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crashed my 323 :( need advice



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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