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Old 02-28-2008, 08:45 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by nighthawk355x View Post
I've been looking too...anyone reasonably priced? It seems like auto body is the business to get into now-a-days...they all seem to charge an arm and leg. I keep getting prices from $5k-10k for a BASIC paint job.

I'd love to have my bird painted HOK Sunset Pearl, do all the jambs and exterior, but leave the engine bay black. No one wants to help me out for under $5k...almoost better off selling the car and trying to buy one pre-painted.

Anyone know a quality place that won't take my 1st born to paint my car? Anywhere in Jersey would be fine, I'm willing to travel. I even thought about going out of state if the quality/price were right.
Ill tell you straight up a lot of shops dont like HOK paints - especially if they're not familiar w/ them.... they'll prolly charge extra just for NOT using there systems. Otherwise, painting a whole car is A LOT of work to do properly - even if your car needs no body work, to repaint a new color requires that every body panel be taken off, shot, cleared, then re-installed, gapped & then rubbed out... the cost of doing it right is completely worth it.

I say $5k-$6k is a pretty good deal - the lowest I've heard is around here $8k
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