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Mazda Protege Owner Photos
- Thread starter Nightmare
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thanks! i know hah.
the aim was to make it look better than before,
so i did my best to putty up imperfections, 2 coats of prime and 3 coats of spraypaint.
then topped it off with 3 coats clearcoat.
still needs to be buffed. it looks kind of dull for now but it will be complete this week.
dont think it was too bad for only costing 15$.
but it will be done by a shop when i get the car resprayed completely, so i was fearless
the aim was to make it look better than before,
so i did my best to putty up imperfections, 2 coats of prime and 3 coats of spraypaint.
then topped it off with 3 coats clearcoat.
still needs to be buffed. it looks kind of dull for now but it will be complete this week.
dont think it was too bad for only costing 15$.
but it will be done by a shop when i get the car resprayed completely, so i was fearless
makes sense. no need to paint it at a shop if ur gonna respray the whole car anyway
Called the guy today. He said he could do it for ~$1600. (Sanding/Painting, inc. jambs and everything)
He's never advertised once, and he's been doing this for 25 years. That's pretty impressive.
I got the referral from a coworker who had her jeep sprayed a classic Dodge (?) purple color for 1K. The paint looks fantastic. I'll try and snap some shots sometime. If he's being spraying for 25 years w/o advertisement, his work must be good to continue getting referrals over and over again. He has a primary/'real' job, this is just something he does on the side. I told him the mica paint is similar to metallic. I hope that's true, if not at least pricewise. He had never heard of it - unsurprising since it's sort of a mazda thing from what I've seen.
justanothermp5
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well the paint isnt expensive, its the labor that really get u
you could save some money by doing the prep work yourself but idk how good at that kinda stuff u are
my brother actually painted his whole car in a booth with OEM grade mazda paint(dupont) (Aurora Blue Mica from a MZ3) and the paint, clear, sealer, stirs, fliters, etc was 680 total
He would have been charged 2k+ from a shop so u see where the majority of the price comes in
but if he really does that good of a job for only 1k then go for it and let us know how it turns out
you could save some money by doing the prep work yourself but idk how good at that kinda stuff u are
my brother actually painted his whole car in a booth with OEM grade mazda paint(dupont) (Aurora Blue Mica from a MZ3) and the paint, clear, sealer, stirs, fliters, etc was 680 total
He would have been charged 2k+ from a shop so u see where the majority of the price comes in
but if he really does that good of a job for only 1k then go for it and let us know how it turns out
justanothermp5
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hmm must be a nice guy,
because just since he is mixing it already,
it doesnt really make it any easier for him to mix u some lol i buy all my paint at carquest
i get a crazy discount for being a community college student, and i dont even go there anymore haha
because just since he is mixing it already,
it doesnt really make it any easier for him to mix u some lol i buy all my paint at carquest
i get a crazy discount for being a community college student, and i dont even go there anymore haha
