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Ants VP Calais 5L new toy

savage1987

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ooh a whole car for $8000 doesn't sound right. That's more like a bare metal respray price. Maybe hunt down a reputable shop for the repairs, you might get a more reasonable quote for the excess work

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You wouldn't want to bare metal respray a VN-onward. They are coated really well against rust and soon as you sand that metal back it's all over. You would have the only VN/P that could rust as fast as an EA falcon :)
 

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It's just the whole shell is dipped in some stuff to galvanize it (several times), it's like I bought a sheet of zinc coated sheet metal a year ago, it's been laying outside in the rain since then and hasn't got a spot of rust on it, same deal with VN's. But if I were to sand the sheet then put it back outside, it would be covered in rust a day later. So it would really be best to just gently rub the old paint back then go over it without going too deep
 

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Yeah theres no way i could up front that sorta money right now neways lol i might actually shop around and see wat i can get. Im just a lil worried if i choose a cheaper quote i may not get the rear pulled out as best as it can but then again i could b supprised lol but at this stage i may only get the roof dun coz thats the worst of the lot the bonnets not that bad but u can see where its starting 2 just fade.
 

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Love this car man its f***n awsome
wish i had space for two!
 

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WoW that's got to suck, **** like that almost makes me want to weld in support braces an **** at the back whenever my bumper is off lol! I'd cry llolololol
 
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