New Owner says hello and first question

[Justin S]

Just put a deposit down on a silver mk2 Exige and hope to get the car very soon.Didn't think silver was the colour of car to buy,but after seeing it in the flesh looks fantastic.Right,first question.The nose grill needs a little TLC.I was thinking of using a plasticote type spray on it to sort it out.I have used the stuff pretty well on my westfield previous on meshing.Is it easy to mask the other side of the mesh,so as to stop overspray? ie get behind it.Cheers

Edited by Justin S on Saturday 22 September 23:25

[Tina K]

Apparently, 'silver' is a difficult colour to match on the Elise. If you're anywhere near Calcot, then I'm sure Specialised Paintwork would be able to advise:

http://www.specialisedpaintwork.com/contact.htm

[tricky 100]

Think he's talking about painting the black mesh not the silver car .
No unfortunatly its not easy to get behind there , so lots of patience while masking im afraid .

[21TonyK]

I shouldn't worry too much about the spray going through the mesh etc. Not a lot behind it that doesn;t look black anyway. Plus not a bad idea to get a bit of paint on the tow eye fixings.



I used smooth satin finish hammerite. Did the job nicely.

Edited by 21TonyK on Sunday 23 September 13:03

[Justin S]

Blimey Tony.Not got a steady hand when painting;-)
I was going to use plasticote semi satin finish,as I know it gives a good result.If its that difficult,maybe I'll spray the paint into a container and then paint it on.Cheers roll on cars arrival.

[21TonyK]

Justin S said:

Blimey Tony.Not got a steady hand when painting;-)

Yeah, just a little paranoid. Pic was taken a couple of days after I got the car back from having the front end resprayed.

[Phil. S.]

Hi Justin,
Another ex Westy owner who's moved to Lotus. Hope to see you and your shiny new toy at one of the local meets soon.
Phil

[Justin S]

Hi Phil.Didn't know they are allowed at Westie meetings!!!! I will pop over sometime....just waiting to get the car first....

[domcross]

Phil. S. said:

Hi Justin,
Another ex Westy owner who's moved to Lotus. Hope to see you and your shiny new toy at one of the local meets soon.
Phil

Another one about to join the ranks here Phil Just sold my Westie 1600 Sport and previously had a Megablade. Am hoping to close a deal on a new Exige S this week. It's having a proper roof that did it for me

Cheers,
Dom.

[Phil. S.]

I meant at the SELOC meet as I've sold my Westy as well and bought an Elise. I go to the one in Abingdon. The next one is on 11th October.

Justin S said:

Hi Phil.Didn't know they are allowed at Westie meetings!!!! I will pop over sometime....just waiting to get the car first....

[Phil. S.]

Looks like the Westfield-Lotus path is a popular one! I'm very jealous of you guys buying Exiges.
[quote]Another one about to join the ranks here Phil Just sold my Westie 1600 Sport and previously had a Megablade. Am hoping to close a deal on a new Exige S this week. It's having a proper roof that did it for me

Cheers,
Dom.
[/quote]

Edited by Phil. S. on Sunday 23 September 22:50