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Old 03-25-2010, 10:56 AM
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I have never had a car I cared enough about to pay for a Professional Buff until the "S" came along. Would $200.00 sound about right?? Black.
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Could be more. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for(more times then not).
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That's a very difficult question to answer without seeing the car, but $200 to *only* buff the car is a reasonable guess. It could be more. If the paint is really badly scratched up, it'll take them more time to fix it, and as a result, it'll cost more.
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Put the $200 towards some good equipment and learn to do it yourself. There are a ton of how-to's here and on youtube. It really isn't that difficult and the tools us amateurs use are pretty fool-proof. The results you can get are amazing. Plus, instead of only having your car looking better than showroom when you can lay down $200 or more, you can have it shiny anytime you want.
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Originally Posted by Alphamale,Mar 25 2010, 02:58 PM
Put the $200 towards some good equipment and learn to do it yourself. There are a ton of how-to's here and on youtube. It really isn't that difficult and the tools us amateurs use are pretty fool-proof. The results you can get are amazing. Plus, instead of only having your car looking better than showroom when you can lay down $200 or more, you can have it shiny anytime you want.


Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he'll never go hungry.
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absolutely the best advice is in the two posts just above this...

buy some stuff, post up in your local forum that you have detailing stuff and refreshments if someone will come over and help you polish out your car. i promise that this is a very rewarding experience. you will get a like-new car, and a really-new friend !!

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Depends on place. Look around in your local and call them. I paid for 109 plus tips. they did pretty good i think, i'm happy with the result.
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you might be able to diy.
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its not "hard" to do it yourself,...i really wish i had the patience to do it myself as well as correct lighting in a garage atmosphere as well as a non- black car hahah but i am paying a guy 300 for mine, i've seen his work and he is the go-to guy for the exotics in town.
black is just soo hard for me to do because............well you know already
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Among the wackos, the saying might be: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you'll never see him on the weekends again."
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