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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: Starsky and Hutch on May 30, 2010, 09:01:22 PM

Title: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on May 30, 2010, 09:01:22 PM
Heard about this at the car show today         http://x-kote.com/index.htm (http://x-kote.com/index.htm)    Call 1-888-956-8388 to find a dealer near you
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: dave1987 on May 30, 2010, 09:57:33 PM
Wow! That's what brownie needs! :)
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: dga57 on May 31, 2010, 02:17:22 AM
That looks like a pretty wild product - would be great if it actually works! 

Dwayne :smile:
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: steveshay on May 31, 2010, 07:54:37 AM
Wonder what it costs?  Do you have to take car to a dealer or can you by the "stuff" and do it yourself?
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on May 31, 2010, 08:57:26 AM
you have to get it done at a xkote dealer and it`s a 1/4 the price of a paint job and    IT WORKS
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: dga57 on May 31, 2010, 11:48:51 PM
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on May 31, 2010, 08:57:26 AM
you have to get it done at a xkote dealer and it`s a 1/4 the price of a paint job and    IT WORKS

1/4 the price of what kind of paint job?  My father-in-law got his Buick Century station wagon painted at Maaco for $600.  I had my '79 Lincoln repainted and it cost $4000 five years ago!  I think the product is fascinating and I'm actually thinking of looking into doing it on my newly acquired Lincoln Mark VIII if there is a vendor anywhere close to me.  I bought this Lincoln to drive so if I repainted it, I probably wouldn't want to spend more than $1500 on a driver quality paint job.  If I could do this for $375 (1/4 of $1500), I'd definitely be interested.   Otherwise, I'll probably have it professionally touched up and then buff and wax.

Dwayne :smile:
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on May 31, 2010, 11:50:51 PM
check out the site and find a dealer near you
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: dga57 on June 01, 2010, 12:00:26 AM
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on May 31, 2010, 11:50:51 PM
check out the site and find a dealer near you

I'm going to check into it, but I'm a long way from British Columbia... I'm in Virginia.  Probably no dealer close by. :(

Dwayne :smile:
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on June 01, 2010, 12:01:55 AM
Call 1-888-956-8388 to find a dealer near you
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Pinto5.0 on June 01, 2010, 08:21:58 PM
The last paint job I had done was over 9K. I dont think Id spend 2500 to fix old paint.
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on June 01, 2010, 10:08:31 PM
I dont think it works like that,,,, if you spend 10,000 on paint,,, its not 3. 333.33 dolars to xkote it,,,, theres a base price for size of car or truck ect...
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Bigtimmay on June 02, 2010, 12:11:30 AM
Id give um 1/4 of the price of what the last paint job i payed for LOL it was only 250 bucks.
Buts thats just cause i bought some nason and did everything myself on a S10.
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: dga57 on June 02, 2010, 12:20:34 AM
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on June 01, 2010, 10:08:31 PM
I dont think it works like that,,,, if you spend 10,000 on paint,,, its not 3. 333.33 dolars to xkote it,,,, theres a base price for size of car or truck ect...

I'm sure you're right.  My point, and Pinto5.0's, is that there are all kinds of paint jobs in all kinds of price ranges.  On my Mark VIII, once it has had a good buffing and waxing it probably won't need anything done to the paint at all, but it IS fifteen years old and it IS the original paint.  If the results were truly as amazing as in the photos, I'd be willing to spend $300 - 500 to spruce the car up while retaining the original paint.  That would be comparable to what it would cost me to repaint the car if I did the work myself, which is always an option too.  I haven't called that number yet, but I intend to check it out.

Dwayne :smile:
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on June 02, 2010, 10:30:58 AM
Ok i called X-Kote  today cost to do a PINTO is 400 dollars,, for paint thats not to bad,,,, bad paint max is 600 so 4 to 6 hundred to renew your paint and they have three branches in the USA,,,  N.J  / Los Vegas / Tulsa Oklahoma
Title: Re: Make old paint look like new for 1/4 of the price of a paint job
Post by: dga57 on June 03, 2010, 01:17:03 AM
Quote from: Starsky and Hutch on June 02, 2010, 10:30:58 AM
Ok i called X-Kote  today cost to do a PINTO is 400 dollars,, for paint thats not to bad,,,, bad paint max is 600 so 4 to 6 hundred to renew your paint and they have three branches in the USA,,,  N.J  / Los Vegas / Tulsa Oklahoma


I guess New Jersey would be doable... Tulsa or Vegas, not so much!  I'll have to check out where  in NJ and see how much they'd want to do a Lincoln Mark VIII.  Interesting concept.

Dwayne :smile: