Painting Bodykit?
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Painting Bodykit?
Hey for you guys that got the Kaminari Kit,(just the front, sides, and back) how much di it cost to get it painted? and also, does it come primered? Thanks
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Rep Power: 0 i dont have that kit but they should come primered and it is going to cost you at least 600 unless you have connections im from sac and my homie owns a body shop he did it for me for CHEAP
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Rep Power: 0 thats ridiculous! $600! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] i'm about to get my full Octane kit painted, and i got quoted $250!! i don't know anybody there, and they did a excellent job on my wing already...
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Rep Power: 0 yeah but i beat your octane body kit is fiberglass, the urethane kits are harder to paint and shopz charge more,.................... i don't now why they are harder to paint but i imagine thats the reason it costs so much......
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Rep Power: 0 Civicmexicano, you've got it backwards. The urethane kits cost less to paint than fiberglass. The body shop I went to told me that fiberglass requires more prep work and doesn't paint as easily as urethane. He said the money you save buying a fiberglass kit, you're going to end up spending getting it installed and painted.
Flatlander, your kit should come primered. You should be expecting anywhere from $250-$400 for paint depending on where you live. If you have someone do the install, the installation shouldn't be anymore than $100.
Flatlander, your kit should come primered. You should be expecting anywhere from $250-$400 for paint depending on where you live. If you have someone do the install, the installation shouldn't be anymore than $100.
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Rep Power: 0 what is the difference between painting fiberglass and painting urethane, cause the shop here in mexico are used to painting only fiberglass, and if i bought a urethane kit how would they painted??
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Rep Power: 0 on that level, Urethane fits better because it is pliable and because it is pliable if you just painted it like you would fiberglass, as it moved around the paint would stretch and crack, so they have to put an additive into the paint when painting the urethane, just like when they paint your front and rear bumpers, fiberglass is a paint in the friggin *** to paint because its almost never perfect theres always flaws you have to sand out and prime again.
Thats untrue because once you prime Urethane it clogs up all the pores so none of the paint really gets absorbed, In a body shop I would always charge at least 100 USD more to paint a fiberglass kit.
Urethane is superior but there is only so much you can do with it, its alot more cost effective to lay fiberglass in a mold then it is to make a urethane mold and inject it.
Personally I am getting the Kaminari kit because it is Urethane and is safer to drive with on the road, also I dont want a whole new rear bumper I'm just going to mold the rear valence so it looks flush same with the front and the sides. lot fo peole do not do this because it costs extra money but in my belief its well worth it.
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[hr]urathane absorbs some of the paint so it is a little harder but fiberglass never fits right [hr]
[hr]urathane absorbs some of the paint so it is a little harder but fiberglass never fits right [hr]
Urethane is superior but there is only so much you can do with it, its alot more cost effective to lay fiberglass in a mold then it is to make a urethane mold and inject it.
Personally I am getting the Kaminari kit because it is Urethane and is safer to drive with on the road, also I dont want a whole new rear bumper I'm just going to mold the rear valence so it looks flush same with the front and the sides. lot fo peole do not do this because it costs extra money but in my belief its well worth it.
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