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My parents are going to paint my car for me this summer and I was wondering how much some of your guy's paint jobs went for. I dont want a cheap one, I'm thinking about maybe black with few clear coats with a couple of racing stripes. Do you think racing stripes would look nice on a convertable? If not what would you suggest, because I dont want just a plain paint job. By the way I have a 97 mustang white with a black top. If you guys could just tell me how much your paint jobs went for or how much you would think this would cost help me please.
 

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Guled22 said:
My parents are going to paint my car for me this summer and I was wondering how much some of your guy's paint jobs went for. I dont want a cheap one, I'm thinking about maybe black with few clear coats with a couple of racing stripes. Do you think racing stripes would look nice on a convertable? If not what would you suggest, because I dont want just a plain paint job. By the way I have a 97 mustang white with a black top. If you guys could just tell me how much your paint jobs went for or how much you would think this would cost help me please.
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at least 3500. if it were any cheaper i would be skeptical. stock is 5 and 7. that means 5 coats of paint 7 coats of clear. stripes are up to you. i wouldn't. when you get the black just make sure you take care of it the right way.
 
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No one puts on that much paint... 2-3 base 2-3 clear... They do what it takes to make it all blend... I never saw a shop spray that much paint! And dont expect it... 7 coats of clear... RUNS!!! No need to put so much on...
 

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MoNsTaMaCk24 said:
No one puts on that much paint... 2-3 base 2-3 clear... They do what it takes to make it all blend... I never saw a shop spray that much paint! And dont expect it... 7 coats of clear... RUNS!!! No need to put so much on...
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aggreed !

way too much paint
 

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MoNsTaMaCk24 said:
No one puts on that much paint... 2-3 base 2-3 clear... They do what it takes to make it all blend... I never saw a shop spray that much paint! And dont expect it... 7 coats of clear... RUNS!!! No need to put so much on...
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I'm gonna have to agree here. Black is def one of those colors that you can't go wrong with just take good care of it. Black shows a lot of dirt, scratches and chips. As for the racing strips, I would avoid them. On the 2005+ model, I like strips but older models (unless you are talking about 60's models) I think strips look tacky IMO. As for pricing...I've seen paint jobs go from around $300 all the way up to around $6k. You get what you pay for.
 

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MoNsTaMaCk24 said:
No one puts on that much paint... 2-3 base 2-3 clear... They do what it takes to make it all blend... I never saw a shop spray that much paint! And dont expect it... 7 coats of clear... RUNS!!! No need to put so much on...
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i've heard wrong. Maybe i didn't hear the paint guy and i'm getting old. anyone know the officially how many layers each paint/clear comes from the factory?
 
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