After I asked the car painter about the price of painting the bumper on the car, and after being informed that the entire bumper needs to be painted, I bought a sample of the original color and painted the scratch on the bumper myself, which I earned in a parking lot.
I did a similar job on my black guitar, I dropped it when incredibly drunk and bodged a big chip out of the enamelled finish. When I took it to be repaired they said it would be frightening amount to fix it as they would have to do the whole bit. The guy then smiled and recommended I go to an art store and buy some high gloss black enamel, touch up the gap with plaster and paint over. I did, and it did the job!
There is a saying in our country: "Cut the ears, patch the ass", when you patch something to save money...
And I also like yours, it's more like the English saying "More arse than class" 😂
I don't think it's a bad thing to look for alternatives to spending money, I do it all the time. If I can fix something I will.
I'm actually struggling over a decision at the moment, whether to buy a new computer or not. The one I have, despite being only three and a half years old, is failing but I'm reluctant to buy a new one just yet. I might write a post about it on the weekend.
There's things I won't compromise on, will get fixed up properly and by a professional, but I don't like wasting money so if I can fix something myself then I'll have a go. The worst that can happen is I mess it up and have to pay for it to be done anyway.
