Body work vs Buying new.
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Body work vs Buying new.
I am wondering on weather i go out and buy new front fenders since mine are krinkled. or go have the body work done... what do you guys suggest?
Might be able to get a pair for around 40$ the pair i want to get are also trimmed too. i dont know if they are trimmed to much though is that bad part.
What is body work cost though...
Might be able to get a pair for around 40$ the pair i want to get are also trimmed too. i dont know if they are trimmed to much though is that bad part.
What is body work cost though...
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a shop will charge you at around $65 per hour, including all of the smoke breaks, poop break, lunch breaks, talking to the wife on the phone, taking off work to go get the kids from the principal's office, lecturing them and taking them home, calling the babysitter because the boss won't give you the rest of the day off, and getting back to work to take more smoke breaks before you remove a fender from only one side... and then, there's more of that the next day.
a car ran into the side of my jetta, and her insurance paid for my repairs... they claimed 13 hours for masking, prep, pulling the dent and repainting. it was only 2 dents. when i had to do the ones on my harley tank, it took me about 5 hours. that's including the curing time. and i was working with much more difficult surface than a car door.
a car ran into the side of my jetta, and her insurance paid for my repairs... they claimed 13 hours for masking, prep, pulling the dent and repainting. it was only 2 dents. when i had to do the ones on my harley tank, it took me about 5 hours. that's including the curing time. and i was working with much more difficult surface than a car door.
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