Cheap Paintjobs?
Discussion
As the title suggests, i'm looking for a cheap paintjob, and i mean dirt cheap, anything over £300-£350 is too much.
I've picked up a K'Reg E36 BMW in Brilliant Red and its impossible to find spare parts in this specific shade of red, I need to replace the front O/S wing, and half the car is a faded pinky colour, no matter how much T-cut, Paint Cleaner or Polish i use it ain't becoming red again.
Is it even possible to get a full respray for this kinda price? I don't really care about overspray etc(as long as its not too bad) because its probably only gonna be used on track, I just want the car to not be pink, to be honest I don't even care what colour the car gets painted(except brown, pink, red or maroon), as long as its better than this:
am i hoping for a bit too much here?
I've picked up a K'Reg E36 BMW in Brilliant Red and its impossible to find spare parts in this specific shade of red, I need to replace the front O/S wing, and half the car is a faded pinky colour, no matter how much T-cut, Paint Cleaner or Polish i use it ain't becoming red again.
Is it even possible to get a full respray for this kinda price? I don't really care about overspray etc(as long as its not too bad) because its probably only gonna be used on track, I just want the car to not be pink, to be honest I don't even care what colour the car gets painted(except brown, pink, red or maroon), as long as its better than this:
am i hoping for a bit too much here?
Primer, topcoat, thinners and hardener (for a solid colour therefore cheapest) will be over £100.
There isn't anyone who would prep a car for £200 it's a foul job, even just going for uber bodgery and masking everyything off including lights and glass without removing anything prep is still going to take a day if the paints going to stay on more than a week.
I wouldn't even walk round it with the gun for £200!
If it really doesn't matter how it looks I'd roller it, you won't buy the materials and spray gear for anywhere near your budget, and even if you did all the stripping and prep yourself you'll not get someone to paint it for that price.
There isn't anyone who would prep a car for £200 it's a foul job, even just going for uber bodgery and masking everyything off including lights and glass without removing anything prep is still going to take a day if the paints going to stay on more than a week.
I wouldn't even walk round it with the gun for £200!
If it really doesn't matter how it looks I'd roller it, you won't buy the materials and spray gear for anywhere near your budget, and even if you did all the stripping and prep yourself you'll not get someone to paint it for that price.
I thought that might be the case, cheers for the replies, trying to keep my budget for the car sub-£1000, hence being so tight with it.
The red is so annoying, the doors are fine, but the boot, spoiler, wings, bonnet and roof are all different shades of pink, which is why I haven't just bought a rattle can and sprayed the front wing myself, because it'd be slightly brighter than everything else and look just as bad.
Might just try the roller and matt black idea for now, wheres the best place to buy the paint and kit from?
The red is so annoying, the doors are fine, but the boot, spoiler, wings, bonnet and roof are all different shades of pink, which is why I haven't just bought a rattle can and sprayed the front wing myself, because it'd be slightly brighter than everything else and look just as bad.
Might just try the roller and matt black idea for now, wheres the best place to buy the paint and kit from?
Glassman said:
Gillet said:
I'm out East by London City Airport, E16
I do some windscreen work for a Brazilian guy on the A13. I've been quite impressed with the standard of his work given how small his operation is. I'll PM you his deets.
Liquid Knight - good job! well odd choice of colours but the job itself looks pretty dam good. Was this a spray gun effort? If I can get 1 solid colour and do something like this myself that'd be spot on.
morgrp - a better car, how dare you
Edited by Gillet on Friday 10th September 14:25
Gillet said:
Glassman said:
Gillet said:
I'm out East by London City Airport, E16
I do some windscreen work for a Brazilian guy on the A13. I've been quite impressed with the standard of his work given how small his operation is. I'll PM you his deets.
(He used to be very good at Capoeira a while back, but as he says, "too fat now" !!)
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