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Paint job question... #142502 02/21/02 11:32 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 19 Northern Virginia S SKWAT OP Junior Member
OP SKWAT Junior Member S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 19 Northern Virginia	The owner before me had the clear coat protection sprayed on what is now my mystique. This protection (after seven years of being parked out-side in harsh weather) is starting to flake around some of the edges of my car and dirt & wax getting traped in-between my paint job and where the clear coat is flakeing. It doesn't look very good. Is there anything i can do to file down the spots where my clear coat is flakeing, without doing damage to the paint, myself? + How much would it cost me to get a decent paint job? Thanks,

Re: Paint job question... #142503 02/22/02 03:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta E Extreme LX Member
Extreme LX Member E Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 365 Atlanta	Im a painter, and the only thing i can think of is to wet sand the bad areas with 2000 grit paper ans buff out the fine scratches, let me know if you have any other ?????? 98 LX, Eibach`s .... ICWrims / Potenza`s.... Svt kit w /duals... BASF Extreme Ocean paint( complete color change).... Bullit gas door.... Fuba DSM rear mount roof antenna.... Pre 98 trunk.... Blacked out headlamps, W/ Eyebrows.... A6 Side markers.... Shaved antenna and deck lid lock... 4 wheel disc brake conversion.... Magnaflow resinator.... SVT gauge cluster....(Yes the SVT gauge has a O/D light).... Complete mesh grill treatment, Not gutter guard.... Titinaum window tint.... Burgman custom Power window & lock conversion.... More to come as soon as i complete this one. Yeah its a LX but it has a 2.5 and it looks better then your ricer

Re: Paint job question... #142504 02/22/02 06:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,906 San Jose, CA USA M Must Ride Member
Must Ride Member M Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,906 San Jose, CA USA	New paint would be around $2000-$3000 for basic colors. Fancy colors such as pearl and color shifting paints will raise the price. And I second the wetsanding idea. After my paint job we wetsanded the entire car with 1600 grit and buffed it out with 3M Rubbing compound then polished it. Josh Aka Spectra SVT 02 Dark Highland Green F-150 XLT Mods: Gunrack and cowboy boots

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