There you go, now that's better. 1100 was way to much
Painted lower trims
- Thread starter kidfx35
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There you go, now that's better. 1100 was way to much
If its a reputable shop you have used before and like their work, then you should be good
sukhi105
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- Location
- queens, new york
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti fx35
$2000 is insane $600 to $1000 max.
- Location
- Miami
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
Guys, you can ask Turbo how much would it cost to paint it right. I myself had lowers painted for less than $1000(I removed all the parts myself), it came out very bad, it didn't match the original color(they redid it 4 times, no luck for them, you need to blend all metallic colors) I gave up after that . plus the paint started to crack after 10 month(bad prep).
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Wow didn't know you spent that much on getting the lower painted and didn't last. That really sucks! Definitely a bad prep job. Since my FX35 is black, I spray Glossy Krylon Fusion onto the rockers, wheel well moldings and mud flaps. They went through two Summer and a Chicago winter and still holding good. No cracks or peels on the rockers and wheel well moldings. The mud flaps did cracks, but I think they were caused by me kicking them each day during the winter to get the collected snow off of them before driving into the garage. I bought another set of flaps and I plan to prime them with flexible primer and then fusion them for the FX45.
- Location
- brooklyn, ny
if you seen the work and materials involved in doing this the right way you'd understand why it is so expensive. the front bumper has to be removed, the rear bumper removed, the rocker moldings and the lower door moldings all removed. all 4 wheel opening moldings removed....
all of the texture on all of these parts need to be sanded completely smooth, then they need to be sealed and primed with a special primer... the complete bumpers then need to be painted to do it right, not just the lowers, and of course all the other parts painted too, and then it needs to be all assembled again, wet sanded and polished, etc... it is impossible to do this job correctly in a real shop without spending ~2k or even a little more really depending on condition and color... you do get what you pay for... color match and finish quality is a big factor, if in the end it doesn't look exactly like the rest of the body then it's kind of a wasted effort, also, if everything is not removed and prepped properly and it starts to bubble and peel, again, a wasted effort to me... to do this right will require OVER $400 in materials alone before you even touch the first screw... 2k is not too much at all
if you don't spend the money to do it right the first time it will only cost even MORE to fix it the right way the second time, or the other alternative would be just wind up living with ratty and tacky... if your dealing with a really nice car I'd say either do it right or don't do it at all... why spend half the money to make it look worse than it did to begin with?
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the second gen is slightly different in that the front bumper lower is a separate piece so the whole front bumper doesn't need to be painted, only the separate lower cover... everything else is around the same... for a second gen for ~ the same $$ you could get the whole aero kit which probably makes more sense
all of the texture on all of these parts need to be sanded completely smooth, then they need to be sealed and primed with a special primer... the complete bumpers then need to be painted to do it right, not just the lowers, and of course all the other parts painted too, and then it needs to be all assembled again, wet sanded and polished, etc... it is impossible to do this job correctly in a real shop without spending ~2k or even a little more really depending on condition and color... you do get what you pay for... color match and finish quality is a big factor, if in the end it doesn't look exactly like the rest of the body then it's kind of a wasted effort, also, if everything is not removed and prepped properly and it starts to bubble and peel, again, a wasted effort to me... to do this right will require OVER $400 in materials alone before you even touch the first screw... 2k is not too much at all
if you don't spend the money to do it right the first time it will only cost even MORE to fix it the right way the second time, or the other alternative would be just wind up living with ratty and tacky... if your dealing with a really nice car I'd say either do it right or don't do it at all... why spend half the money to make it look worse than it did to begin with?
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the second gen is slightly different in that the front bumper lower is a separate piece so the whole front bumper doesn't need to be painted, only the separate lower cover... everything else is around the same... for a second gen for ~ the same $$ you could get the whole aero kit which probably makes more sense
neva4self
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- Location
- Queens, NY
- Car
- 2009 FX50
Wow you wrapped your lower trims as well? When I wanted to do that, I was advised not to do it because the vinyl wrap wouldn't stick well.
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- Location
- Miami
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
My lowers were painted before the wrap.
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neva4self
Member
- Location
- Queens, NY
- Car
- 2009 FX50
Oh ok I figured since you said the paint was cracking that you removed it before the wrap.
- Location
- Miami
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
Nice! What color is your FX?
- Location
- Brooklyn New York/Queens
- Car
- 2007 FX35 AWD
Having the same done to my FX after the accident by turbocad. Pearl white also here.
- Location
- Miami
- Car
- 2004 Infiniti FX35 Supercharged
Pearl white looks great with painted lowers