Make my paint not suck?

SON240sx Automotive
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I’m just curious, the paint job on my beater is a pretty crap job overall - it was already like that when I bought it.

I don’t know if this is feasible or not because I don’t really know anything about paint but I’m just curious if there is any places I can bring it to do like some sort of buff/polish to make it not so dull and shitty.

it might even be an option to have it re-clearcoated only or something, i dont really know.

who can I call to ask these questions? I’m in Oakville so it needs to be reasonably close.

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Do you want it to be fast and cheaply done?

Do you want it to be slow and cheaply done?

Cheaply = Price + quality wise.

If so, send Nelly a pm.

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my buddy helps me with this all the time
he is the detailer at pfaff porsche,
i’ll ask as soon as he gets to my place

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Lets Camo the biatch!

5

paint it Sandstone Beige Metallic :hsugh:

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Secondeded. :wtcslap:

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3rdeded.

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John, there are some things you can do by yourself that won’t cost you much money. Check out http://gtaindetail.com/ they can do it for you if you want, or you could read through their FAQ on how to do it yourself. I clay bar’d my beater, and it came out pretty nice. It didn’t fix all parts though, so I may polish those that it didn’t help with.

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If it’s a beater instead of spending like $100.00 on a good buff just go to fairdeal bodyshop in Rexdale and get a cheap ass paintjob for $199.00 If if needs body work it’s extra so do it your self.

I have seen their work, no, not the greatest but worth the $200.00 especialy if it’s a winter beater or a car you will sell in a few months.

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I thought Fairdeal Charges $499?

you need to prep and tape the car your self . for 199 they might just use simple Acrylic Colors
-not prep it
-not tape it up

they’ll paint your glass and tires but its kinda worth it if you feel like Prepping your car, and Taping it up.

then watersand and re-clearcloat it.
I charge like 700 but i offer better colors

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The hell would you be slapping me if you seconded it :ugh:

Contradict much? :slap:

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dude do a “jigsaw” paintjob. I heard all the cool kids were doing it :thumleft: lmao

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$199? theres no way they prep the car for that kind of money

how would you go about prepping the car yourself? in their shop?

i have a feeling if I prepped the car with newspaper and shit it would just get destroyed from the wind behind a towtruck on the highway on the way there :slight_smile:

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jsut hit it with a polisher and some good 3M or Farecla compound and call it a day… if its your beater who the fuck cares.

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Depending on the condition of the paint you can probably goto a detailer and restore the paint or pick up a porter cable random-orbit sander/polisher (about 150ish i remember) and learn how to use it yourself. Check out these paint restorations… on 240s

A good detail however could run you about 300 or so but that all depends on the condition and if you want to do engine bay, interior etc.

http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/78036-black-240sx-worse-condition-paint-ive-ever-seen.html?highlight=240sx

http://autopia.org/forum/click-brag/83618-cleanyourcar-nissan-200sx-sonus-retsoration.html?highlight=240sx

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John, I’d give that guy a ring, since he’s in the GTA, and ask him. He’s on g35driver, and he seems like a very stand up guy, that won’t lie to you to make a few $. I would think that he’d be honest with you on whether he thinks he could fix it, or if you need a repaint. I’ll be taking my car to him next spring after I pull it out of storage to make it look brand new again.