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|  Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			Next time you complain about the cost of painting your car consider the cost of painting this thing.  747-400 
				__________________ Rick | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			Wow!  Big bucks depending on how many airliners they have to re-brand. 
				__________________ Rick 1966 Chevy Caprice 427-390 2012 Chevy Camaro RS Convertible   | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			Probably cost you 100k... or more... can you imagine how many gallons of paint? 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			 The last Lear 60, corporate jet, I was involved with 5 or 6 years ago was above 40K.....I guarantee you would not paint a 747 for 100K. I cannot even guess what it would cost. Mike | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			That must add a lot of weight to the plane. I would think they would strip it prior to repaint. | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			Ahh, lets skip the paint and make 3M rich and do a body wrap on it! | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			They should have pinstriped it too   
				__________________ 1967 Impala 454ci | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			yeah...poor guy that has to wet sand that thing to get that smooth finish...HA 
				__________________ I don't think it was coincidence that the Great Depression happened during Prohibition...   | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			It needs flames... 
				__________________ Bruce Choose Life-Donate! | 
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|  Re: Consider The Cost to Paint This Thing 
			
			[ QUOTE ] It needs flames... [/ QUOTE ] Damn! You beat me to it!  
				__________________ I pulled into Nazareth, I was feelin bout half past dead . . . | 
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