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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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custom paint question

i was thinking of painting my coupe the color of the new lexus.. i believe its the glacier white.. white base with a kind of bluish tint to it... what is your feel on this .... and who would be my best choice in nj to talk to this with. how much ball park we estimating this paint job would run??


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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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starfire pearl?
 
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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a full paint job can run anywhere from 3-4k
 
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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a full paint job can actually run between 2-7k depending on who's doing it
 
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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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Just go to maaco, paint is paint.


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Old Mar 28, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Do it right or don't do it at all.

I wouldn't spend less than $4000 in a quality paint job, anything less and I would be skeptical.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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Just go to maaco, paint is paint.


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paint is paint until it starts to flake off and crack,oh oh should'nt have gone to maaco.. hahah
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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paint is paint until it starts to flake off and crack,oh oh should'nt have gone to maaco.. hahah
Thats the custom crackle effect, just tell everyone its a JDM thing.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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a good paint job is gonna be at least 5K
 
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