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Painting my new lip! Help Appreciated!

Old 05-06-13, 06:44 PM
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Hey everyone, just got me a 2001 Spectra Blue IS300 and recently bought a Greddy lip as my first mod to the car. I plan to paint the lip asap, but i'm still deciding on which paint to buy, and where to buy it. Also how much paint do I need will also help me out. Any tips will be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Old 05-06-13, 10:33 PM
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sorry dont have any advice, but have you looked into getting it painted at a shop?

for your first mod you want it to look perfect and quality. plus its a front lip, so a badly painted lip will take a beating easily from rock chips etc. from experience.
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Originally Posted by htekken
sorry dont have any advice, but have you looked into getting it painted at a shop?

for your first mod you want it to look perfect and quality. plus its a front lip, so a badly painted lip will take a beating easily from rock chips etc. from experience.
Thanks for your input, I was thinking about that, but I'm wondering how much they charge. I hear its pretty expensive
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I would suggest taking it to a body shop and color match it to the car. I would say ~$200.00 to paint it by a professional.
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