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Old Apr 5, 2001 | 08:11 PM
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how long should it take to paint a car??

I plan on dropping my car off at a shop to have it painted and was wondering how long I should expect it to take. There are two small dents to take car of and the trimming of my new Harwood hood. So what do you guys think, 2-3 weeks? or is that a long time?

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355 10:1 , AFR 190 heads, LT4 HOT cam w/ 1.6 roller rockers, complete Superram intake, 58mm BBK TB, 24# injectors, screens out of MAF, MAT relocated, March underdrive pulleys, Streetdampner, Crane HI-6 ignition, 160 thermostat, K&Ns, TES headers(Jet hot coated), Mufflex 4' cat back, B&M shift Kit, 2500 converter, and 3.27s.
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Old Apr 5, 2001 | 08:24 PM
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Depends on how busy they are,and what you want.If you want like a multi-tone custom, it'll take a while,but just a one color pro-job,a few weeks.Then you'll have to let the paint cure too
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Old Apr 5, 2001 | 08:53 PM
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I have to wait for the paint to cure, how long does that take? Its a singlt color and its the original so I was hoping for maybe two weeks if they're not busy.

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355 10:1 , AFR 190 heads, LT4 HOT cam w/ 1.6 roller rockers, complete Superram intake, 58mm BBK TB, 24# injectors, screens out of MAF, MAT relocated, March underdrive pulleys, Streetdampner, Crane HI-6 ignition, 160 thermostat, K&Ns, TES headers(Jet hot coated), Mufflex 4' cat back, B&M shift Kit, 2500 converter, and 3.27s.
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Old Apr 5, 2001 | 10:08 PM
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i worked in a body shop and if they are not busy than it should take about a week.

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Old Apr 6, 2001 | 08:36 AM
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Thanks for the answers guys. I just got this 2 1/2 Harwood and cant wait to get it on there!!!!

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355 10:1 , AFR 190 heads, LT4 HOT cam w/ 1.6 roller rockers, complete Superram intake, 58mm BBK TB, 24# injectors, screens out of MAF, MAT relocated, March underdrive pulleys, Streetdampner, Crane HI-6 ignition, 160 thermostat, K&Ns, TES headers(Jet hot coated), Mufflex 4' cat back, B&M shift Kit, 2500 converter, and 3.27s. Chip is custom(doing it myself) Just got a 2 1/2 Harwood and soon to be painted.
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Old Apr 7, 2001 | 10:54 AM
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Curing can take anywhere from 30-90 days. Depends on what you get,like if the paint was baked,or clearcoat,and a bunch of other things.
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