Used to work for a machinery dealer.......his creed......a $1500 blast and paint beats $5000 repair job.......and he knew too......I remember a Cat 12 grader from a council,the thing was mechanically like new,only used as a road patrol machine........but the paint was original ,and shabby......I went right over it with one interested buyer,pointing out all the wear spots unworn on the grader.......his wife took one look at it ,and demanded he walk away....he ended up buyin a rubbish JD 670 that had a new paintjob......He said to me later he wished he bought the Cat.