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Old 06-17-2002, 08:34 AM
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Anyone had their car/hood re-painted? How is the stone-chip durability?
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i've had a bumper repainted....and durability is ****....i'd suggest getting clearbra or stonegaurd
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Was it a cheapo job, or a reputable body shop? Is there a much of a difference?
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reputable...but from what i've heard, audi paint is just soft to begin with
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I'll say, my hood looks like crap. I love black cars, but damn
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repaint sucked on mine, reputable bodyshop and still chipped all to hell
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mine's goin in today to have the entire front end repainted :T
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Default damn lar...already?!
i think i need to go in too...it's only been a year and i got new paint chips on my hood and fender and my bumper's pitted.

CLEARBRA!!!
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Ditto. Really bad chipping
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Brilliant Black is a bitch! How lovely though.
Forget group buys, we all should get a GROUP PAINTING for a decent price!
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