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Hey guys, sad story, but yesterday i crashed my 1993 mazda 323 right up the bakc of a toyota rav4 when my foot slipped off the danm pedal. I was only doing about 20k/hr but the front end is significantly damaged since i ran into such a large car (it was one of the big rav4's not the tiny ones) the bumper is gone, bonnet crumpled heaps cause of the spare wheel on the toyota, and the side guards are bent. Thankfully the only internals that were injured were the radiator and the air cooler, the engine started up fine immediately after the accident. I'm giong to get a nose-cut for about $1000aus, and probably get the guards panelbeat back into shape. Obviously i need a new bonnet. My question is this: i really dont want to pay 1000+ to get it painted. the car is pearl marone metallic or whatever u want to call it. I wish to paint it myself. I know that i probably wont get it perfect, but i simply cant afford to get it painted professionally and its really not worth it considering the car is only worth 6 grand. So how should i go about painting the bonnet and bumper myself? i know people out there have painted bumpers etc that they picked up from the wreckers, so i'd really appreciate it if someone out there helped me in my time of need. Thanks in advance, Dan
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