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alfa giulietta

  • 27-12-2005 12:19am
    #1
    marku-allen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭


    hi i have an alfa giulietta that want to restore ,it will be my first attempt at restoring an old car!!is sandblasting the best way to get her ready for respray? wheres the best place to get respray ,i live in dublin but dont mind travelling to get good job done,any idea how much it will cost? btw she starts and drives ,bit of noise when reversing from back axel ,i think shes a cool retrocar and look forward to get her back to former glory!!


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  • #2
    Spit62500
    Closed Accounts Posts: 408 ✭✭Spit62500


    As far as I know, you'd be better off to use a chemical stripper to remove old paint. You need to be careful that you remove all traces of it from the nooks and crannies before painting though. Sandblasting will leave you with a lot of grit or sandblasting medium all over the place and if you're not careful, you'll leave a lot of small surface imperfections on the metal. If you still want to sandblast, make sure that you choose the sandblasting medium carefully so that you can minimise this damage. I've an idea that there is a tiny plastic 'grit' that will remove paint without doing too much damage but you still need to be careful with your technique.

    I can't recommend a painter as its years since I got a respray done on a classic, but there is a post further down the forum from Manta Mad with a contact number where you can get a quote (Carlow based). I think that one of the Stag posters mentioned a painter in Dublin in passing - you might need to read through the posts from the last two months to find it.

    Even a car that looks relatively good can surprise you with what's lurking under the paint so be prepared to find some bodges that you'll have to put right before you think about paint. Hopefully you won't find too much wrong.


  • #3
    Silvera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,031 ✭✭✭Silvera


    Hi marku-allen,
    Welcome to the forum!

    I too would suggest that you contact manta mad.

    Is your Giulietta like this ......or the older version ?
    (Any pics of your car?)


  • #4
    marku-allen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭marku-allen


    hi silvera,its the older model in silver 2ltr model,i would love to have her perfect for the summer so i want to get crackin on her asap,and no digital camera now, gave to bro and went awol!!so gettin one in jan sales ,is there anyone else with giulietta here?


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