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Originally posted by svt4stv:

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well said kingpin. this is the reason i dont have a Mirko. MX, you can spend all that money to make it look tits, but in a year, its probably going to look like that again anyway. i know you take lots of pride in your car's appearance, as do many in here, but this product just doesnt support that.

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you will probably have to repaint it more than once a year, depending on how much you drive. the way things are going for me its going to be twice a year, with it taken off for the winter. repaint when it comes off for the winter months, and then again midway through the summer ones.

having a black car, its easy to get away with doing it yourself, because black is an easy color to match. having a body shop paint a mirko should run you in the 80-100 range per pop. me doing it myself costs me about $25 bucks. i can afford to paint it a few times by myself for the cost of one professional paint job. the pro job may last a bit longer, but its still going to get dinged up. it will have to be fixed a few times, not matter what.

bondo works fine on fiberglass for fixing small dings. i used it, turned out fine. im going to have to do a small touch up because after painting i noticed a few small air pockets i didnt notice before. no biggie.

it was worth it to me to put in the time to fix it. the body shops around me wanted around $300 to fix it. did it myself for the cost of a small can of bondo, and a couple of rattle cans. being a perfectionist about prep will go a long way as well.

a painted piece that low to the ground just doesnt work well for the paint, regardless of how you look at it.

i always say, you gotta pay to look this good!