Being Realistic When Having Your Hot Rod Painted
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We’ve all heard the phrase “Champaign tastes on a beer budget”, well it’s almost like that phrase was coined with hot rodders in mind. It especially applies to show-quality paintjobs and hiring a shop to do the job. Now I’m not a painter, but I’ve spent decades hanging around custom car shops, and the stories I’ve heard from shop owners and the things I’ve seen have given me some real head-scratching moments.
There was a shop I spent a lot of time at called Best of
