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Originally Posted by Duc Hunter
I have always heard 85% of a great paint job is the prep work. If this is true, and one is worried about their painting skills, shouldn't the prep, priming, and panting be left to the pro's? I ask for the OP and myself, as I am pondering doing the body prep but do not have confidence in my ability to put the paint on.
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Also, prep work is the most labor intensive part. This means it’s the most expensive part of a paint job. I think if you do a good enough job but leave a few small imperfections it would be easier for the shop to just touch up those areas with a little sanding and glaze or whatever than have to block the whole car from the metal out. It should be much cheaper that way and you can still end up with a good finish at the end I feel. I find a lot of shops don’t like doing this kind of work and would only tackle it for a much higher fee just because it’s an “older car..”