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Hi everone i will be painting my R32 in 3-4 weeks and i am try to find a spray booth to use dose any one know if you can hire them in N.S.W ? thanx heaps if you can help

Rays panel and paint in seven hills hired his booth out to me for my respray.

you will need to just go around to local spray shops and ask..

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Hi everone i will be painting my R32 in 3-4 weeks and i am try to find a spray booth to use dose any one know if you can hire them in N.S.W ? thanx heaps if you can help

Spray Booth for hire,

Booth Size: 8m x 3.5m ( 2.6M high )

Entry: Width 2.57m

Booth Type: Cross Draft

Other: Compressor 2.2Kw / Air Filters

Water Seperator Installed

Location: austral NSW

Price: $100 per hour

Call Adam on: 0411843915

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150 hours? what's that like 4 weeks of 9-5 for one person ?

My dad's mate's son is a smash repairer and I've seen the work he's done on his car by himself in 2 days. Some old banged up shit box, looking like a show car with the nicest paint job ever. Where's this 150 hours coming from ? I didn't say I want to take it to some slackers out west who drink half a carton of VB during a single shift.

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hey if one guy can do it in 2 days, yes it is a rip ...most tradies are overcharging, esp. considering most work for cash.

It's not rocket science or some dangerous job. If one guy can spray paint a car in 2-3 days and paint costs less than $1000 and you're billing $3k, you're a greedy mongrel. That's $2k pure profit for 2-3 days work? That's twice as much as average weekly wages.

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well why dont u go to all those workshop and say that to their face??? ahahaha and have you ever sanded down a car before? rofl i bet you 10 minutes of sanding and you will be sick of it! ahaha and plus it usually takes more than 2 days to paint... u sand it all during the day prima it at night spray it on the next afternoon and let it dry for another night, buff and polish next day, and thats working flat out and missing some spots like extra coat on prima/clear rebuff etc etc... think about it, and again thats working flat out.

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2 days for a full show car paint job? You're dreaming Denis.

I suggest you take your car to him if you're that worried about cash and see how long the paint job actually lasts. Even better, put your car in a show and see what the judges have to say about a 2 day paint job!

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