Paul,

If the existing paint isn't too bad you can get a "scratch and sniff" (aka
sand and paint) job for substantially less than a regular strip and paint.
Not all shops will do this, you'll need to make a few calls. Also, you get
more or less what you pay for, a sand and paint is only as good as the
underlying surface condition. If your existing paint is starting to flake,
then your new paint will probably flake off as well (because it's riding on
the existing paint). Best of luck,

mark

"Paul Folbrecht" wrote in message
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The paint shop nearest me wants $7K to do a 152 (2 colors). I can't
justify that for a $20K bird; the current paint isn't that bad. Is
there any way at all to get a real paint job done for, say, closer to
half that??