consuming and what do you and people actually see, the jams and the engine bay....
Id definetely hold out for a white car to begin with
Color changes are very expensive, very time consuming and what do you and people actually see, the jams and the engine bay....
Id definetely hold out for a white car to begin with
