Building4MyBro
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what is the estimated cost i would look for a basic white paint job on a 95 dx coupe? i want engine bay painted along with door jams
paint?
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Building4MyBro
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now if i mask it and get it down to primar myself what am i lookin at? and does the engine have to be removed for engine bay to be painted?
Building4MyBro
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alright thanks man. im tryin to build a dx for my bro before he comes back from over seas and its turning into a handful
95b16coupe
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don't try to rush the project. if you rush it, it will turn out shitty. what color is the car originally? i would NEVER try to do a full color change on a car.....unless......i was doing a full restoration. doing a full color change the right way entails gutting the interior, pulling the engine (an harnesses), pulling the glass out. it's just too much work.
myself and several others have gotten good paint jobs from maaco. i spent $800 on mine and it looked like a $3000 job. if you try to go cheap and do it yourself, it will look like shit. pay someone to do it unless you know how to prep. it's not just about sand and primer. it takes knowledge and experience to do it good. plus tools and supplies.
get a fresh paint job and keep it clean. don't try to change the color of the car.
myself and several others have gotten good paint jobs from maaco. i spent $800 on mine and it looked like a $3000 job. if you try to go cheap and do it yourself, it will look like shit. pay someone to do it unless you know how to prep. it's not just about sand and primer. it takes knowledge and experience to do it good. plus tools and supplies.
get a fresh paint job and keep it clean. don't try to change the color of the car.
Building4MyBro
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the color is this ugly ass green and its oxidizing and chippin all over i thought i might just get the whole car repainted
95b16coupe
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that green isn't ugly. it's actually a decent color. check out 99sidude's car. he had a sick green hatch with a gsr swap. but i would just repaint it. if you don't do it right, all the other parts that aren't repainted will look bad. to get it done right will cost you over $3000.
imo if you have the know how to tear a car apart you should just strip it down and trailer it to a body shop
if you have them do the prep work from there it will save you some money
otherwise youre looking at easily 6-7k for decent paint and a color change
itd be even better if you could prep the car and just have someone clean and shoot it
if you have them do the prep work from there it will save you some money
otherwise youre looking at easily 6-7k for decent paint and a color change
itd be even better if you could prep the car and just have someone clean and shoot it
95b16coupe
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with that being said, a good prep job is not easy. if you don't do it right, it will cost more to have them re-do your bad prep than to just start from scratch.
95b16coupe
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it's different if you can do it yourself. good paint tools will cost more than $800.
vettekid12
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i can paint ur car ofr 700 flat
white rice
swapped ek
uh-oh never go to maaco! i wrok in the collision/body industry and i have seen some maaco work. they barely scuff/sand the car, the dont take anything off and the dont tape anything up. but as stated in other posts"you get what you pay for". and if you do have it sprayed there and have to repaint anything good luck getting the right color. and i would say our shop would probably charge about 4-5k to do a full color change and to spray engine bays an door jams
