painted lowers?
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painted lowers?
called a body shop that does my dealer's work and asked him about painting the lowers.
he said the lower parts need to be baked prior to primer/painting to remove the oils, otherwise paint won't stick. is this true? makes sense to me, but what do i know.
estimate was $500.
'03.5 Sedan, Silver/Black, Leather, Sport
he said the lower parts need to be baked prior to primer/painting to remove the oils, otherwise paint won't stick. is this true? makes sense to me, but what do i know.
estimate was $500.
'03.5 Sedan, Silver/Black, Leather, Sport
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Re: painted lowers?
i'm in SoCal, the body shop is in Duarte. i thought the price was decent, just wasn't sure about the baking story. But like i said, i thought it made sense to me.
just wondering if there are any painting experts out there.
when i was considering an A4, they talked about painted lowers and most of these were priced around $300-500. didn't hear about the baking thing though.
i figured t'd try this guy since he deals with my dealer and i wouldn't have to worry about the paint matching.
'03.5 Sedan, Silver/Black, Leather, Sport
just wondering if there are any painting experts out there.
when i was considering an A4, they talked about painted lowers and most of these were priced around $300-500. didn't hear about the baking thing though.
i figured t'd try this guy since he deals with my dealer and i wouldn't have to worry about the paint matching.
'03.5 Sedan, Silver/Black, Leather, Sport
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03-06-2003, 07:02 PM
Re: painted lowers?
I got an estimate from the body shop that does work for the Infinit dealer her in Kirkland, WA and it was $1300...yes $1300. He didn't mention anything about baking, but he did sugguest not doing it because the paint would chip. Now once he gave me the quote, I really didn't need the recommendation for not doing it, the price alone was all the deterent I needed.
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