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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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hey guys , im just wondering how much it costed you guys to get your rear tailight panel painted??? im gonna get some quotes around here soon....
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Sandpaper, a rattlecan of semi-gloss black from Walmart and a little of your time, just a few wrinkled bucks. I did mine a year or so ago and it still looks pretty good.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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around $7 bucks
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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$50 at my local dealership
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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$6 to do it myself, really easy to do.
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Old Apr 28, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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$100 gloss black w/ clearcoat.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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$115

I originally gave it the rattlecan job, but after about 2 years it started chipping and looking all around pretty shitty. So I took it in to get painted the right way and Im very satisfied.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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So after 2 years you couldn't spend the hour and do it again? lol
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10 bucks...
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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A rattlecan actually holds up well and looks good? I would think you would need a gun to make it look alright?
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 02:46 PM
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spray paint holds up great.

mine was about 2 yeas before i hit it up with another coat
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Did any of you put your badges back on after you did the berger panel?
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 02SSofdeath
Did any of you put your badges back on after you did the berger panel?
I didn't. Its personal preference really. I don't like badges on the back of my car. It clutters everything on the back. I wanted a clean look so I left it all black.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Bondo~~$20
Sandpaper~~$10
Dupont prof. auto paint, gloss black~~$50/pint
Dupont clear~~$60/pint
Paint gun-already own, rent one for ~$20

Spray paint is fine, but if you are going gloss good luck. I think painting gloss without a lot of wetsanding/painting experience would be a headache. If you go flat black, spray paint it all the way. I wanted the smooth, glossy factory look. A little more costly, but gloss black paint out of a gun after 2 coats barely needs any wetsanding at all. After the clear, I touched it with some 1500 and 2000 and she shines like new.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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my "glossy" panel was SHINEY for 2 years, then i had to do it again.

i just sprayed high gloss, wetsand. thats it.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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$40 for me.
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