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Paint selection
I was wondering if anyone painted their car completely white, with the top? Or any other color without the black top. Any pics?
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Re: Paint selection
I have seen a few all white SVX. Never saw a black with white roof yet...
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I have a Pearl that is all white with the top still black. White roof and white spoiler.
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I like the white whit black roof and trunk best. :cool
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Alexander (Norway) My subarus: 1992 Svx LSI 5-MT(3.54) 1998 Legacy BG 2.5L GX |
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Re: Paint selection
Thanks for the photo Earl. I have to agree with Alexander, white with the black top is the best combo. Now to find a good auto paint shop. What is the average cost to paint our cars?
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. |
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All depends on how well of a job you want done and who you know.
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Watching this... Hope to get mine painted one day as well; not a fan of the green.
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if you do the prep work yourself you will save a ton.
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I got a quote for 3K! Ding repairs, 6 coats of paint. Sounds high to me
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. |
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Not a bad price for a great paint job. High for a good paint job. And if you are not sure how good he is don't do it.... I have a paint shop that does a terrific job. The paint high end cars ( jags,Acura,Rolls,Ferrari Vetts etc ) they would get $5,000. But the job would be a paint that looks to be 3 feet deep. He painted a trailer to match my friends Goldwing and the paint was better than factory.
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I got a quote for 1200 about a year ago, ding repair and 3-4 coats. I'm gonna be safe and round It up to 2k now just to make sure its a good job.
Without the a/c working it gets a bit toasty in my car so I've been debating on black trunk and hood with white roof to try and keep some heat off.
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Paint jobs can either make a car into something fantastic, or completely ruin the car. Please do yourself a favor and have the car prepped and painted by an experienced professional. If you don't, in many cases, the end result can be even worse than where you started.
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Re: Paint selection
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I got another quote. It's from a top quality shop. They take everything off-trims, emblems, bumpers, mirrors, wing, cladds; etc. They don't cut corners and use very expensive paints. They quoted me 4K!! Ouch! That Plasti Dip is sounding better with every quote
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. Last edited by dannmarr; 05-13-2013 at 10:23 AM. |
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