TimHarrison
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I wanna do my white corsa a metallic silver. am i gonna have to get it done professionally? cos i'd wanna do it myself.
where do you get the stuff you need? i've looked on halfords but there's no actual paint, or spray guns.
[Edited on 02-07-2006 by TimHarrison]
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ed
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For a first re-spray you don't want to do metallic, it's too complicated and 9 times out of 10 you'll fuck it up... You also need somewhere big to work to do it all.
Where abouts are you located? Me and a mate do re-sprays in our spare time, as we aren't a bodyshop as such our prices are a lot lower.
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craig8
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as ed says, doing a mettalic job forst time wouldnt be wise, especialy as your only learning
on another note, halfords do mix up half litre and litres of celulose basecoat and they can order in spray guns from sealey and other companies
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sigibbons
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You dont want to be using Cellulose nowadays, 2pack is much better!
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craig8
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depends what your doing really, without proper ventilation and respirators then 2 pack paint is harmful as its a carcegenic
basecoat should be given a clearcoat anyway and most of the time thats 2k
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sigibbons
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2pack is harmful but its worth it for the results. And you dont need a Clear coat with 2pack.
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ed
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But he wants metallic paint so he has to use a waterbased colour with a 2k clear on top, or do it all in cellulose. But to get a good shine on cellulose you need to thin it down a lot, this makes the paint run very easily.
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valverguy
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to be honest stop dicking about save your pennies bite the big fat bullet and go get it done right by somebody with at least 10 years experience!
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TimHarrison
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i'm in grimsby (lincolnshire)
how much is the average price for a respray?
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ed
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A colour change would be in the region of £1500-£2000 and a same colour re-spray would be in the region of £1000-£1500 from a reputable bodyshop...
[Edited on 04-07-2006 by ed]
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abdus
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
A colour change would be in the region of £1500-£2000 and a same colour re-spray would be in the region of £1000-£1500 from a reputable bodyshop...
[Edited on 04-07-2006 by ed]
ed, what do you mean by a re-spray? what will be carried out?
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
But he wants metallic paint so he has to use a waterbased colour with a 2k clear on top, or do it all in cellulose. But to get a good shine on cellulose you need to thin it down a lot, this makes the paint run very easily.
Super thinned cellulose is what I use, but if I had the space and equipment I'd go over to 2k.
Celli is fine - the pic above is how it came out of the gun - if you take your time, and put on lots of coats (of paint, I dont mean wear 14 jackets).
[Edited on 04-07-2006 by CorsAsh]
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valverguy
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I know reputable guys who have been doing it for 30 years and hes just done my corsa in honda night hawke black with a blue pearl in some places... He has charged me 1300 and ikts immaculate.. (plus thats with a wide arch kit fitted and a few repairs).. he does same colour jobs for 700...
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by abdus
quote:
Originally posted by ed
A colour change would be in the region of £1500-£2000 and a same colour re-spray would be in the region of £1000-£1500 from a reputable bodyshop...
[Edited on 04-07-2006 by ed]
ed, what do you mean by a re-spray? what will be carried out?
A same colour re-spray would just be the visable pannels on the car, the shuts wouldn't need doing, neither would under the bonnet. It's really just a tidyup job. Or a blowover, but I detest people asking for those or saying that because there is almost the same ammount of work in a same colour as a colour change.
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