I picked this ski up about a month ago and it looked awfull. Ive completely gone through it in about two weeks. Had it tore down to the hull. I sanded the hull, hood, pole just to rid some scratches. Then primed and flat blacked everything even the engine bay. I bought the graphics on ebay. Pain in the arse but gott em all on and then matte clear coated everything. Total cost of paint and graphics about $180. It looks so tuff on the water. I want to buy a superjet soon and do the very same thing but also want 100+ hp in the superjet!!