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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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Black Paint Sucks so...

im planning on getting my car repainted to white using factory paint. How much do you guys think this will cost?
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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off topic. are you danishj?

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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:44 PM
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nope im new to this place
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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anyone know the answer to this question though?
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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ummm.. all acura paint qualities are bad..not just black or white. I suggest you sticking with you color because you are going totally opposite of your body color so its going to be a one bitch job. It really depends how much you want to spend on your paint job. It can go up from $600-4000? Let me ask you this, what is making you to repaint your car? do you got scratches or damages, what is it?
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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i guess he doesn't like the color?
just to add, that might be a bad move. I believe this will also depreciate the value of the car on top of the money you are planning to spend.
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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the scratches and swirl marks are frustrating the heck out of me
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by danish
the scratches and swirl marks are frustrating the heck out of me
dude, over that? you want to repaint your car. either you got alot of cash or just being stupid. Why dont you try to buff the car and detail it? I know how you feel but doesnt make want to repaint the whole car.
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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buff it out and detail..and then learn proper wash techniques.
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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you'll need to highspeed buff it to get out the swirls, and if you do it wrong you could end up needing to paint it anyways =P My suggestion: take it to a detail shop
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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alright thanks, i guess you guys are right. the only reason i even thought of such a stupid idea was because i own a white SUV and its always so heavenly and i only wash it once a month.
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:22 PM
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I have a NHB 04, and it got swirls in the wink of an eye. I bought some stuff called SwirlBuster from Autopia and it gets them our real easy....but you should never use a machine to buff your paint unless you seriously know what you are doing. There are so many dynamics to it, so as previously suggested, take it to a detailer. Repainting would be silly, esp when the NHB will look so much better when properly detailed than a white car...
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 06:32 AM
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Also, if you repaint your car from black to white, you would have to re-register it, as well as get new insurance for it. :cop:
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by danish
alright thanks, i guess you guys are right. the only reason i even thought of such a stupid idea was because i own a white SUV and its always so heavenly and i only wash it once a month.
yeah, white is a very nice color and doesnt show up all the scratches or swirl marks as much as black colored cars..
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Acura has 2.9% financing, that may be something to consider first. Just go get a new car with the color you want. Dude, I waited seven months for my color combo, milano-red w/ebony 6-spd, from the time I put my down payment until the car showed up.

This was a topic of conversation on NPR's Car Talk. It is very possible, that if you are unhappy with your current paint color, you will be equally unhappy with flaws in the new paint job.

You need to consider that for this to be done properly, the doors have to come off the car, little rubber gaskets that cover various holes need to be removed, probably being destroyed in the proccess so the paint-shop has to go to the dealer to get new ones...if they are even are that meticulous...they may just paint over all that sh1t.

Getting a new car is much wiser.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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this is a highly awful idea.

Just take it to pro detailer to buff the swirls out, read up on how to wash a car properly, and wax it every two months. Problem solved. (or sell it)
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