With water. In the age of the original absinthe fever, the drink was always diluted with water and sweetened with sugar before consumption. First, a cube of sugar was placed on a perforated spoon resting on the top of a glass of neat absinthe.
I had a minivan with paint on the hood and roof gone. The Maaco guys quoted ~$500 for their basic probably crappy paint on the whole car. I asked how much for the hood, he said $800 because he would have to match the paint and then apply clearcoat.
Garages: the painting of the garage, usually skipped during most repaints, is traditionally done with an inexpenseive flat paint and for which charges for a two car area go from $225 to $325, including paint and labor and excluding any baseboard. A three car garage, just under half that amount again.