# Post the Most Recent picture of your car (PICS ONLY)

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 16, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-the-most-recent-picture-of-your-car-pics-only/81607 "2004-09-16T06:06:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-the-most-recent-picture-of-your-car-pics-only/81607/3687 "2009-09-08T07:50:00Z")

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> [@Thank you all.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thank-you-all/15092/53):
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> 4500 holy cow - that sounds like a hell of a lot of money for a paint job lol - the materials are really 2000 dollars ? I’m assuming not everyone would use that paint on their car… this car was painted almost 3 years ago for 2800 dollars, all windows removed, doors, interior where needed, and all bumpers and hinges were painted separately. It is very hard to tell if a paint job is going to “last” or not that is the worst part about spending the money -
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> looks good bing hope it stays fresh!!

you’re not wrong… it’s alot of money… which is why most people don’t do it properly. This one was not a 100% restore job… the motor was still in, the rear glass was not removed…

that said, i have really bad experience with $1500 paint jobs…and i wont ever trust my car to hacks or backyard shops again… not for a car i care about anyways

like i said, when you get a bargain paint job the shop absolutely has to cut corners. on my last paint job the paint flaked off in a car wash because the surfaces were not prepped properly.

industry standard for top tier paint and materials is about $1800 for a complete paint job… this is the stuff insurance companies expect to go on repairs meant to restore to OEM standards or as close to it as possible… since we all know you can’t replicate the OEM paint job.

I can see you getting a decent job for $2800 with decent materials if the shop is not a mainstream shop, has low overhead, billing out at $30 / hr or so… it’s possible for sure.

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