 It's about that time, to finally paint my car |
 Nov 18, 2009 - 1:52 AM
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Well, I'm taking my car down to maaco tomorrow to see what they can do for me. If they can get me a paint job with the "additonal sanding" I need to get out the scratches, nail polish (from previous owner), oxidation, etc. for under $500 then I'm going to have them do it. After almost 4 years I might finally be getting the paint job I always said I was going to get. lol. This is, unfortunately, only so I can sell the car faster since nobody wants to pay a reasonable price for a car that's in perfect condition mechanically, near perfect on the interior, but 4 different colors on the exterior.
 pics and update tomorrow 
--------------------  94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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Nov 18, 2009 - 9:32 AM
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QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 18, 2009 - 2:52 AM)  Well, I'm taking my car down to maaco tomorrow to see what they can do for me. If they can get me a paint job with the "additonal sanding" I need to get out the scratches, nail polish (from previous owner), oxidation, etc. for under $500 then I'm going to have them do it. After almost 4 years I might finally be getting the paint job I always said I was going to get. lol. This is, unfortunately, only so I can sell the car faster since nobody wants to pay a reasonable price for a car that's in perfect condition mechanically, near perfect on the interior, but 4 different colors on the exterior. pics and update tomorrow Your selling it? What a shame... If you want a good paint job from them, you're probably looking at over $700... but if you're just trying to put a layer of paint on it to look beautiful for a year or two so the new owner has to deal with your problem... under $500 it is. This post has been edited by CastrolCelica: Nov 18, 2009 - 9:33 AM --------------------  |
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Nov 18, 2009 - 12:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Nov 18, 2009 - 6:32 AM) QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 18, 2009 - 2:52 AM) Well, I'm taking my car down to maaco tomorrow to see what they can do for me. If they can get me a paint job with the "additonal sanding" I need to get out the scratches, nail polish (from previous owner), oxidation, etc. for under $500 then I'm going to have them do it. After almost 4 years I might finally be getting the paint job I always said I was going to get. lol. This is, unfortunately, only so I can sell the car faster since nobody wants to pay a reasonable price for a car that's in perfect condition mechanically, near perfect on the interior, but 4 different colors on the exterior. pics and update tomorrow Your selling it? What a shame... If you want a good paint job from them, you're probably looking at over $700... but if you're just trying to put a layer of paint on it to look beautiful for a year or two so the new owner has to deal with your problem... under $500 it is. pretty much... I mean, I've already dumped way too much money into this thing already in an effort to make it more "sell-able" by putting this $500 in I might increase the value by $2-300 so I'm not really making my money back. But a lot more people are willing to buy a car that's all one color... -------------------- 94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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Nov 18, 2009 - 12:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 27, '09 From Columbus, Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 18, 2009 - 12:30 PM) QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Nov 18, 2009 - 6:32 AM) QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 18, 2009 - 2:52 AM) Well, I'm taking my car down to maaco tomorrow to see what they can do for me. If they can get me a paint job with the "additonal sanding" I need to get out the scratches, nail polish (from previous owner), oxidation, etc. for under $500 then I'm going to have them do it. After almost 4 years I might finally be getting the paint job I always said I was going to get. lol. This is, unfortunately, only so I can sell the car faster since nobody wants to pay a reasonable price for a car that's in perfect condition mechanically, near perfect on the interior, but 4 different colors on the exterior. pics and update tomorrow Your selling it? What a shame... If you want a good paint job from them, you're probably looking at over $700... but if you're just trying to put a layer of paint on it to look beautiful for a year or two so the new owner has to deal with your problem... under $500 it is. pretty much... I mean, I've already dumped way too much money into this thing already in an effort to make it more "sell-able" by putting this $500 in I might increase the value by $2-300 so I'm not really making my money back. But a lot more people are willing to buy a car that's all one color... Yea, that's true. What color are you going with? The stock or something new? Here's to hoping that we either get another member here, or that once you see it in all it's glory, you'll want to keep it .
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6strngs It's about that time Nov 18, 2009 - 1:52 AM
6strngs Well, I ended up dropping it off there! Total ... Nov 18, 2009 - 4:04 PM CastrolCelica Color?
As a side note, I notice you just took of... Nov 18, 2009 - 4:15 PM 6strngs it's going to be the stock green color.
and I... Nov 18, 2009 - 10:03 PM 6strngs got a call from maaco today, they said it's do... Nov 20, 2009 - 9:13 PM richee3 I got so excited to see this thread, then I find o... Nov 20, 2009 - 9:29 PM 6strngs well it's not sold yet! I got it back tod... Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 AM SwissFerdi Nice, good for you man. I second Castrol's not... Nov 22, 2009 - 3:36 PM benzo lets see the pics!!! Nov 22, 2009 - 3:38 PM 6strngs today I went around and fixed up any issues I had.... Nov 22, 2009 - 6:21 PM yarik83 I see you are surrounded in celicas there. 5th gen... Nov 22, 2009 - 6:26 PM
6strngs QUOTE (yarik83 @ Nov 22, 2009 - 3:26... Nov 22, 2009 - 6:46 PM captb QUOTE (6strngs @ Nov 22, 2009 - 6:46... Nov 22, 2009 - 6:56 PM epocsirhc That turned out awesome! Good luck selling the... Nov 22, 2009 - 6:53 PM SwissFerdi Wow, very nice. I'll probably do the prep myse... Nov 22, 2009 - 8:08 PM captb did you remove the handles, bumber, etc for paint ... Nov 22, 2009 - 8:24 PM 6strngs QUOTE (captb @ Nov 22, 2009 - 5:24 P... Nov 23, 2009 - 1:55 AM richee3 Wow, hey, they did a pretty good job with that. Th... Nov 22, 2009 - 10:31 PM CastrolCelica I reaaaally like the more blueish tint to the teal... Nov 23, 2009 - 9:54 AM 6strngs QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Nov 23, 2009 - 6... Nov 23, 2009 - 5:42 PM johnnehh You know what's funny?
I was VERY close to bu... Nov 23, 2009 - 7:43 PM 6strngs QUOTE (johnnehh @ Nov 23, 2009 - 4:4... Nov 23, 2009 - 9:05 PM njccmd2002 Wow I like it, don't sell it, get rid of th ot... Nov 24, 2009 - 10:23 AM |
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