The Official SoCal Chat Thread - Page 200

honda_bar · 03-09-2009, 11:55 PM

dibbed by me

honda_bar · 03-09-2009, 11:56 PM

^ Hooray!

masagsxr · 03-09-2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SF-Jim

Hi All,

I'm new to MR2.com. I'm looking to finally paint my MR2, which is in the Southern California (Lake Forest) area right now. I checked out a few places to get it painted and received some outrageous quotes. Wondering if anyone out there knows a good shop that will paint an entire car for a reasonable price.

Marco's in Alhambra told me it could be $4,500 to as much as $20k!

Thanks.

I have a friend who does prep work off his own garage then rents a boot to shoot the car. Very detailed guy... Let me know if you need his number or i'll PM you his Myspace page and you can see some of his work on his blog.

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Originally Posted by datguydeni

mmm iknow a guy who will paint the car entirely for 250. he just starting out in the business. he will do 5 coats. 2 base 2 clear 1 actual paint i believe. only thing is that he doesn't wax or clay. in SD area. friend got his done there, was a decent job.

Daym, where is this guy at? What's a decent job? That sure is cheap. Colin should probably do this in the meantime.... Heck, I might even do it myself for that price.

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by honda_bar

^ Hooray!

Hahahaha.... wow man.. you made it... First time I see you post more times in one day

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by honda_bar

Good questions. Can you find out for me deni? I'm sure that we but mostly mixxer, strip down my car and get it 90% ready for paint.

jk mixxer

Hahaha... catching up and just saw this.... I probably would too.. Daym time to buy more tools to speed up the process. Some orbital sander maybe. It'll be a b!tch to do the whole car by hand hahahahah

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by xltinlx

who knows where to buy aircraft paint stripper? or whatever is good and does the job.. im thinking about going to home depot right now

Its available at Kragen / Autozone / PepBoys

Mark_Dorman · 03-10-2009, 12:30 AM

Man...just finished catching up.

Colin...babysitting...really? Well...Ren can baby sit me any day

The Dibs line cracked me up though.

What's up SF-Jim! Welcome to the board. I may have seen you driving around before. I frequent the Lake Forest area from time to time and have seen a couple Red MR2's.

Dang Deny...that's a cheap paint job. I might do it for the hell of it

. Can't mess up the white car more than it is

honda_bar · 03-10-2009, 12:32 AM

yes we need to go orbital! i heard that your run something like 70 bucks worth of sheets though...

Mark_Dorman · 03-10-2009, 12:37 AM

It's true...takes a lot of sandpaper to get it done

honda_bar · 03-10-2009, 12:58 AM

^ wondering where you went

Mark_Dorman · 03-10-2009, 01:01 AM

Where I went when???

datguydeni · 03-10-2009, 01:03 AM

waiting for a response from my friends about this thing.

oh btw april 4th making a SD meet sort of amongst just friends. should come down =)
posting it in socal thread.

Mark_Dorman · 03-10-2009, 01:03 AM

Cool...I'll see if I can make it

Davis · 03-10-2009, 01:19 AM

Yay I'm on pg 200! woot!

Hey Mixxer, I'mma need your buddies help in the future for some body work, I remember the pics you posted up. Excellent works.

Mark_Dorman · 03-10-2009, 01:25 AM

What kind of body work do you need davis???

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 01:38 AM

Wow.. that sure is a lot of sand paper.... Oh well, I'm sure its worth it since we're all for doing it right.

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Originally Posted by Davis

Yay I'm on pg 200! woot!

Hey Mixxer, I'mma need your buddies help in the future for some body work, I remember the pics you posted up. Excellent works.

Sure. I'll post his myspace page again. Too bad i'm not buddy-buddy with him. He is my brother's friend but they aren't that close either. Everytime I PM him on myspace I bring up a little something like "i'm willing to help with tha labor just to learn" but he doesn't really comment on it so I take it he rather do the work himself.... Its all good since I know he's going to do it right.

Davis · 03-10-2009, 01:39 AM

Lets just say I don't want dirt and rocks flying up and hitting my paint.

Ohh okay Mixxer.

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 02:14 AM

R. Rabe Body & Paint, Automotive Plastic Surgeon | MySpace.com

R. Rabe Body & Paint, Automotive Plastic Surgeon | MySpace.com

He has some new projects there... Looks cool..

Mark_Dorman · 03-10-2009, 02:23 AM

How much does he charge?

masagsxr · 03-10-2009, 02:45 AM

Depends on the work... Its not one of those flat rate like what Maaco or Earl Shieb. He's a reasonable guy. I'd pay him as much as $2K for the work I want if and when I decide to put on those kit I have with the flares.

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03-09-2009, 11:55 PM	#3981 (permalink)
honda_bar aka Hardtop Colin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 37 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	dibbed by me

03-09-2009, 11:56 PM	#3982 (permalink)
honda_bar aka Hardtop Colin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 37 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	^ Hooray!

03-10-2009, 12:30 AM	#3987 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Man...just finished catching up. Colin...babysitting...really? Well...Ren can baby sit me any day The Dibs line cracked me up though. What's up SF-Jim! Welcome to the board. I may have seen you driving around before. I frequent the Lake Forest area from time to time and have seen a couple Red MR2's. Dang Deny...that's a cheap paint job. I might do it for the hell of it . Can't mess up the white car more than it is

03-10-2009, 12:32 AM	#3988 (permalink)
honda_bar aka Hardtop Colin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 37 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	yes we need to go orbital! i heard that your run something like 70 bucks worth of sheets though...

03-10-2009, 12:37 AM	#3989 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	It's true...takes a lot of sandpaper to get it done

03-10-2009, 12:58 AM	#3990 (permalink)
honda_bar aka Hardtop Colin Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 1,510 Thanks: 37 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	^ wondering where you went

03-10-2009, 01:01 AM	#3991 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Where I went when???

03-10-2009, 01:03 AM	#3992 (permalink)
datguydeni Turquoise not Teal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 1,492 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	waiting for a response from my friends about this thing. oh btw april 4th making a SD meet sort of amongst just friends. should come down =) posting it in socal thread.

03-10-2009, 01:03 AM	#3993 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	Cool...I'll see if I can make it

03-10-2009, 01:19 AM	#3994 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Yay I'm on pg 200! woot! Hey Mixxer, I'mma need your buddies help in the future for some body work, I remember the pics you posted up. Excellent works.

03-10-2009, 01:25 AM	#3995 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	What kind of body work do you need davis???

03-10-2009, 01:39 AM	#3997 (permalink)
Davis Radical Dreamer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach, California Posts: 4,536 Thanks: 85 Thanked 125 Times in 113 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Lets just say I don't want dirt and rocks flying up and hitting my paint. Ohh okay Mixxer.

03-10-2009, 02:14 AM	#3998 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	R. Rabe Body & Paint, Automotive Plastic Surgeon \| MySpace.com R. Rabe Body & Paint, Automotive Plastic Surgeon \| MySpace.com He has some new projects there... Looks cool..

03-10-2009, 02:23 AM	#3999 (permalink)
Mark_Dorman So long MR2's... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 4,666 Thanks: 97 Thanked 86 Times in 82 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (26/100% )	How much does he charge?

03-10-2009, 02:45 AM	#4000 (permalink)
masagsxr Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 3,534 Thanks: 1 Thanked 81 Times in 81 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Depends on the work... Its not one of those flat rate like what Maaco or Earl Shieb. He's a reasonable guy. I'd pay him as much as $2K for the work I want if and when I decide to put on those kit I have with the flares.