Respray prep

[angus99]

Now I have all the mechnaical bits sorted on the car, I'm planning to get the car resprayed at some point this year. I'm also planning the following jobs at the same time:

- Replace hood
- Replce Headlight lenses and reflectors (or possibly change to Faired in or Lupo lights)
- Replace / Refurbish Badges
- Fix bent aluminium upright on drivers side door
- Fit clear Indicator / repeaters

What esle would need to be removed for the Re-spray.

[andy-w]

boot. doors bonnet lights mirrors off doors...strip it downas much as possible...!

[Johno]

Badges
Lights
Light fairings
Indicators
Bonnet
Bonnet hinges
All sealant - inner wings
Wing mirrors
Door rubbers
Door catches
Door locks
Kick plates
Roof
Roof seal
Doors if you want
Boot lid
Boot hinges
Boot seal
All sealant
Petrol filler neck and collar
rear plates
lights
All sealant around rear lights

That's just off the top of my head that I did for my re-spray. Take the opportunity to upgrade all of it to Stainless fittings, get the sealant right and sort everything else.

Or you can pay someone else to do all of it . . .

[angus99]

Thanks guys, looks like a fairly comprehensive list. Need to go through this with the painter next week to get a full quote, but may do some of the work myself.

I'd like to aviod taking of the doors if possible, but the rest doesn't sound too bad.

Also wondered what to do about the metal mesh that runs below the windscreen, behind the bonnet. This is a bid bent in places so may not be paintable. Is it possible to buy a new one from anywhere?

[potato muncher]

angus99 said:

Thanks guys, looks like a fairly comprehensive list. Need to go through this with the painter next week to get a full quote, but may do some of the work myself.

I'd like to aviod taking of the doors if possible, but the rest doesn't sound too bad.

Also wondered what to do about the metal mesh that runs below the windscreen, behind the bonnet. This is a bid bent in places so may not be paintable. Is it possible to buy a new one from anywhere?

Please do not have your car painted with the doors on. It cannot be done properly and you will regret it.