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There’s a putty, glaze, primer, glue, sealer, top coat, welding wire, clearcoat, tape, undercoat and masking paper for every job. And that can add up to thousands. By now you’ve met our 1970 Project Plymouth, which also happens to be the first car I ever bought. Back in 1984, I did what any aspiring university sophomore would do: spend some of his precious student loan to repaint his car. Stupid? Likely. . .