Thanks in advance for ANY info on this! 
Randy B. 
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Does ANYONE know of a company..or individual,that can restore mine to factory original,at a "fair" price? It would have to be less than the $700.00 that a few companies are asking for a re-pop one!
I'm in the process of getting the old car painted,and want the trim restored to NEW condition!
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..HAS TO LOOK AS GOOD AS THE FACTORY PIECE!
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..HAS TO LOOK AS GOOD AS THE FACTORY PIECE!
Not going to happen be it repop or redone original.
I've handled dozens of finish panels for the 69 GTX .Including 3 or 4 NOS . And With exception to maybe 2 or 3 used ones none were even close to 'as OEM new'.
That said I personally have never seen a redone panel that didn't 'look like' a redone panel.
IMO, for the money buy the repop. As I have serious doubts you could have a used original redone for even close to $700
And as an fyi, the repops are nice BUT IMO they are not close to OEM in regards to accuracy or crispness of the edges.
One of the hardest parts to restore are the 2 raised chrome edges in the center of the panel. The repops this raised edge isn't as tall as an original.
ps- the last NOS one I had was about 5/6 years ago and it sold for just a tad over $2200. And I've not seen an nos one since.
Although I do know where one is, but $2200 will not buy it btw
Had a friend send his same '69 GTX trunk finish panel to two supposedly top refinishers in CA and then to the Northwest and neither would touch it and from what I saw it didn't look that bad 
. Before they saw it he was quoated $1200 minimum by both of them to restore it and there was no guarantee that this was all they were going to finally charge him . They both sent it back to him (the NW shop kept it for 3-months before they let him know they were not going to work on it 
) so he had his local body guy fill it in and then to the local plating and back to the body guy for paint. Not perfect but not $1200+ either 
Looks like I'll be making a 15 minute drive out to Matt's place in Capac(MCB Metal Refinishers)he sells them for $675.00(re-pop)I'm not sure what I'll do with the original one though! I'll take some good close-up shots with the digital,and post them in a short while! Thanks again,fella's! BTW...Mike,your X looks REAAAAL SWEEET! 
If I had the money..I would probably go that route,but....I'm on a fixed income,so even if MCB's panel isn't PERFECT....it's got to look better than my pitted-up piece! My GTX is NOT a show car any way..but a street cruiser,and occasional drag car,running low-11's...soon to be high-10's. I will post close-up pics in about 15 minutes or so! Thanks! Randy B.
Quote:Yes $2,300 is a lot but they are Perfect, for what you will be using your car for I can understand not paying that amount, but for someone who has a show car they are the way to go.
69x...for $2300.00 it better be PERFECT!
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69x...for $2300.00 it better be PERFECT!
Quote:Quote:Yes $2,300 is a lot but they are Perfect, for what you will be using your car for I can understand not paying that amount, but for someone who has a show car they are the way to go.
69x...for $2300.00 it better be PERFECT!
100%! Here are some close-up shots of the finish panel,as promised! 
LOTS of pitting! 
I hope Matt's product is DECENT! 
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That's rough , it will be cheaper to get the repop than to fix that one .