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Old Apr 30, 2005
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Body molding

Hey what kind of $$$ could i expect to mold a full body kit?
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If you mean seamless then if its unpainted and you have sandpaper...buy a big bucket of bondo, and do that part yourself.

Just sand it down, fill in with bondo, and sand smooth. Actually takes alot of time but relatively easy. Just time consuming. Do it yourself!!!!
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well im just curious on what i might look at spending for it..."professionally"
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OMG please dont use bondo on this.............That would be the biggest mistake ever...have someone glass it for you.....im not sure what a pro would charge but i have done it on a personal vehicle of mine and ill tell you its gonna take a while and as you know shops charge by the hour..........I would suggest doing it yourself if you have the means
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If you drive your car, the only part that you would ever want molded is the side skirts. If you mold the front and rears and get into an accident, even a small one, you run the risk of bending the metal on the body, which can be expensive to fix, especially the rear.

Price depends on number of hours and whether they are installing the kit. Plus prep and paint. If you want all three pieces done, then you are looking at probably around a grand if not a little more. Might as well get the whole car repainted if you are molding.
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OMG please dont use bondo on this.............That would be the biggest mistake ever...have someone glass it for you.....im not sure what a pro would charge but i have done it on a personal vehicle of mine and ill tell you its gonna take a while and as you know shops charge by the hour..........I would suggest doing it yourself if you have the means

Only problem with your statment, which now I agree with when I add this part, is that you need something LIKE bondo on top of the fiberglass to make it smooth.
So together we are right
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Its called fiberglass resin and sandpaper.
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thanx for the advice... i found that out today too. not a great idea to mold nething but skirts. its a nice idea, but now im just considering that a good installation would be fine.. really my friend drivin Potiac Sunfire 02 kitted was wondering. but i was curious.
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