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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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does anyone know about how much it would cost to do a complete color change? im asking cause i would like to paint my pewter camaro onyk black. and yes i know i should have just bought black to begin with. its just something im considering
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 01:11 AM
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considering doing yourself, or taking it to a shop? price at a shop to do a clor change will probably be 3-3500 and up
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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considering doing yourself, or taking it to a shop? price at a shop to do a clor change will probably be 3-3500 and up
that doesent seem to bad i guess, but it seems like alot of work. i wonder if they have to pull the engine to do the engine bay? the hardest part in deciding to do this is loosing the orginality of the car.
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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No you won't have to pull the engine just evrything else underhood. check out my albums-just had one done. If you are comforable with and love that particular car I say go with it. just my .02
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did you do all that yourself? it looks pretty good. if i end up goin black it will probly be the last thing i do to the car
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No I didn't do the work but I could have I just dont have the time im in the military. My boy has a custom shop in IL where im from and did all the work... what did you want to know???
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 09:27 PM
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No I didn't do the work but I could have I just dont have the time im in the military. My boy has a custom shop in IL where im from and did all the work... what did you want to know???
what branch you in? ik just finished a 5 year enlistment in the navy. hmm well i wana know how much it should cost for a good shop to do it, and how much time and work would go into it. i really wana paint my car onyx black, its kinda a big decision though. plus it ruins the originality of the car. anything you know about it would be cool.
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Active army. about to go to special forces training after new year. well as you saw by the pics you really have to disassemble the car...the only thing left on it during paint was the interior tires and wheels and engine. a reputable shop would prolly hit you for anywhere between 3000-4500 depending on the amount of bodywork to be done.
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Where is your buddy's shop in IL? I live in the Northwest suburbs and I'm thinkin about having my car repainted arctice white this summer.
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The shops in Litchfield right off I-55 an hour south of Springfield. he does cars from all over the country it's a complete custom shop. where are you located? what color do you have now?
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it all goes on where u live the body shop prices change from state to state but i live in va and have worked in a few and im a painter and i can say here a color change will start at around 3500 with no body work done we did an f150 a while back n changed it from gold to blue and it ran about 5500...
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Old Jan 4, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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To change the color all depends on how straight the body is and how nice you want it cut and buffed and what paint you want to use there are a lot of variables. I own a hot rod shop and we do it all including paint Im just east of portland so about and hour and a half from longview. if your interested shoot me a pm
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