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Old 02-02-06, 06:09 AM
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It would be a lot easier to sell the blue one and then buy a black one
Old 02-02-06, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by LiLS
well in a year or so i was planning to paint the car black since im not really a fan of blue but i dont know yet, ive gotten a bunch of compliments on the "blue"

blue is the GS's best color! unless you wanna look sick in silver on chrome hehe
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Originally Posted by LEXUS_KID
It would be a lot easier to sell the blue one and then buy a black one
isnt a paintjob cheaper
Old 02-03-06, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by LiLS
isnt a paintjob cheaper
A colorchange paint job done right will cost ya. Done right means to remove the engine and paint the engine bay. All the door jams, trunk jams, and remove the window rubber/garnish (or move it back to get in there). In black is even worse because any body flaws will show up. My hotrod is getting a black paint job and its gonna cost me 5k ON A HOOKUP. My buddy usually does restorations on jags and his paintjobs start at 10k minimum. I had a showcar that I paid 4700 for a color change, but I had to pull the motor myself, sand and prep. If you're gonna do a paintjob, especially in black, do it right. If not, it will show for sure. Rule #1 for paint, NEVER SKIMP OUT ON PAINT, again because it SHOWS.

forgot to mention, if your paintjob sucks, its gonna be hard to resale the car
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i was thinkin of headin to houston to get it "candy painted"
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you really need to research paintjobs. Candy looks great done right. When you have a scratch or a flaw (IE your cracked bumper) its going to be hard to colormatch. You have to find a really talented painter to do that. There's a lot of talented painters that can't even match candy paint.
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yea i wanted to get everything fixed first, and get most of my bodywork done, so probally get it painted in a year or i might even keep blue nad paint it candy blue, after all bodywork i was planning to supercharge this car if i can come up with the money
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