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Noo, not for the GTR... had you going though.

For this:

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/privat...2&silo=1011

I am clueless apart from the fact that I heard somewhere that Uni and TAFE students need practice etc and will provide cheap service as it's not professional per se'. Anyone know anything more than that or know someone who had a car resprayed by a student?

P.S. I might buy the Escort.

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TAFEs can do it, you have to pay for the paint, thats it, if they don't do it good enough, they and it back and try again, so it might be gone longer than with a paint shop, but is cheaper. Ring an actual TAFE (whichever one spraypainting is at), and ask them for some more info.

Not sure if Uni's do it ?

I had a friend have it done many years back now at TAFE i think the thornlie one but dont quote me on that... she did have to take it back to get a small bubble patch fixed up and they did rub it back and do it correctly and i have to say the job looks great now, they have to meet industry standards and the tutor is always there to check... just be aware the car is gone for almost a whole semester as it is a training tool and make sure it cannot be started :P

im pretty sure its much less than 3000. i went to carlisle tafe and a couple of the spray painters there said all u gotta do is pay for paint and wait bout 3 weeks. correct me if im wrong but as far as i know paint only cost's $400-$500 max.

also students get assessed on the job so everything must be done by the books!

yes carlisle tafe will do it. paint shouldnt be anything over 800 to 1000 and the job will be done properly as resprays are usually done by the 3rd and up year apprentices .i have to do one next time i head to tafe. car usually has to be totally stripped and in decent condition if its just getting paint work

I went to see the car today, needs a bit of body repair but the current owner is a panel beater so he's been doing the work himself.

I asked if he would do a bit more work on the body as I have no idea about that stuff.

Drives nice apart from a flat spot in second due to an over sized cam installed, needs a tune.

  • 4 months later...

Nah, not long after I looked at the Escort I went and signed the papers to build a house so I never got the Escort...

Then it was taken off carsales because the guy wanted to respray it himself. I have been keeping an eye out for it to buy it off him.

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