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by NViejeP » Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:53 pm

Kind of, hes paying me $165, I can profit off of it. I dont feel bad at all though, I went through a frenzy, taking it to 2 different shops on my day off of work just to find out that the paint guy isn't there.

by GlassWolf » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:28 am

does it matter if someone else is footing the bill?
hehe

by joeyc » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:24 pm

50 is a safe bet.

by NViejeP » Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:22 pm

Cheap was in under $25? Or as in under $100 haha

by GlassWolf » Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:30 pm

it's just clearcoat. any paint shop should be able to clean, prep, and re-clear that portion pretty cheap.

once the clear has had a couple days to dry, you can buff out the whole car and make the whole thing look practically new and repainted.

by NViejeP » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:35 pm

Really now? I've done like 3-4 tries with the scratch-x with the buffer, and like 4-5 tries with the scratch with hand. I havne't put a lot of it on any of these times.

The spot is like 4 inches wide and 1 inch tall, can I get that recoated.. just that part? And would that cost a lot?

by joeyc » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:31 pm

well if you just have them spray it, and maybe your buddy can help you wet sand it and buff it, then they shouldn't charge much more than 50 bux but probably less.

by NViejeP » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:28 pm

how much will it cost to get that spot/area recoated? I'm doing a LOT of hand buffing with the scratch-x

by Team AI » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:41 pm

If you take a lot of the clear off you definately need to get it cleared again. Clear protects the paint and if you don't get it cleared again then you will run into problems down the road.

by ridr4lif » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:35 pm

If you buff the rest of the car like you did that one spot it shouldnt be so obvious.

BUT, if he did take off a lot, or all the clearcoat in that area, then yes, you may have to do what Glass said before and have the spot re-clearcoated.

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