How much to paint a Trufiber GTS-4 Hood?

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06-06-2012, 06:37 PM

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BleedinBlue

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Originally Posted by pascal

Red's not harder...
That color cost about 3 times more than any other.
It's well over a $100 for a pint of red base coat, ouch!

I see. It's nutty that it's more expensive than other colors...doesn't make much sense. The insurance company asked me thismorning, when I was making my claim, if my car was red. I thought of you

06-06-2012, 07:33 PM

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pascal

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Originally Posted by BleedinBlue

I see. It's nutty that it's more expensive than other colors...doesn't make much sense. The insurance company asked me thismorning, when I was making my claim, if my car was red. I thought of you

LOL.

It's claimed to contain gold pigments in red colors, that's why is not cheap...

06-07-2012, 04:08 PM

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09cs

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Originally Posted by pascal

Red's not harder...
That color cost about 3 times more than any other.
It's well over a $100 for a pint of red base coat, ouch!

Edit: Never mind I saw your post above lol

06-07-2012, 04:59 PM

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Entaille

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I think it really depends on how well you want to do it.. is it going to be blended with the fenders, front bumper? or are you straight painting a hood and throwing it on.

then it depends on the shop and their costs.. it will vary wildly. cheaper is not better. find out what you are paying for, before you pay it.

06-07-2012, 08:04 PM

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pascal

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So far, I've been able to match all color except Tungsten Gray without having to blend on the fenders.
But as the cars get older now, blending will be the order of the day...