Repainting Kills Resale, Why?
- Thread starter Anti-Everything
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SevenJ
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Boaz said:
Yeah, Small world. My wife started at Mizzou for 2 years and then transferred to the University of Delaware--ChunderBoys alma mater.
But anti--don't try too hard to get out of Columbia, that is what I did, ended up taking a 1 year sabbatical from my PhD, and I never went back.
I dont know what the color looks like , but polish it up or have it prof. detailed , do some mods , like rims and tires , maybe a little lift , brushguard and lights. You can make it look pretty awesome for the price of a GOOD QUALITY paint job.
Is the paint in good condition ?
Just my 2 cents on it , post some pics , I would like to see it. I think I know the color , but not sure.
Let me know if you need some tips on polishing / waxing .
Is the paint in good condition ?
Just my 2 cents on it , post some pics , I would like to see it. I think I know the color , but not sure.
Let me know if you need some tips on polishing / waxing .
Pirate VI
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I would never buy a car that had been painted, because i would always wonder why it had been painted. (was it abused, flood, wrecked, etc.) Paint can hide damage, and you never know what that damage is. Even though in this case there is no damage, people wouldn't know that, and probably wouldn't believe that you just wanted another color and not that it was damaged.
gonzo
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Anti-Everything said:
let me know how that works for you!
imho, if you are planning on keeping the car for a while, then paint it whatever color you want and enjoy it. who cares about resale value - people get hung up on this all the time for no reason.
think about it - would you rather look at your vehicle everyday and wish it was something else, counting down the days until you could unload it, or change the vehilce to make it your own. my guess is that if you painted it purple you would get a smile on your face everytime you looked at it - at that is worth a lot more than resale value!
i vote that you paint it.
charlier180
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Having done a ground up restoration of a vehicle and a full respray of another vehicle I have learned a few things.
First of all, preparation is the KEY to a quality job along with QUALITY materials (ie primer, paint, etc). Second, many body shops will turn their nose up at this kind of work. They want the QUICK turn around jobs and quick payments form insurance companies. Does not matter how GREEN your cash is, some body shops will not be interested. When it comes to this type of job be prepared for the body shop to be reluctant to quote an exact price they are willing to stand by. Few if any shops will do that to protect themselves from unseen problems that would cost more money.
If one is going to do a full, color change, respray it makes no sense to do that unless one fixes all the dents and dings that most vehicles accumulate over time. This will surely up the price of the project.
Also consider the current value of the vehicle and it's potential future value. If the vehicle is worth say, $10K, and a respray will cost another $5K is it REALLY worth doing? What happens if a week or a month after the respray the vehicle is totaled? You will be out the $5K cost of the respray. The insurance company will not give a damn what you just spent on the paint job.
If you do decide to change the color and do a full respray just realize that all the money spent on the project is money you must be willing to lose. Spending $5K on a paint job on a $10K vehicle does not mean the vehicle is now worth $15K. It is still a 10K vehicle.
BTW, when it comes to paint and body work I can say without question one gets what one pays for. A cheap paint job will not hold up very well. A job done properly that costs more will hold up well. Case in point, the vehicle I had totally repainted (the original color) 10+ years ago still looks fairly nice. Then again the job was done properly and was not cheap. I have seen a LOT of "cheaper" jobs that did not hold up NEARLY as well for more than 1-2 years at the MOST.
Obviously your vehicle is probably worth more than $10K (just an example).
The real question is where is the money best spent? New paint with all it's pros and cons or saved for a new vehicle with the color and options you REALLY want? Only the original poster can decide that for themselves.
First of all, preparation is the KEY to a quality job along with QUALITY materials (ie primer, paint, etc). Second, many body shops will turn their nose up at this kind of work. They want the QUICK turn around jobs and quick payments form insurance companies. Does not matter how GREEN your cash is, some body shops will not be interested. When it comes to this type of job be prepared for the body shop to be reluctant to quote an exact price they are willing to stand by. Few if any shops will do that to protect themselves from unseen problems that would cost more money.
If one is going to do a full, color change, respray it makes no sense to do that unless one fixes all the dents and dings that most vehicles accumulate over time. This will surely up the price of the project.
Also consider the current value of the vehicle and it's potential future value. If the vehicle is worth say, $10K, and a respray will cost another $5K is it REALLY worth doing? What happens if a week or a month after the respray the vehicle is totaled? You will be out the $5K cost of the respray. The insurance company will not give a damn what you just spent on the paint job.
If you do decide to change the color and do a full respray just realize that all the money spent on the project is money you must be willing to lose. Spending $5K on a paint job on a $10K vehicle does not mean the vehicle is now worth $15K. It is still a 10K vehicle.
BTW, when it comes to paint and body work I can say without question one gets what one pays for. A cheap paint job will not hold up very well. A job done properly that costs more will hold up well. Case in point, the vehicle I had totally repainted (the original color) 10+ years ago still looks fairly nice. Then again the job was done properly and was not cheap. I have seen a LOT of "cheaper" jobs that did not hold up NEARLY as well for more than 1-2 years at the MOST.
Obviously your vehicle is probably worth more than $10K (just an example).
The real question is where is the money best spent? New paint with all it's pros and cons or saved for a new vehicle with the color and options you REALLY want? Only the original poster can decide that for themselves.
>MR2turbo4evr<
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Anti-Everything said:
lol the last part cracked me up. Its good to know that my family isn't the only "strictly Toyota" family out there.
My family owns 6 Toyotas right now
1 4Runner, 1 Tercel and 4 Corollas
Also, my first car was a white 91 Corolla as well. I miss that thing to this day. I've tried to find a rust free, white, 5spd corolla, but haven't had any luck so far....
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