Looking for as many opinions as I can get.
Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place, but hopefully I can still get some solid replies
I have a 1991 80 series Landcruiser (Sahara model) that desperately needs some paint work as nearly every panel has clear coat peeling and paint fading.
I am looking into whether I wanna get it resprayed professionally or whether to Raptor-line (tint-able version as close to same colour) it at home.
The car is in decent condition apart from that, original motor, only 200xxxKM, and I use it only as a weekend car.
Main questions are:
>is it worth getting a +$5000 respray if it’s just going to get damaged on the first trip
>Does raptor lining affect resale value? I have read some people say yes because it hides rust, would this matter if the paint was say 5 years old when I went to resell it?
>any other suggestions or ideas are welcomed
*some other information that might matter
-The car is used more for touring than a bush-badger, however it does see the occasional track
-I am not expecting to sell the car for at least 5 years, however I would expect to not add more than 50,000km before then, so far would be still under 250xxxKm at this stage
-I know I definitely want to fix the paint somehow, so doing nothing isn’t really an option
-I would raptor line it myself at home, and am somewhat of a perfectionist so I would spend a lot of time making sure prep was perfect before spraying.
-Car was actaully resprayed by a shop in 2009, after paint was damaged during Black Saturday bushfires, however said shop has closed now. (Wonder why
)
Apologies if this thread is in the wrong place, but hopefully I can still get some solid replies
I have a 1991 80 series Landcruiser (Sahara model) that desperately needs some paint work as nearly every panel has clear coat peeling and paint fading.
I am looking into whether I wanna get it resprayed professionally or whether to Raptor-line (tint-able version as close to same colour) it at home.
The car is in decent condition apart from that, original motor, only 200xxxKM, and I use it only as a weekend car.
Main questions are:
>is it worth getting a +$5000 respray if it’s just going to get damaged on the first trip
>Does raptor lining affect resale value? I have read some people say yes because it hides rust, would this matter if the paint was say 5 years old when I went to resell it?
>any other suggestions or ideas are welcomed
*some other information that might matter
-The car is used more for touring than a bush-badger, however it does see the occasional track
-I am not expecting to sell the car for at least 5 years, however I would expect to not add more than 50,000km before then, so far would be still under 250xxxKm at this stage
-I know I definitely want to fix the paint somehow, so doing nothing isn’t really an option
-I would raptor line it myself at home, and am somewhat of a perfectionist so I would spend a lot of time making sure prep was perfect before spraying.
-Car was actaully resprayed by a shop in 2009, after paint was damaged during Black Saturday bushfires, however said shop has closed now. (Wonder why
)
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