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Old 07-31-2001, 07:45 AM
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Default Progress on my car. Should I ask for lower body panels to be painted in body color?
1. This is how it's all started
<img src="http://users.outlook.net/~ifedulov/accident_01.jpg" />

2. Car in body shop (Neat Street II)
<img src="http://users.outlook.net/~ifedulov/accident_02.jpg" />
<img src="http://users.outlook.net/~ifedulov/accident_03.jpg" />

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i cant look :-( might as well have it done
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Your car is dark already...so why worry about paint chipping??
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A lot of body shops don't seem to want to paint the lowers since they're textured plastic. It doesn't hurt to try though.
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May be you right, since I'm going to get '02 this fall who cares...
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Yes! from a fellow Santo!
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Long story, nothing major I'll try to search for original post...
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Dark cars show stone chips worse!! the primer is white/grey
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