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Old June 3rd, 2009, 10:52 AM   #22 (permalink)
Rdrokit
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[quote=A72CUTLAS;84448]That's a great looking paint job, they even sprayed your master cylinder and hood hinges! One question, did you strip it to bare metal? I've been wondering if that's necessary to get that so-deep-you-could-swim-in-it type finish.[/quote

Yea, I told him to spray everything as it all looked like crap under the hood. I figured I could change it later if I wanted. About bare metal. No I did not take it down to bare metal except in a couple spots that need extra attention. But I did block sand the entire car. It's a little different here in Thailand as labor is so cheap that it doesn't pay to do it yourself. A good body man makes about $30 a day not an hour like in the States. The average day laborer makes about $6 a day. A college grad makes about $300 a month starting out. Of course everything is dirt cheap here. Just built a 1600sq/ft 3 bedroom 2 bath house with a 2 car garage for $58,000.
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