by hari-bhari » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:14 pm
i think the picture is a bit deceiving because it looks like i just picked up some concrete residue, but if you run your hands along you, you can feel the individual scratch lines pretty easily. most of them do go down to the primer.
so anyways, i took it to a few different places for an estimate and got as high as 2300 dollars at the damn dealership, what a rip off! they wanted to basically respray the whole damn car
but aside from that i got estimates in the 500 dollar range.
some places only want to do the door only, while others insist the quarter panel should be blended as well.
the problem with blending the quarter panel is that clearcoat would only go up to the roofline where there would be an ever-so-slight border between the old clearcoat and the new.
conversely, the problem with only painting the door is that since its a pearl paint, some painters seem to think it wouldnt be a perfect looking match from some angles.
as far as the molding, some shops think i should take it off and either have it replaced or repainted, while other places want to do the respray with the moldin on the car.
does anyone have recommendations?
