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Old 06-24-2004, 04:19 PM
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Paint Job for Cheapskates?

My '86 300E is losing its clear coat and looks terrible (hood, top and now the trunk). Almost like a pimple faced teenager (still runs great but disheartening to look at). I'm cheap, especially for an 18 yr old car, and the prices I see to do it from the "pros" range from $1200 to $3000. Is it possible to do it myself? Is the equipment rentable? These and other questions haunt me.... Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
David

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Old 06-24-2004, 05:56 PM
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A DIY job won't be much cheaper if you end up with a crappy job and have to get a professional do "undo" what was done.
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Old 06-24-2004, 06:49 PM
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I had my old 83 300SD done at Maaco and it came out really well. There are some important tips, so search the archives under my user name to see what I did.

The most important things are:
1. remove EVERYTHING you don't want painted. Leave it on and it's guaranteed Maaco will paint it!
2. "accidentally" leave a case of beer in the trunk and let the guy who's actually spraying your car know it's there You tend to get a better job this way.. just tell him not to start drinking it until AFTER your car has been painted, not before

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Old 06-29-2004, 11:30 PM
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Hay Bhatt, can't find that post you are referring to about Macco.
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Old 06-30-2004, 10:16 AM
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Here is one post I found. There may be another.. you might want to search under my user name and look for any posts that have to do with painting a car.. my posts are most likely responses to other people.

Help talk me through prepping my car for the body shop!

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'83 300SD 335,000km (207k) mi SOLD
'87 560SL 163,000km (101k mi) SOLD
'86 300SDL 356,000km (220k mi) SOLD
'92 500SEL 250,000km (155k mi) SOLD
'90 300SL 140,000km (87k mi) SOLD
'01 S430 260,000km (161k mi) SOLD
'03 SL500 167,000km (104k mi) SOLD
'07 S550 4MATIC 235,000km (146k mi) SOLD
'07 GL320 CDI 4MATIC 348,000km (215k mi)
'13 GL350 BlueTec 4MATIC 170,000km (105k mi)
'14 SL550 72,000km (43k mi)
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