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Originally posted by Moses
This chore has got to rank up there with wheel polishing as pure torture.
What does it cost to get a quality repaint? $5000?
I'd rather work a second job at $10/hour for 500 hours then pay someone to do it right.
I put myself through school doing bodywork and "light" mechanics. In my view, the paint guys had the toughest job. Hard work-even harder to do it right.
I re-did the body and paint on my girlfriends '64 Mustang and if I close my eyes I can still see all the mess-ups. I'll never tackle a job like that again, certainly not on a Porsche.
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Right on. You just about have to paint the thing and then fix what you missed, lightly sand it and paint it again. The pros sometimes get it right the first time.
BTW, I deviated from my ususal go-out-of-state to get paint because of CA envirionmental laws and bought some urethane paint for my race car instead of acrlyic enamel (like Glasurit and Dupont Centari). Never again. Extremely slow dry. This paint requires a heated booth IMO and is not for DIYers. Very durable though.