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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: bucks county, PA
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Look around all of the trim, window seals, light etc for overspray, most repaints unless they are big $$$ jobs show overspray somwhere. Also look for "tape" marks where the outside surfaces meet the edge of the inside, like edges of doors and engine lid. Normally they leave the original paint in the door jambs and engine compartment, but a good company will tape off the gaps as to not get paint overspray on the areas that they are not painting. Therefore the will be a slight edge where the tape was. A really, really good shop will sand a buff that edge so you will not notice it.
Since it is black you really cant look for a difference in the color, but you can look for a difference in the "orange peel" of the texture of the surface. Look to see if the surface finish is the same all over the car. This will help you determine if certain areas were repainted.
I have restored and repaint a car black, I took me 1 year to do, if I could see the car in person I would tell you for sure, but alal I am 3,000+ miles away. Good luck.
You could also check carfax for any accident info.
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