If you want information on painting your car, Please try this web site. I restored a 69 mercury Cougar and after getting quotes from $4-$5K I listened and read the replies on this web sight. Ended up Repainting my car for about $600 in a Base Coat Clear coat blue finish. I did a ton of prep work on it myself and it turned out Fantastic. Never painted a car before either. They will take you through every step of the process even if you have someone else shoot it for you. They'll tell you how to wet sand and buff the car out. Also I would throw out your questions on their sight and get a lot of help and straight answers.

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Good luck

Mike v