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Old Sep 7, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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Has anyone ever painted their car themselves?

Anyone ever painted their car themselves?
Old Sep 7, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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i wouldnt recommend it unless you are a professional with professional tools.
too much can go wrong. you are better to pay some one to do it correctly the first time then to have some one do a half job. in the long run saveing those couple of hundred dollars just dont make any sense
Old Sep 7, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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vsamoloyov (sp?) did, but his brother had experience I think, and they were in a shop...you needs lots of tools and free time to do it correctly.
Old Sep 8, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by outsider
i wouldnt recommend it unless you are a professional with professional tools.
too much can go wrong. you are better to pay some one to do it correctly the first time then to have some one do a half job. in the long run saveing those couple of hundred dollars just dont make any sense
what he said
Old Sep 8, 2004 | 03:25 PM
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Ok, thanks for input.
Old Sep 8, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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Gimme 50 bucks and I'll paint your car with a roller.
Old Sep 9, 2004 | 03:10 AM
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I'll do it for 10 with my brush :P
Old Sep 9, 2004 | 06:45 AM
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I painted mine myself, But I also happen to paint semi's all day long ( You have no idea how **** a Peterbilt owner is about their paint finish ). I agree with everyone else, let a pro do it. The materials alone to do it yourself will still cost hundreds of dollars, and if you screw it up you not only wasted a lot of money and screwed up your max, it'll probably cost more for a body shop to strip the mess off and start over. Now if it was an 85 Escort you wanted to paint.....
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