2000 Echo paint

WickeddollÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ® · 2005-07-02T03:03:13+00:00

As some of you know, my son was driving my 2000 Echo, when he was struck from behind. You may also know that the initial paint jobs on Echoes sucked like Linda Lovelace on crack.The repair guys say the car is fixed, but still needs to be painted. With the heavy rains we've been getting, they say they can't paint it now, and may be able to by next Wednesday. Hubby is getting *so* frustrated about being stuck here longer than anticipated, but so far there's nothing we can do. I even asked State Farm (The other guy's insurance) to prod the collision shop, but no dice.What I wonder is how they can possibly match the now-faded color of 5 years ago, without making the car looking like shit?Also, I can't see why they don't have a facility that allows proper ventilation while painting the damned car?! You would think they'd have a filtered area that safely allows for painting, while keeping the area itself as dry as possible.Thoughts?Natalie

Jul 02, 2005 61 Replies

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hachiroku 21 years ago

There's a guy in Northampton that has an old Comet, '63 or so that's painted black primer with a red stripe in the right place...I call it the Mini-Batmobile!

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WickeddollÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ® 21 years ago

Louis doesn't live in Northampton...

Natalie

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