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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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Getting My Car Repainted. The body shop is doing solid work. They are great guys with great pricing:

Frank's Autobody & Paint
4691 Huntington Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90032-1980
(323) 223-1653






Going From This:




To This:























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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:44 PM
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good luck, looking forward to seeing the results. i too changed my z's color
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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fk you....... tekken owns.

and good luck. lol.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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Hoping to have it turn out like this:


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The shop really did a fantastic overall job on the repaint despite the fact the front bumper was prettty much ruined and will need to be repainted due to the screwup of the front license plate install. Frank said he will take care of me and repaint the bumper and fix the damage and holes.

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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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that looks sick bro. what wheels are you going with?
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 02:35 AM
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I love that color. Saving the PIC of the bimmer for my next car.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ryder32
that looks sick bro. what wheels are you going with?
Varrstoens

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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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Here's pics of the front bumper. Wish Frank's man had the sense to ask Frank or Frank's right hand Nestor what the heck to do cause the guy had no clue. I'm just frutrated lol. I feel like I got















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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:02 AM
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As long as they agree to fix the bumper mishap, that's all that matters. **** Happens man. The rest of the car looks good from what I can see.
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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Yeah you're right...I'll get over it LOL.

The shop was fantastic and I highly recommend anyone in So Cal take their car to get great quality work done at a very reasonable price.

Frank and his crew did a great job prepping, painting and then cleaning my car inside out down to the engine bay. They stayed late past 6PM to prep it for me and get it ready to go. You get a great feeling from the staff and you know you can trust these guys to make your car look good. Nice people doing good honest work at killer pricing without the BS.

Pics to Come...
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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https://my350z.com/forum/southern-ca...struction.html


heres my car done at Frank's Autobody, amazing work and unbeatable pricing(his work got my car featured in Superstreets Reader Rides small 2 seconds of fame section in December 2009 ...

car looks good Tekken, post more pics when you get the chance
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Bumper Back to Shop...


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mines was off for a while until i got a $44 ticket in front of my house by a meter maid so i was like dood thats pretty killer

ill be tracking on my fresh paint this 30th cant wait
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Wow, I would have them repaint that especially with it all marked up.. What a shitty job on the plate.. You were better off DIY.. Nice paint btw..
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wetsanding job doesn't look too smooth. they seem to finish fast with an aggressive grit to a smooth grit. But other than that, nice color. looks great.
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Originally Posted by SuperBlack350z
wetsanding job doesn't look too smooth. they seem to finish fast with an aggressive grit to a smooth grit. But other than that, nice color. looks great.
The sanding is not as bad as it looks. Yes, this is not show car quality finish but it's a pretty damn good job throughout. From 2 feet away, it looks great and that was realistically what I was aiming for.

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