Painting a hood now or later.
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I have a question..
I am moving soon, so I need to go ahead and put my new hood on finally, I have the money to paint it, but really cannot afford to do the whole car atm..
The hood is primed in flat black I think, never pulled it all the way from the box, all I know is that it is OEM and cost me 415$ a few years back...
Should I out it on as it is and just get the whole care pained when I can afford to do so, or should I take it somewhere and get it pained to protect it since all it has is a primer coat on it?
I am moving soon, so I need to go ahead and put my new hood on finally, I have the money to paint it, but really cannot afford to do the whole car atm..
The hood is primed in flat black I think, never pulled it all the way from the box, all I know is that it is OEM and cost me 415$ a few years back...
Should I out it on as it is and just get the whole care pained when I can afford to do so, or should I take it somewhere and get it pained to protect it since all it has is a primer coat on it?
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I would get the hood painted which protects it, looks better, & allows you time when you are ready to then paint the whole car.
Somehow I think you would like to look at a freshly painted hood, rather than having to look at flat black!
Somehow I think you would like to look at a freshly painted hood, rather than having to look at flat black!
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That is what I was thinking, but then the hood would look better than everything else, lol
At lease it would be protected though, I just need to find some place better than Maaco...
At lease it would be protected though, I just need to find some place better than Maaco...
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Maybe paint it with a rattle-can for now so it is protected, then paint it for real later.
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Gloss Black or Clear if can get time to paint it myself, so much going on right now, have to pack and get ready to move to a temp motel till I can find a place I am happy with renting..
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