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Old 11-09-2007, 02:45 PM   #21
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Just out of curiosity. How much would a paint job done at a shop like Maaco or Meinike run you? Realisticly. Im still making payments on my Mustang, can I still have it painted; even though it still "the banks car"
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Old 11-09-2007, 11:54 PM   #22
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You can still have it painted.... but don't go to maaco
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Old 11-30-2007, 06:19 AM   #23
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Better get Maaco!
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Old 12-02-2007, 05:44 PM   #24
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hey what is a good paint to use?
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Old 01-02-2008, 06:10 PM   #25
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I tried painting my car once and it costed me about 2k to repaint it because I did a horrrible job. Good luck to rest of you that try!
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Old 10-07-2008, 12:40 PM   #26
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Old 10-07-2008, 01:47 PM   #27
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Yeah, Jonnie boy dropped the ball on this one.
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Old 10-22-2008, 01:18 AM   #28
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imop Sikkens is the best paint you can get, i spray it everyday at work.
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Great info - thanks for sharing it!
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Old 01-28-2009, 10:25 AM   #30
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greta thread--I've always wanted to attend a paint project--just never had the stones for it.
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