Full respray for £399 - Too good to be true?
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For the money his job is likely pristine compared with what I had from a large south east bodyshop, some pics about 2/3 of the way down - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
caelite said:
Oh wow. My mate is thinking about getting his van done (s
tty old transit). This place is local to him and I think all he really wants is some Dulux to cover up the rust spots. Ill see if I can persuade him to give it a go and post pics xD.
Many years ago, my Austin 1300 my Mum gave me was looking very sorry for itself with multi coloured doors from teh scrappy and tired paint. I went down to Texas (the old DIY store) and bought a can of Crown Plus 2 black gloss paint, cursory rub down of the paint and proceeded to paint the car. Then sprayed teh steel wheels silver. I have to say, for a few hours work, it was an amazing job - had compliments on how good the car looked and how shiny it was with virtually no paint brish marks. Hard to beat for the cost at the time. For an old rust bucket, it's worth a shot!tty old transit). This place is local to him and I think all he really wants is some Dulux to cover up the rust spots. Ill see if I can persuade him to give it a go and post pics xD.Larry Lamb has it right. I remember some lads in a factory where I used to work 20 years ago or so who used to have a good sideline in cheapo resprays like his. Their trick was to get household gloss, thin it with white spirit then warm it up on an electric ring. Chuck it in the gun, whizz whizz whizz. I saw a car they'd done, it looked *all right*. It wasn't to Pebley Beach standard, but you'd be mad to think it would. As for comments like "would you leave it like that for a customer?" the answer is "Yes, if they wanted a cheap job. Pay more, get more." Anyone who has been around for long enough to remember the days of steel wheels and 70s cars that needed new sills and wings after 5 years will remember that this sort of quick blowover used to be the norm. A car dealer I remember used to spray all his wheels with a silver rattle can, no masking, then run a bit of tyre black on the rubber. Every time. My Dad once took a totally rotten Mini to a dealer for tradein, having just paid for the quickest of flashovers. It was a wet day and the dealer didn't leave the showroom before handing over top dollar as tradein. That's what people did in the days before 7yr paint warranties. This is nothing new, we have just become spoilt these days by better cars and vicious depreciation meaning that it's cheaper to replace a 10yo car than mess about doing any more than the most basic of repairs.
As for "oh, I value my time too much to wet sand and polish a crappy job like this", that's fine. Go somewhere else then, pay £2k+. It will be better and you won't get your hands dirty. Meanwhile those of us who are prepared to spend a Sunday afternoon doing a brake refit rather than paying a man £100 can do just that. My labour normally costs more than that but I can't work on Sunday so that time is free. Likewise the time spent ironing shirts. If I turn away work to iron shirts, I'm a mug. But I don't.
So horses for courses. I'd do a quick blowover on a project car, to make it presentable from 5 yards away. Why not?
As for "oh, I value my time too much to wet sand and polish a crappy job like this", that's fine. Go somewhere else then, pay £2k+. It will be better and you won't get your hands dirty. Meanwhile those of us who are prepared to spend a Sunday afternoon doing a brake refit rather than paying a man £100 can do just that. My labour normally costs more than that but I can't work on Sunday so that time is free. Likewise the time spent ironing shirts. If I turn away work to iron shirts, I'm a mug. But I don't.
So horses for courses. I'd do a quick blowover on a project car, to make it presentable from 5 yards away. Why not?
HAHA
Sorry guys i 100% forgot about this page until one of you guys messaged me.
Car was painted. The quality is fine. don't get me wrong they could have layed on some more paint in places but its fine for what i need it for.
they sanded, filled, fiberglass and painted it for £499.
Im only going to end up in a ditch anyway at some point
Im not going to wet sand it. If i was getting it sprayed another color id go for a flat color instead of metallic. then it could be wet sanded to a decent Finnish.
cheers for now guys ill get better pics when im home
Sorry guys i 100% forgot about this page until one of you guys messaged me.
Car was painted. The quality is fine. don't get me wrong they could have layed on some more paint in places but its fine for what i need it for.
they sanded, filled, fiberglass and painted it for £499.
Im only going to end up in a ditch anyway at some point
Im not going to wet sand it. If i was getting it sprayed another color id go for a flat color instead of metallic. then it could be wet sanded to a decent Finnish.
cheers for now guys ill get better pics when im home
Edited by GAVBEY on Wednesday 30th September 11:32
Edited by GAVBEY on Wednesday 30th September 11:32
Sump said:
Donuts in someones car park. What a bellend. Lmao at the gang sign aswell. Overall a failure at life.
Apparently grown men congregating in business estate car parks and making skid marks for a smart phone photo shoot is A lifestyle A release A passion.Loving the fake lens flare.
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