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Color Change? 900

posted by  someone claiming to be Kevin in Alaska on  Sat Apr 26 06:19 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I'm thinking of having the family grocery-getter painted (after ten years I think it's just about due). I'd like to change the color, (currently white with grey leather interior) Can anyone give me a really good reason not to? I know that it will be more expensive to change colors, but if I only do this once every 10-12 years, I think it's worth it. Any comments are greatly appreciated - Kevin

'93 945 (white on grey); '97 850 T5 (black on black)








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    Color Change? 900

    posted by  someone claiming to be DaButcher on  Sat Apr 26 06:38 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    the thing about changing color, is that:
    what about your engine compartment?
    what about the inner side of doors, etc?

    you will need to do much more work to get a "complete" color change, than just an exterior fix-up.

    I dont personally like white cars, so I would change color.
    I would change to ferarri red, which is a really nice color!!

    I dont think white is much work to change to another color. it's much worse if you want to change from black to white.








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      Color Change? 900

      posted by  tvpierce on  Sat Apr 26 11:48 CST 2003
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      I'm with DaButcher about making an easy job difficult. (exept I actually LIKE white on these cars -- especially the turbos that have extensive black trim)

      I imagine the labor involved would triple your cost. Because prepping the exterior is reasonably easy/quick. I would think masking and prepping every knook and cranny of the car would take a prohibitively large amount of time.

      Like just about everything, it's a matter of money. How badly do you want to change the color?

      Jeff Pierce
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      '92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '93 945 Turbo (a kickass family car), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece)







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