Worth respraying car?

david29dpo

Depending on what car it is, a full respray may be worth while.

Hintza

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

we do not know about his debt

It's in the signature.

In my view complete madness at this point in time. If OP wants to sell and it will help with the price then it might be worth thinking about.

andygb

anewman wrote: »

Do you have a garage and some spare time? A compressor and the paint etc will come to much less than £1.5k. Would take a beginner a bit of practice though.

This is the route I would go down, but then I have a compressor and I used to respray my own cars years ago (there was a lot I used to do before I got married :rotfl:).
I agree that a full respray using metallic paint is not ideal for a novice, but if you take your time and read up on the subject, and practice then it is by no means impossible.
I am wondering what standard a respray for £1500 would be. Would they take the glass out and the doors, boot lid and bonnet off, or simply mask around everything?
The OP could do all the prep himself, including priming, and then hand it over for the final coats, but if anything goes wrong then it is down to the OP.
I know what I would do, and it doesn't involve selling the car or giving it to someone else to do.

djwolf

I do indeed have the cash saved ready to pay for the work. The body shop said it will be a 'proper' job, they will remove everything for the painting to be done. I've used them before and they're good. They say it should look much better than currently. The reason I didn't notice the slight paint difference was it's only noticeable when looking from a certain angle and under certain lights.

As for current debt, basically it's mostly a car loan and a small credit card balance. The car is worth slightly more than the loan balance and I also have some savings so I have the assets to cover the debts if needed.

Thanks for the advice all.

david29dpo

Please tell us, what car is it?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Hintza wrote: »

It's in the signature.

In my view complete madness at this point in time. If OP wants to sell and it will help with the price then it might be worth thinking about.

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please do not take my post out of context, i was merely saying this isnt debt advice we shouldnt pry on his personal finances we should advise on the advise being seeked.

OP if you have used this garage before, to good results, then maybe go for it but still a "proper job" isnt enough i would like to hear a "excellent job" in a rare car. ask him would he be masking or removeing things like rubbers and windows? filling trolly dents deep scratches? what paint will he be useing? cellulose or water based? i think water based paint is used now to keep in with eu guide lines. seek out your colour paint if your car is rare it may have a limited edition paint colour i'd inform them and tell them where to get it.

and ofcourse a good end job is in the sealing and polishing, have a look at one of his finished jobs look at it from all angles theres nothing worse than getting the car back and theyve mopped it and it has swirl marks a good finish is a mirror finish.

hope it all turns out well if you trust him then go for it, ask him if you can be present to take photos before and after that way youll see the big difference the job has made.

Inactive

martinisaprick wrote: »

Ring your insurance and make sure you have protected no claims get it if you havent.
key it down both sides then claim on your insurance,take it to a body shop of your choice(your right) tell them they will get the work if they agree to paint all the car agree to pay em a couple of hundred quid to make up the difference.pay the excess ,drive away and pull some fanny.

Would that not be fraud?:(

andygb

djwolf wrote: »

I do indeed have the cash saved ready to pay for the work. The body shop said it will be a 'proper' job, they will remove everything for the painting to be done. I've used them before and they're good. They say it should look much better than currently. The reason I didn't notice the slight paint difference was it's only noticeable when looking from a certain angle and under certain lights.

Thanks for the advice all.

Blimey, I should hope it would look better!
I am not sure a back to metal job would be required, but completely flatting the surface, removing the unstable layers of lacquer, applying an isolator coat, then a guide coat to highlight minor blemishes, sand down, apply two pack primer, base metallic coat, gloss lacquer coat, then finish as required - buffing, polishing.
My personal choice for a one off job, would be a two pack finish using paint from Glasurit, Sikkens, Max Meyer or ICI. I only say this, because I believe the newer, ecologically friendly water based finishes are softer, and more prone to acid damage.

eschaton

OP - what kind of !!!!ing car is IT ?

djwolf

Sorry, it's a Honda S2000 GT. Not exactly exceptionally rare but there's not too many about and they stopped making them last year which should help used prices a little.