take your time is the most important thing, 90% of it is preperation and there is just 10% glory at the end!

good luck!

i recommend going to a scrappy and getting a bonnet or pannel, you can practise on that and once its mint, away you go!! :thumbs:

did this ever get done?

Just go for it matey, You'll be more pleased if you can say you did it yourself.
Got my mate to do mine and I'm very happy with the results. I bought 2 pack paint which cost about £18,Primer cost £13, Hardener cost £5 and Thinners cost about £8.
And you have the right attitude, If it goes wrong you can always rub it down and do it again or just resort to getting a bodyshop to do it.

my dad already had a compresser and spray gun etc.. never done any spraying before, taight ourselves and im very impressed with the outcome. probably spent about 100 quid on paint, primer, thinners, activator, laquer etc.. but almost my whole car has been resprayed and its had 2 body kits sprayed. dont use cans, that is expensive, and they look jiz.

antscorsa - my mates got a wikid compressor coz his dad bought one to renovate his old MG - looked the bollox. so cud even get his dad 2 help as well.
yeah, i def no about prep, im not worried bout dat. im just gona do it and if it goes wrong take it all off again, prep it up and take it to the bodyshop. mite as well!!!

I dont work in a body shop but taught me self to spray, I would say i am just as good as some body shops
PREPERATION PREPERATION PREPERATION

get a comprerssor for liek 100 quid and buy the apint and then sand it down tat wot ive done adn it better than sum peeps bodywork stuff ive seen

ok, a question
2 people who did it themselve, how much did it cost for all the spray cans etc...?
and 4 the people who got their kit sprayed by a bodyshop, how much did it cost u lot????
when i had my civic i new a mater there n it cost £700 all including the kit n sprayin!

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Originally posted by SriAndi
only thing is kris, u have had a lotta practice m8!

I wouldn't spray it myself if i were him, its getting the thing bang on right at the start

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gd idea, cheers lads!
ill let u no how it goes.lol

or test spraying on your old parts!

bolox to the bodyshop my car just been in one for 2 months and it came back shit! As people have said spen loads of time doing prep work and you should be fine. Also test paint an arch or something to make sure you have an ok colour match

you wont ruin the kit if you botch it, just sand it all back down and take it to a bodyshop, or have another go!

give it a go mate, practice on teha rches and if u feel its good go onto the kit just remember to take time and do a lot of preping

only thing is kris, u have had a lotta practice m8!

I wouldn't spray it myself if i were him, its getting the thing bang on right at the start

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Originally posted by AdamF
dont bother take it to a bodyshop. it will look loads better and not a bodge

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Take it to a body shop, you will thank us 4 saying this after you do, if u bodge it up you will have ruined the kit. I had a decision like this one, decided to go with the bodyshop and now it looks f**kin amazing, shame im selling it now!

If u do decide to spray yourself, good luck!!

give it a go no harm trying. just remember the more time you spend on preping the stuff the better the results

take it to a bodyshop mate!!! but as said, if u r going to do it, sand it down alot, and smooth it!!!

it will look loads better if done proberally!!;)

dont bother take it to a bodyshop. it will look loads better and not a bodge

The key is in preparation lots of sanding down to make it smooth and lots of thin layers of paint so it dosnt run :thumbs:

don't drink the paint

thinkin of sprayin me new kit, mirrors and arches etc in a few weeks. is there ne tips ne1 cud give me? my m8s got a compressor and is pretty gd wiv it, but im still willing to giv it a try
any help wud b really appreciated.
cheers
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