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I had a Surface and design full respray that was partially paid for by an insurance claim but it still cost me a small fortune.
The initial job was excellent but many stone chips soon appeared and 5 years later the car spent one winter outside the garage and suffered micro blistering. It broke my heart!
I have a friend that builds and paints cars in Billingham and he quoted me £1500 for a full respray. I am going to take the car to him this winter and consider a colour change and maybe some mods while we are at it.
I certainly wont be getting ripped off by so called TVR specialists again. Although I do like the bezel free lupo light mods they did
The initial job was excellent but many stone chips soon appeared and 5 years later the car spent one winter outside the garage and suffered micro blistering. It broke my heart!
I have a friend that builds and paints cars in Billingham and he quoted me £1500 for a full respray. I am going to take the car to him this winter and consider a colour change and maybe some mods while we are at it.
I certainly wont be getting ripped off by so called TVR specialists again. Although I do like the bezel free lupo light mods they did
motul1974 said:
Thanks guys, as I said, it was just a 'thought' for now!
Blistering suggests inappropriate primer to me. Not good after 5years either way.
I may ask the question but fear some 'professional waffle excuses' or even worse I get the full blame for letting rain and snow get too it!Blistering suggests inappropriate primer to me. Not good after 5years either way.
Any car should be able to live out in the UK and have decent paint after 5 years. Any modern car would be fine.
If it were me I would send photos to the specialist who carried out the work asking for their comments and also what they can do about it as a good Will gesture.
How they respond would be very telling on their customer service. If it was a good response I wouldn’t mind taking the car back even if I had to contribute to the remedial repairs. If it was a bad response I would never talk to them again.
If it were me I would send photos to the specialist who carried out the work asking for their comments and also what they can do about it as a good Will gesture.
How they respond would be very telling on their customer service. If it was a good response I wouldn’t mind taking the car back even if I had to contribute to the remedial repairs. If it was a bad response I would never talk to them again.
DangerousDerek said:
.......................................and 5 years later the car spent one winter outside the garage and suffered micro blistering. It broke my heart!
Just out of curiosity, did you have a car cover on it ?Even the breathable ones are not really suited to fibreglass cars and paint.
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