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Hello all... this is my first time posting here but have been a regular visitor for a while. I've just been looking around trying to figure out what the hell you guys keep talking about lol. All my friends say I'm pathetic when it comes to cars so I've come to learn from the best! :) plz dont scold me when I ask stupid questions hehe...

btw got a very stock gtst, in dire need of a respray etc :D... Can anyone recommend decent paint shops around the place. How much will I be looking to spend if i was to go for a full respray or if i wanted diff colour? tnx in advance :)

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hey phr33ky you probably know more then me... I don't even know what your car looks like lol thats how bad I am lol

If you click on search at the bottom and type in Paint you should come up with a few threads... or you can go the hard way and click on the numbers and sift your way thru a heap of threads to find paint work threads..

Hi and welcome :)

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cowley smash repairs in canningvale.

9350 5069.

ask for brett, and he will give you a price.

(i was quoted 7k for a full colour change to calsonic blue)

highly recommend their work, its not the cheapest but its an excellent job, infact im going back there on saturday to get more work done. :)

ps: hi!

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hi mate

if you want something a bit cheaper heaps of people recommend ATEC PANEL AND PAINT.. they seem to be doing alot of imports for PAS coming up you can try them out i went and saw their workshop and they seem to know what theyre doing so the info is

11 pratt court maddington

94520837 or mob 0432367982

www.atecpanelandpaint.com

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cowley smash repairs in canningvale.

9350 5069.

ask for brett, and he will give you a price.

(i was quoted 7k for a full colour change to calsonic blue)

highly recommend their work, its not the cheapest but its an excellent job, infact im going back there on saturday to get more work done. :)

ps: hi!

agree!!

i had work done on my r33 there. they brought my nismo front bar back from the dead. there work is pure quality

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7k jesus.... I was ready yo pay 5k, but if you guys say they do a top job I guess I will have to think about it. thnx

it all depends what you want.

best to give them a call, and go take your car down so they can have alook every car is different so it just depends

(for example you may need/want them to remove pin dents etc etc)

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cowley smash repairs in canningvale.

You mean Cannington mitchy? haha sorry just had to correct it, yeah give Brett a call he seems like a top bloke im sure he'll look after you.

Hey tiesto is ATEC a new workshop ? Never heard of them before....

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7k jesus.... I was ready yo pay 5k, but if you guys say they do a top job I guess I will have to think about it. thnx

it all depends on what you need done. :no:

that 7k was entirely stripped, everything resprayed in calsonic blue, but my chassis is very straight, so there is only 1-2 pin dents to pull.

it depends on the colour you want too, calsonic blue isnt a cheap colour, whereas a more common, similar blue would have cost me 6k perhaps?

give brett a ring, he is more than happy to have a chat with you, and tell you exactly what is needed.

You mean Cannington mitchy? haha sorry just had to correct it, yeah give Brett a call he seems like a top bloke im sure he'll look after you.

Hey tiesto is ATEC a new workshop ? Never heard of them before....

perhaps i do mean cannington :laugh:

i always get the two mixed up.

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$1500?

whats the quality like?

and do they do door seals, etc etc? or just external spray?

iv seen them for this price, its usually not a change of colour but the same colour to freshen up your old paint, and doesnt include engine bay door trims etc, if im wrong then ill get a respray aswell lol,

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