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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:30 PM
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pics of my freshly painted SA

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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:32 PM
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very pretty
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:33 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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Is that a stock paint code?
It looks sharp.
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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nope that maaco brite white, not the best job, but for $250 you can't beat it. I bought the car for $400, spent $65 in parts to fix the brakes. So not bad huh?
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 04:43 PM
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It's almost as bright as the blinding "Pure White" on my wife's new Protege5.

Hope it lasts!
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 04:55 PM
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Nice car!!! Very Nice..
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 04:59 PM
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I had Maaco do the same on one of my old race cars!!! Same bright white and man it is bright in the sun!!!!! I had it painted in 1991 and the guy that bought it from me still had it and it looks as good as when it came out of the paint booth!! You will be happy!
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 07:47 PM
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Did you change the color? Or is it just painted white over white? Thats what I want to do. It looks good. Maybe I'll be taking mine there .

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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 07:49 PM
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it's white over grey primer. I bought the car 2 weeks ago it was all primered.
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 08:04 PM
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Hmm..white.
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 09:25 PM
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Looks good man. Is that a racing beat muffler I spy? We gotta meet up, I wanna see this thing in person.
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 09:29 PM
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Oh yea, any idea what color the car was originally?
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 10:05 PM
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Man, thats the air dam and spoiler I am looking for!!
Where'd ya get it, if I may ask?

Also, am I correct in assuming that the maaco job over my existing oxidized paint isn't a good idea?

Oh yeah, BEAUTIFUL CAR!
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 10:18 PM
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Hey looks great!! im not a big fan of white but still looks really nice.
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Old Oct 22, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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Yeah...What kind of prep work did they do on the car first? Or did they just paint it since the car was already primered? What color is the engine bay, inside the doors, etc? I really want to get my car re-painted, but Im still doing research on where to get it done. My car is currently white, and I want to "freshen up" the white again...Anyone know the best way to do this? Im only worried about the main body panels on the ouside mostly.

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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 01:52 AM
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Looks good. I have practically the exact same car, with what looks like the exact same paint job. Im happy with mine, and yours looks great
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 04:39 AM
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that thing looks badd assssss!!!!! nice job..... the pictures say it all!!!! looks way better without yhe sidemouldings!!!!
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 11:26 AM
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Hey guys thanks for all the compliments. Here's what I can tell you. The car was originally red, the guy I bought it from sanded the car did some bodywork, then primered and wetsanded the whole car. So maaco just did a light wetsand and then painted it. It's not the greatest job, but for $250 it's great.
I have no clue what air dam, or wing that is, I got the car with it. and finally, no that is not a racing beat muffler, it's a stock muffler that I would estimate is maybe a year old, so I put some ghetto autozone chrome tips on it
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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I swear those exhaust tips look just like racing beats muffler tips.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 04:42 PM
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That doesn't look like Racing Beat to me. The tips are too short.
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 04:58 PM
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so what color was it originally?
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Old Oct 23, 2002 | 05:32 PM
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Originally posted by rx7gslse
so what color was it originally?
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The car was originally red
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