$40 dollar paint job wut do u think???????

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Apr 24, 2007 | 07:55 PM

ILuvMyJdmDc4

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$40 dollar paint job wut do u think???????

I had my car primered white before. The color started to fade. So i went to my local siperstiens and bought this dark bronze metallic paint. This is wut came out. Did it the whole car rattle canned. Tell me wut u think.

first painted

4 months later

now

Apr 24, 2007 | 07:59 PM

UCLA.lion

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Re: $40 dollar paint job wut do u think??????? (ILuvMyJdmDc2)

looks flat grey

it's meh

now paint your wind shield wipers

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:00 PM

The_Ricky_Is

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Re: $40 dollar paint job wut do u think??????? (ILuvMyJdmDc2)

WoW! diggin the blue wheels! the new color looks pretty good from the picture

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:02 PM

John M

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Re: $40 dollar paint job wut do u think??????? (The_Ricky_Is)

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:04 PM

MasterShake

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primer?

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:05 PM

projecthatch92

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doesn't look half bad! did you wetsand in between coats at all?

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:07 PM

gianinline

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Wow. I'm not even joking, but I liked the car for real!
Those blue wheels and the flat paint look nice as hell.... and... for 40 bucks... can't beat that ah?!

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Apr 24, 2007 | 08:09 PM

Danger

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Re: (projecthatch92)

looks like you spent $40 .

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:10 PM

kaoss_11

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x2 that **** is *** I am sorry.

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:11 PM

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Re: (kaoss_11)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Danger »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks like you spent $40 .</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep....

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:12 PM

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Riced-EL

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reminds me of a Rat rod....

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:13 PM

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ILuvMyJdmDc4

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Re: (projecthatch92)

Right now it has one coat but i ordered more paint. But i do plan on wetsanding before the next coat.

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:14 PM

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93civiccoupe

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Re: $40 dollar paint job wut do u think??????? (ILuvMyJdmDc2)

i liked it white

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:14 PM

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Genuine Rolla

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I am really diggin' the lip man...other than that....eh...

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:18 PM

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bennyDA

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Re: (Genuine Rolla)

wow a HUGE improvement,
dont compare it to a pro paint job guys, compare it to before...
WOW amazing, id take that over my shitty faded/2 shades of white paint anyday
and grey+blue wheels=sex
damn shitz hottt
i like...
for anything more than 200 it would be a rip off, but def! money well spent
goodjob man

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:28 PM

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jdmef-9

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i agree it looks like you spent 40 bux.... maybe after some more coats and some clear it will look straight.....

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:30 PM

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Re: (jdmef-9)

photo help out the paint....I bet in person, it looks like crap

Go to maaco atleast....

Apr 24, 2007 | 08:57 PM

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I think you should get a real paint job? But it looks better than it did, I give you that.

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:04 PM

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GG99

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Re: (-Todd-)

looks ight...

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:05 PM

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so you spray painted ur car with spray cans....what's the big deal, in 2 more months its going to look like dookie

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:07 PM

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life sux die

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Re: (-Championship-)

looks like a 19.95 paint job.

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:18 PM

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Re: (Danger)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by life sux die »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks like a 19.95 paint job.

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no.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Danger »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks like you spent $40 .</TD></TR></TABLE>

ninja edit: although it does look better then w/e it was before

Modified by bulletspastsunset at 10:59 PM 4/24/2007

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:28 PM

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phazedd

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color looks like wet cement

Apr 24, 2007 | 10:25 PM

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it looks better, match that hood if your going to do a finished job.....if you search there is an actual 50 paint job if your strapped and if you do work....**** comes out fairly nice