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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 11:57 PM
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i get my car back from the painter.... he's charging me 2500 to tweek the lines and prime/seal/paint/clear my 77........ now i just need to sell off my original items and see what i can scrape up........

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What color are you going with?
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Are you having a friend do it?
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yeah, i have a friend in southwest detroit that has been painting lowriders and worked at a few car dealerships in the past..... actually it's him and his brother that paint...... i did most of the work so i got a break on the price..... color.... i had them do a few panel tests....so far light green with a white pearl seems to look the best........ they will have a few more samples tomorrow so hopefully i can see something sweet...... i'm staying with a base/pearl color.....

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Sounds cool. Would love to see it when its done.
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yeah, i have a friend in southwest detroit that has been painting lowriders and worked at a few car dealerships in the past..... actually it's him and his brother that paint...... i did most of the work so i got a break on the price..... color.... i had them do a few panel tests....so far light green with a white pearl seems to look the best........ they will have a few more samples tomorrow so hopefully i can see something sweet...... i'm staying with a base/pearl color.....

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