mwg
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My Corsa is black at the moment and I was wondering..... would I just be able to have the laquer sanded down and have something such as a metalflake or a subtle flip sprayed over the top? This is presuming that the original black is used as the base coat. Just a thought I had  How much to get this done if possible?
[Edited on 07-05-2004 by corsa_boy69]
[Edited on 07-05-2004 by corsa_boy69]
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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Yes you could a add a flake into a lacquer and use the black as a base for it.
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mwg
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cool. thats wot I was hoping some1 would say!
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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Its not really as sraight forward as it sounds, as the paint has to be "keyed" in such away that the new lacquer holds to the old paint... but the old paint doesnt get too badly scratched that it sheows thru the new lacquer or too badly "keyed" that it doesnt dull the old paint. All of these and more factors will add up to the
finish being good or bad.
Another thing we like to do is lacquer the car with the flake in it. Then bake it dry, flatten the lacquer down and lacquer it with no flake, this makes the effect deeper. But the main reason is that the flake can give the paint surface a rough feel. So if you flatten it and coat it with lacquer that has no flake the surface will be perfect.
Abit technical i know... but if it was easy there would be no shitty paint jobs
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mwg
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Where are Colour-Tec Coachworks based at? Just handy to know incase I go ahead with it when I get a bodykit.
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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Glasgow mate 
we offer customer car pick up as well, if distance is an issue.
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mwg
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I would be willing to travel that far for a top job. I just gotta save for the kit now!
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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No probs mate, we've all been there!.
Well whenever your ready gimme a shout
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