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    Has anyone used anything like this? The paint that changes colors from different angles... Anyways, I've got a chance to get a 99 Trans Am that is painted with this paint, but it has some scratches on it. Wondering if anyone knows how much this stuff costs (roughly) and if it can be touched up. I can post pictures here Sunday night so you can see what I mean. Just wondering if it would be worth getting the car for the price the man is selling it for and then having to pay to have to painted again.

    Thanks for any info
    2000 3.8 is gone... 1999 Trans Am is here!<p>SLP lid, CAI, Smooth Bellows, Loudmouth exhaust, Hotchkis STB

  • #2
    Depending on how much of it you need its like 500 or more a pint. At least thats what i was quoted in ohio.
    2001 Black S10 Xtreme 4.3L A4<br />*RedLineVSix*<br />\"Throwin sparks, draggin frame\"

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    • #3
      If its anything like PPG harlequin then it is very pricey. The harlequin on my buddies stealth was $60 an ounce. it took about two quarts to paint the car and just the paint was around $4000. I don't believe touch up would be possible for this. If tall the scratches were in one place such as a fender then it would be possible to sand it down completely and possibly match it to the rest of the car.
      1995 Pontiac Firebird 3.4L <br />TA front bumper, TA rear bumper, 98-02 Honeycomb tailights, GM Ram Air hood, 2k C5 18X9.5 Corvette rims all the way around, custom autoloc shaved handles, camaro two tone interior, silver badging, clear front marker lenses, RK sport headers, gutted cat, dynomax dual exhaust, Rear disc rearend, Richmond 3.73 gears, Zexel torsen LSD, Cross drilled front rotors, 2 12\" MTX thunder 8000s, Clarion 400W amp, MTX 5 1/4 <br />Components, thunder 4262 amp, pioneer head unit, Hypertech power programmer (Yes it does exist)

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      • #4
        There is no touch-up that i know of, when it gets painted it has to be painted at different angles to make the effect. So i don't know how you would do a touch up, but my experience with it is only when it first came out on the mustang cobra.
        1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z28<br />1987 Buick Grand National

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        • #5
          From my understanding and what i have read about the BASF extreme series paint which is the close to same thing it is real easy to repaint becuase the paint acutally has no color to it so it will blend perfectly. The paint is a three step stuff. You need the base coat, then the actual paint, then clear. Go to basf's website and find their info on the extreme paint.
          Hot Cammed LT1 Sleeper

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          • #6
            <blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Kidinthehall2001:
            ...it has to be painted at different angles to make the effect.<hr></blockquote>

            MMMWWWWWAAAAAAAAAA HA HAHAAAAAAAAAAA. [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

            Whew! that was a good one!

            Anyway: any body shop that is familiar with the paint can touch it up. 3-Stage paints are VERY common now days, and almost all dealer-related shops go to training for this stuff.

            ANY paint can be touched up, even those crazy 12-step Chrysler paints can be touched up. It's all about the knowledge of the person with the gun.

            Take some vasoline with you when you get quotes, if you do buy it... you'll take it in the you-know-where to get it done right. Not only is the paint expensive, but the labor is usually doubled or trippled (the time, not the cost) on complicated colors.

            Your best (and most expensive) bet is to go to the dealership with the most experienced body men and get a quote from them.

            Good luck!

            -Brian
            Maroon 1995 Camaro<br />No mods yet...<br />Lucky to have found this site!

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