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The paint looks great from a distance. However, he painted everything, including rubber moldings, wheather stripping, and all the parts like the back logo which is usually black and red, all mono tone "orange crush". The color is not a bad choice, but there is so much over spray, and places that were not easily sanded, were just left raw unfeathered, so you can see where there are sections that have layer differences like old baseboard in a Baltimore row house. I took it to my favorite body shop today, I thought the owner was gonna cry. Some of the lights were cracked, so they are filled with clear caulk, almost all of the parts he took off he did not know how to put back or damaged during removal, so all the plastic rivits (ie the trunk interior) are all missing.
I live just North of Baltimore in Harford County. I do plan to make a project out of getting the car in better shape, by first fixing all the things that are broke or cracked, then finding all the parts to replace what has been painted, but shouldn't be, then having it painted properly.
I love driving it around, even in it's present state. I've been driving a 3/4 ton 4wd full size pickup with extended cab for the last 10 years. It's night and day difference here. So now I have come full circle, MR2 MK1, Very Large Truck, now back to the MR2 MK2 this time.
Would love to meet up with some locals who have similar cars and ideas. On my way home from picking it up in DC on my first day owning it, I was greated by someone in the same car as we were running up 95 around White Marsh at 10:00 at night. I'm already attracting attention. It was great...
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