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touch up or full body repaint?

Hi guys. My car has managed to accumulate several dents and scratches over time. May konting rust na rin sya sa hood at fender. I wanna do a makeover at rust-proofing na rin.
Ung suki ko na shop has advised me na ipa-full body paint na sya. Kse daw tutal bawat parte nung exterior either may gasgas o kaya dent. Mostly maliit naman, halos nde pansin ung iba. Nasasayangan ako sa orig paint kse nga buong parte ipapaint eh maliit lang ung dent or scratch. Nde kaya pineperahan ako nito? Sabi nya halata daw pag patch job.
My car is a Mercedes Benz and i'm quite sure nde papantay sa orig quality ung ipapalit. And my friend advised me na considerably lowered pa ang resale value pag full body repaint. Totoo ba to?
So dapat ba patse-patse na lang? Nde ba pangit ang itsura nun? My car is white, btw.
Ung suki ko na shop has advised me na ipa-full body paint na sya. Kse daw tutal bawat parte nung exterior either may gasgas o kaya dent. Mostly maliit naman, halos nde pansin ung iba. Nasasayangan ako sa orig paint kse nga buong parte ipapaint eh maliit lang ung dent or scratch. Nde kaya pineperahan ako nito? Sabi nya halata daw pag patch job.
My car is a Mercedes Benz and i'm quite sure nde papantay sa orig quality ung ipapalit. And my friend advised me na considerably lowered pa ang resale value pag full body repaint. Totoo ba to?
So dapat ba patse-patse na lang? Nde ba pangit ang itsura nun? My car is white, btw.
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Better you ask you fave shop what exactly they are offering to do, and then what you want done and compromise.
How much would a washover and a "strip-to-metal" job cost? I'm assuming the washover is on the whole car?
Strip to metal procedures will probably double the quotes above.
If I were up to it, I'd probably have to avail of the same thing you did, for my car.
There are also choices like if your scratches are relegated small ones (swirl marks, blemishes, etc...) then you can also have the option of having a Paintless Dent Repair job done then go for a detail in a good detailing shop like Big Berts.This is what i'm saving up for with my pickup.
A wash over (basta properly done) will not lower your resale value as long as you keep the stock body color. If you plan to keep the car for a long time, try considering to have the washover done by a good paint shop, medyo mas mahal (30K-40K) but you'll get a good paint job.
I've spoken to my suki and washover nga ang sinasabi nya. Try ko muna isang panel to see kung ok sya gumawa, then onto the rest na. First time ako papapaint ng kotse, so mejo kabado ako.