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Looking at getting the car sprayed in the new year - any idea of cost? Can anyone recommend a good place in Melb?
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for cost depends on wot car and quality of paint and if it a boodgy job. you can say money by doing the preperation your self
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I can recomend you dont go to waddingtons in castlemaine.
Did a **** job on my car took them 3 attemps and had to see a solictor to sort things out.
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There is no greater satisfaction in applying paint to your own car.
The reward is - you can say at the end of the day or to anyone interested in the vehicle that you did it yourself. As a young teenager I was fortunate enough to learn by one of the best
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I've always painted my bikes, so i've got all the gear. I just don't have the space to do a ute. I've started to prep it up gradually - priming it and laying just enough paint over the top to seal the primer (you'd be surprised how many people prime cars
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If you are willing to spray it yourself there are a few places around that rent out spraybooths.
I know ottos paint bazar in melbourne used to rent his out but ive been told he shut his doors a while back.
Try large paint supply stores cos im sure that |
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Thanks GMH - never thought of that.
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If you are prepared to paint yourself, hiring a booth will be the way to go. If you get a shop to do it, they will charge $2000 upwards, and that is without any responsibility for shape of panels, ie. ripples or dents. If you want to go rat style, in a ba |
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