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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 09:37 PM
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Good Paint/Body Shop

Anyone know of a good body shop to get my car repainted?


Originally Posted by StruttinSoul
What driving to Calgary and back like 12+ times 10 of which in the winter does to your paint:
Note this is fully washed and I did not miss a spot. First time I've seen the car in the sun for a long time, before Calgary trips paint was flawless. Not complaining just saying this is what happens










She used to look like this back in October:

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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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How much are you willing to spend?
and how picky are you?
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:41 PM
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i bet you most of that will buff out, not all but quite a bit
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:42 PM
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should probably not drive to calgary so often...
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cuebalt
i bet you most of that will buff out, not all but quite a bit
Rear bumper and lip yes, hood Ft bumper and fenders, not so much
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Validater
Rear bumper and lip yes, hood Ft bumper and fenders, not so much
from what i see there's only a few that are past the paint, not saying your gonna get any were near perfection, however for a low cost solution maybe just take it to a good detail shop.

My car was looking pretty bad a few days ago after the huge snow we got, did a good long detail couple days ago: washed, clayed, polished using orbital buffer and waxed and now its looking mighty fine i must say
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Old Feb 4, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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Yeah I agree, but if he's asking about a good paint job then seems like he wants all the chips gone. yes many will be able to be polished away, but there will always be the pesky few remaining.
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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ouch. thought my car looked bad when I went to saskatchewan at christmas. Got about 100 rock chips in my window and a few on hood and bumper but not so bad...
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 12:36 AM
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looks better than mine i got hail damage on my hood as for paintjob i would recommend 2 of myfriends, buthere inTX lol
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Validater
How much are you willing to spend?
and how picky are you?
Price isn't really a worry as I'm getting money from my stocks and I'm very picky lol.

Let's just say before I started going to Calgary the paint on this car was in better then factory condition as I wet sanded it myself and polished it up.

Originally Posted by cuebalt
i bet you most of that will buff out, not all but quite a bit
Nope, it's all too deep for that. Maybe the swirls and a few of the scratches, but not the pitting/sandblasted parts.

Originally Posted by c1_c1rca
should probably not drive to calgary so often...
Meh, there's something that makes it worth driving there.

Last edited by StruttinSoul; Feb 5, 2012 at 01:06 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 01:14 AM
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You already know my opinion.
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 01:17 AM
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You already know my opinion.
Black with Pink Flake in it?
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 01:19 AM
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Yes, and then...
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 02:10 AM
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Yes, and then...
Give it to you?
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 02:16 AM
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mark was mad that you took the fender stripes off haha
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by DiabeticKripple
mark was mad that you took the fender stripes off haha
They were destroyed.. how did he find out?
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 02:18 AM
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i told him. cause we were talking about them and Kris's
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by StruttinSoul

Meh, there's something that makes it worth driving there.
ahhhhhh, hope its vag
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