The bulk of the time (and hence expense) of a paint job is the
bodywork and prep, so you may be on to something. Strip the car of
it's trim, strip the paint, or scuff it up if it's still decent, fix
your dents, prime, block it out, ant trailer it to the Canadian
equivalent of Maaco or Earl Scheib. A ton of work, but you'd get a
workmanlike color coat for a few hundred bucks, 'cause you've done
most of the hard stuff. Check to see if there's a paint outfit that
will work with you in that regard before embarking on what will be an
epic journey :^) Just a thought...
-Marc
On Dec 7, 2006, at 6:59 AM, Brian Reynolds wrote:
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> Is a good compromise to paint the primer and first coat or two
> yourself,
> plus sanding, and then take it to a shop for a quick final coat?
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