Subject	it depends on which body shop you go to, however....
Posted by	BondzTT on June 15, 2005 at 11:01 AM
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In Reply To	is it true that repaint is always not as good as factory? posted by 300zx_lee on June 15, 2005 at 10:56 AM
Message	that is mostly true, it is very hard to get the paint to perfectly match, and if your car has a metallic color, then it is even harder to match the amount of metallic flake in the paint. Are they small enough scratches that you could clay bar them out or are the really big? Also, you could buy touch up paint from Courtesy and touch it up yourself. It worked well for me. Ian
Follow Ups	is it true that repaint is always not as good as factory? - 300zx_lee 10:56:01 06/15/05 You get what you pay for. Shops can do a LOT better job - Unluky (MO) 10:59:50 06/15/05 it depends on which body shop you go to, however.... - BondzTT 11:01:48 06/15/05 You can't "clay bar out" scratches. You need a polish for - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 11:32:49 06/15/05 thanks for helping! (n/m) - 300zx_lee 11:07:18 06/15/05 I recommend a full repaint or nothing at all. - Kenny 11:16:02 06/15/05 Try to live with them. A repaint will not be original>> - ZUL8TR 11:16:20 06/15/05 Funny story....the other day went to lunch with a - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 11:46:32 06/15/05 Once? Don't you mean still are? - Joe(NoVA) 11:48:04 06/15/05 Only 9 weeks till I give you a 3rd degree Indian Burn. - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 11:49:21 06/15/05 Just don't go - TT XTZ 12:00:01 06/15/05 You are one sick puppy, lady! - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 12:07:53 06/15/05 Then my work here is done. 8) (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:09:27 06/15/05 you only paid $3k for all that? - dogpile 17:17:36 06/15/05 It was on the hookup...probably a $6K paintjob in all. - Milo (Sport Z Magazine) 17:17:29 06/16/05 My repaint was much better than factory. It was color sanded - fairladyz90999 11:54:30 06/15/05 I love that color. (n/m) - TT XTZ 12:05:46 06/15/05 thank you. it is a beautiful color. (n/m) - fairladyz90999 12:08:18 06/15/05 what color is that? (n/m) - CLOWNSHUE 12:22:18 06/15/05 stock charcoal pearl kh2 (n/m) - fairladyz90999 12:29:41 06/15/05 It's been my experience repainting does not give the - dilo 12:37:13 06/15/05 Naaah ... your car is just a lot faster, - Barry'Z(NJ) 12:43:16 06/15/05 LOL! I never thought of it that way. (n/m) - dilo 13:01:57 06/15/05 how many layers of clearcoat did they use? (n/m) - 300zx88 13:01:33 06/15/05 Three base, three clear. (n/m) - dilo 13:03:26 06/15/05 No, that's Murphy's 2nd Theorem: - TT XTZ 13:04:55 06/15/05 And now I've gone crosseyed. (n/m) - CLOWNSHUE 13:37:55 06/15/05 Synopsis: I pulled my Z out of a car wash, drove it 10 feet - dilo 18:12:29 06/15/05 I'm sorry for laughing, but that's too perfect. =) (n/m) - TT XTZ 20:20:39 06/15/05 Don't worry about it. I laughed too. Something about the - dilo 23:37:56 06/15/05 yes (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 20:39:28 06/15/05
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