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Just got her back from the paint shop

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Old 07-03-08, 01:53 PM
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Old 07-03-08, 01:59 PM
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very nice. Did you respray the whole car or just the affected areas?

Shots of the full car?
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wow that looks good
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Lookin' good
Old 07-03-08, 03:08 PM
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When they sprayed your roof did you have to replace the sunroof trim/gasket?
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Looks good..
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Originally Posted by PushinLEX
very nice. Did you respray the whole car or just the affected areas?

Shots of the full car?
I had the whole car resprayed it was cheaper just to do it that way. ill get some more pics up when i wash it

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When they sprayed your roof did you have to replace the sunroof trim/gasket?
not that i know of. they probably just taped it off.
Old 07-03-08, 04:52 PM
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Looks like new!
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looks good. i have never seen toyota paint fade like that. where do you live?
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Originally Posted by perrychad
looks good. i have never seen toyota paint fade like that. where do you live?
I live in tennessee I have no idea how the paint got that bad. it came from somewhere up north I don't know if salt has anything to do with it
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Good Paint Job!
Old 07-03-08, 07:26 PM
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Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 07-03-08, 08:37 PM
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how much did you pay for that paint job?
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looks so nice i wanna touch it
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