modification

hey guys i've been playing elite for quite some time now (1000+ hours) and i have to say that in all the time i've been playing i haven't gotten more aesthetic satisfaction from flying the mamba because it's round, huge and most importantly the uncovered cockpit gives me real pleasure from...

I have tried a great number of different builds now, I have all types of lasers in any size and ran long-range, focused (great to make smaller lasers deal 100% of their damage to large ships hulls), rapid fire and overcharged, all G5 and played on a whole lot of ships, from the imperial eagle to...

If I make a purchase of, say, a paint job, would I need to pay again if I sell my ship at a later time or do the modification remain available to any ship i pilot?