sounds like you got a good deal. it's always good to have friends that do
that kind of stuff... i am going to look around at places by me. i know
the prep work is what costs the most money. so i will see about doing all
of that myself... we'll see... i'm always looking for something to spend
money on....
thanks,
mike k
>From: "Mark Kuzia" <flyboy01@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: Paint Job Attn: Mark Kuzia
>Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:48:14 -0500
>
>My paintjob ended up costing me about $1200 as I traded favors with a
>friend
>who paints Semi trucks for a living, I asked and he is not interested in
>doing any more paint jobs. There are however, several reputable shops in
>the
>Detroit area. Heritige collision is one of the best, if you have no limit
>on
>how much you want to spend ($4000 to $6000), many dealership bodyshops do
>excellent work too (about $2500), and if you do all the prepwork yourself,
>like taking off all trim that does not get painted, Macco can do a fairly
>good job and only charge about $800 to $1200. Prepwork is the key to
>getting
>a good paintjob, having a friend do it is a better way.
>
>Mark Kuzia
>flyboy01@mediaone.net
>http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
>1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
>360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS(8 3/4 coming soon), Cowl-induction
>(A new E-body 8 3/4 [3.90 SG] has been built by Reider Racing)
>http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/FqNiqqo2UjQOY/
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "mike kulczycki" <dakota1994@hotmail.com>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 12:31 AM
>Subject: DML: Paint Job Attn: Mark Kuzia
>
>
> > after looking at the paint on 94, i really want new paint. it looks all
> > right from far away, but to me it needs work. and i think i want to go
>with
> > all one color and ditch the chrome stuff....
> > so mark i was wondering where you took your truck to?? i live in the
> > detroit area and am going to start looking into a new paint job. i
>would
> > like to go somewhere that is reputable. so if anyone else in the the
> > detroit area knows of a good place, let me know...
> > thanks,
> > mike k
> > 94 slt, cc, V6, 2wd, auto, flowmaster, msd, and so on...
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