The 2007 STI Limited Spoiler
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Originally Posted by Arya
Wow...$150. Didn't think paint cost that much. I mean i realize labor costs but goddamn.
Paint shops are in business to make $$$.
Their equipment costs $.
Their shops cost $.
Their employees cost $
There are a ton of regulatory fees that they have to pay in order to remain open.
And that's just to open the doors.
Now, comes the material.
Paint ain't cheap, and if it is, I don't want it on my car/parts.
Paint is like many itemsyou buy, you spend more for smaller quantities, hence your spoiler will cost more $/oz of paint than my hood/car/etc.
An alternative is to find a paint supply outfit that will mix the paint for you & put it in a rattle bomb. A can costs maybe $25 dollars.
If you're painting plastic, they can even add the right goo that keeps the paint flexible.
There's a place in Sacramento that will do just that & I have had really good success in matching/painting various parts.
Originally Posted by Arya
Wow...$150. Didn't think paint cost that much. I mean i realize labor costs but goddamn.
its a lot of labor (prepping, sanding, priming, spraying, clear coating, etc)
Other than that, get a $25 rattle can from paintscratch.com and try your luck
Last edited by ucbsti; Oct 29, 2006 at 03:46 PM.
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Hey Arya, yeah theres a bunch of us that want to get a batch of these painted, I think its time to get with a body to get another group by going 
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Originally Posted by Krinkov
Hey Arya, yeah theres a bunch of us that want to get a batch of these painted, I think its time to get with a body to get another group by going
Or do you guys already have the spoiler and need to get it painted
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Originally Posted by Arya
Wow...$150. Didn't think paint cost that much. I mean i realize labor costs but goddamn.
BTW, I have a hard-on for the STI Limited rear spoiler. If you could get enough people in on a group buy to get the price closer to $200 even, I'm in. Put me down for a white one so I can Krylon it, too.
Srsly
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Originally Posted by pwn
haha this is true. Just wear it, staples are your friend! Paint it Philip color.
Haha I guess that would work. But I couldn't come to any Suby meets anymore considering most guys on here get hard-ons from the lip and would probably try to jump me.
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I am pretty much 100% set on this now.
Sometime after SEMA I will place my order. Maybe sooner. Im guessing the satin white pearl will be easier to paint than the urban grey metallic so i'll get the satin white pearl so i can get it painted WRB
Is anyone seriously intrested in buying it with me?
Sometime after SEMA I will place my order. Maybe sooner. Im guessing the satin white pearl will be easier to paint than the urban grey metallic so i'll get the satin white pearl so i can get it painted WRB
Is anyone seriously intrested in buying it with me?
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Originally Posted by Snot Rod
I'll put in an order for one. Just don't have it delivered to my house though, my wife will stick it up my ***! 
