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11-17-2018, 07:18 PM | #1 |
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Anyone here repainted their car yet?
I'm looking to do a paint job on mine. It's not bad overall, but I'd like to have it showroom new. Maybe put a clear bra over it as well. FWIW, it's non-metallic black. I figure that's a cheap color to redo, relatively speaking.
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11-24-2018, 12:41 AM | #2 |
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Aren't you tempted to change the colour?
I'm intending to do a colour change from Titanium silver to either Mineral white or Hockenheim silver in a year or 2. |
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11-24-2018, 03:22 PM | #3 |
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I do like Hockenheim Silver a lot. But you can't go wrong with plain black...unless you live in Phoenix lol.
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11-24-2018, 09:20 PM | #4 |
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Just get it wrapped. The vinyl these days look good I'm and you can switch up the wrap if you ever want to. That way you won't be so bummed out when you get a knick or scratch.
unless your looking for that deep looking color with 20 coats of clear. if I was to spend the money on paint I'd most likely get the same cover as the amount of labor to dismantle the doors , and interior to get all the jams etc to match would cost alot. unless you don't mind having different color jams and engine bay etc, which some don't. but I vote for a Root Beer color. It's a cool unique color, different, and doesn't show dirt/scuffs that bad. |
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This - a quality full wrap is going to cost substantially more than a decent full repaint. In addition, any previous imperfections will show through the wrap and finally, even top notch wraps are not lifetime. Realistically, you are looking at a lifespan of 4-6 years for a quality wrap. The biggest question, and one I haven't yet seen asked, is what is your budget?
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To do a full wrap, you would be looking at around $4K. Generally, a wrap is used to protect already perfect paint - not to correct damaged paint. I would recommend doing a repaint over the wrap. You also have to assess what your long term plans are for the car. Realistically, a $3,000 paint job is only going to be marginally less perfect than one for $5,000. You might be able to save some money if you are okay with it being 'near perfect'. Also keep in mind resale value. No matter how good the repaint is, if this is a low mileage or newer vehicle, then a repaint may negatively impact resale values.
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11-26-2018, 02:25 PM | #9 |
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You want to spend up to $5K on anything for a ‘07 328? I think I’d spend my money on maintenance and a professional detailing first. You might want to check the value of the car, it’s probably between $5K-$7K.
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The maintenance has been done, I and the original owner I bought it from babied this thing. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it to China and back. And I intend to keep it for a looong time yet. It's THE perfect car.
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Do you have some photos you can post of the defects? I answered your question directly because you specifically asked about a repaint - but it is worth asking if that is really the best option. If you could get that paint back to 90% of new with an $1,000 paint correction and ceramic coating, that might be a worthy venture.
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There will be some opinionated ass hat come along shortly telling you about his millionaire friend and how you should just plastidip your entire car.
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If I can skip the rest and get it back to showroom new without fully painting, I'd be happy to do so. What I need are quotes from local body shops, but that'll have to wait until I get back home. |
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11-26-2018, 03:59 PM | #14 |
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I'd rather let my nephews go to town on it with paint pens lol. At least then I'd have a cute story to go with the ugly car.
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I could probably do my whole car for a couple hundred. I would just sand down the paint areas that are bad and have a shop shoot primer over it then wrap it. |
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