Re: Help wanted, I'm getting depressed!!

Posted by JWL On 2012/11/26 18:58:40

I don't think the price is about the shop not wanting to do the job, but rather the shop's reputation. They could patch the rusted areas for less money, but the job would not meet their quality standards. I recently went to a local high end shop for an estimate to repaint the 55 Clipper. I had in mind a sand, mask, and shoot job with some dents being fixed. They don't work that way and came back with a $12K+ estimate. I am sure it would have been a first class job, but it was more than I paid for the car. I thanked them and decided to leave the car as is and polish it as best I could. That old lacquer paint will shine, even through all the blemishes and dents.

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