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Gaz
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26th Apr 08 at 15:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how hard is it to spray your own boot?

I have sprayed my on wheels (albeit they have now flaked away beause of a lack of coats and harsh winter)

For the money time and effort i guess it woud be a good learning curve but then again i would need to buy another boot because i need my car everyday.

Or

Do i just pay a body shop to do it over a few days and have it done right for PVS ?
What would be the price for a boot roughly? 100 notes??

Boot has started to rust, no damange...

JM_16v
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26th Apr 08 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
200 id guess, mate payed that for a rear nova bumper. rear boot is harder corsa? spoiler?
Jay
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26th Apr 08 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


I done this myself, first thing id ever painted, used a decent large compressor but a shit gun.
Gaz
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26th Apr 08 at 17:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd rather it done right first time to be honest and yes it has a spoiler which i think miht be difficult to work around.
Adam_B
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26th Apr 08 at 17:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its pretty straight forward as long as you prep properly and that. My down fall whenever i have sprayed stuff was colour match.
Gaz
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26th Apr 08 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my other issue is i do not have a clean space to spray in.
dont fancy dust and dirt in the paint...

Think i'll have to go around the locals
Tommy L
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26th Apr 08 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would pay to have it done if it was me.

I got quoted 150 to have mine done.

[Edited on 26-04-2008 by corsa_tomtom]
Chris F
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26th Apr 08 at 17:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
its pretty straight forward as long as you prep properly and that. My down fall whenever i have sprayed stuff was colour match.
Lion
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26th Apr 08 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why not try it yourself first on a scrap panel? I'm spraying a wing soon, just bought a new compressor, ive always got on well with smaller objects, but the biggest thing ive sprayed was a set of handlebars for a chopper, so this will be the ulitmate test for me..
I think aslong as you put the prep in, the paint goes ok, however you have to get the initial primer as smooth as a babys to get good results, even then i always mop the paint after to get a flawless shine, only problem is with the wing is i cant just pop it in the oven to dry lol
cheekyalex
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26th Apr 08 at 17:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id have a go yourself mate as the good weather is coming in, will get away spraying it outdoors on a hot day, i done my front bumper in the garden and it turned out perfect, the odd bit of dust that did get on it got wet sanded and polished out anyways.
J4M13
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26th Apr 08 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i am spraying bits tomorrow(bumpers/spoiler etc) with a compressor and gun for the first time, will let you know how it goes on.
Gaz
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26th Apr 08 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers mate, you doing it in work or at home?
J4M13
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26th Apr 08 at 21:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
at home on the back street ghetto style
Gaz
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26th Apr 08 at 21:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lmfao!

(on a seperate note - is graham still working on saturdays? maybe answer in a pm)
J4M13
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26th Apr 08 at 21:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes indeed we work saturdays

u2u away Gaz
Simon_16v
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26th Apr 08 at 21:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
its pretty straight forward as long as you prep properly and that. My down fall whenever i have sprayed stuff was colour match.


Did you spray that spoiler i bought off you? It was a perfect colour match to the boot.

 
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