respraying, solid or metallic color, is either easier?

[90johnhenry]

Evening PH

Was wondering, looking at the 205's paintwork, its a graphite grey, and its got loads of little metallic pigments in it, got me thinking, if the paintwork wasnt done well on it, wouldnt a metallic paint finish highlight the poor nature of the job more?

ie - if considering DIY'ing a respray of a project, would a solid colour finish give a better finish/be less risky?

NB: If im being really stupid and missing something obvious, i have man flue, you'll understand

John

[steveo3002]

yeah metalic will show up a bodge job nicley

if youre thinking colour change go for white or a light pastel colour , hides a bad job as best as you can expect

[90johnhenry]

Cheers for that! aiming for bright colours then!

would colours like flat grey and british racing green or a flame red show up issues badly? would be nice for it to have abit of colour on it!

[mattnunn]

If you want it to look any good I wouldn't do it yourself, it's not easy at all to spray a car, plus you'll need lots of expensive equipment to get even a half decent looking job and avoid dying (literally dying).

[90johnhenry]

mattnunn said:

If you want it to look any good I wouldn't do it yourself, it's not easy at all to spray a car, plus you'll need lots of expensive equipment to get even a half decent looking job and avoid dying (literally dying).

duly noted! got the 205 sprayed by a professional, bitterly disappointment with the whole experience, bonnet crazing, his manner and general attitude towards the whole job. Genuinely believe i would have made a better stab, or at least not wasted as much money doing it myself!

im looking at getting an air compressor anyway - air tools , would only need a couple more bits and pieces! main stuff seems to be a place to do it and all the prep stuff required, but these might also be sorted with the renting of a lockup being hopeful, unless my wonderful work contract is a pile of dirt and isnt up to it! (sorry minor rant)