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Old 09-10-2009, 07:55 PM
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Anyone know a good shop in Redlands area that can paint FRP and guarantee paint match?

I went to a local shop that does great work but refused to paint my fenders because they are FRP. She said the paint bubbles every time??
I did some research and it does need a certain paint, but prep shouldnt be that bad for my fenders.

Im mostly concerned about paint match and them taking good care of my car.


Downforce 30 mm wide fenders...fitment is near perfect without even trying any adjustments





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wow.. ive never heard of a shop turning down a job based on FRP.. u mustve went to a crappy shop. they prob mainly do insurance jobs.

try any other shop and i bet you wont have that problem. frp doesnt require a special paint. possibly more flex agent but thats more for extra flexible parts.
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By special paint I meant Non oil based paint, which from what I read, is not used on auto paint usually. I did some research on FRP and It does seem to need special attention when doing prep and paint.

But yeah, the shop mainly insurance claims .
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oil based paint is illegal now
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everything is water base now
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....I have zero knowledge on autobody stuff....but these are the things I did read. A lot of stuff to know out there!

http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Paint-Fiberglass
http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=628233

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Theres a place in San Bernardino that paints a lot of lowriders and featured imports. Evans autobody on mill st just west of waterman ave
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Ill check them out.
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