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Old 06-18-11, 05:52 AM
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Rock chipped hood =(

Hi so I was deciding between 3 options. The first being just leaving the hood as is(lots of rock chips like it got shot by a shotgun). The 2nd being buying oem paint from paint scratch and like sanding it down, priming it, painting it, and clear coating it. The last is to get a shop ( least prefered because short on money). What do you guys think i should do? Are there any other alternatives to fixing the rock chips?
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Sandblast, sand, WETSAND (many people forget that important step), primer, repaint. going to be a lot cheaper DIY than any other option.
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Originally Posted by REAmemiya_fan
Sandblast, sand, WETSAND (many people forget that important step), primer, repaint. going to be a lot cheaper DIY than any other option.
Whats the point of wetsanding metal? It will probably be cheaper for a shop to paint it if you don't have the equipment. Do you have a spray gun, compressor, filter, assorted sanding blocks, sand paper, and of course safety equipment for spraying?
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Not really now lol. I would have to buy everything you just said lol. Definitely the saftey equipment. Last time my friend rattled I saw hella paint when he blew his noise. So would my best option be to get a shop? How much do hoods usually cost?
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Originally Posted by REAmemiya_fan
Sandblast, sand, primer, WETSAND (many people forget that important step), repaint, WETSAND, Clear. going to be a lot cheaper DIY than any other option.
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Do you guys recomend any place in the bay area to get a hood painted?
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Start looking for a place that has a computer based color matching.
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