respray???

djflawless

probably asked 1000 times..but im looking for a full exterior respray on a starlet..ive been quoted 2 diff prices, both into the thousand..surely that cant be right?

Owen

There was a thread on this yesterday, there've been loads in the past - try the search function. A full body respray can vary in price from 1500-3000, and you get what you pay for in terms of quality.

Pottler

1. It's a lot of work to do it right.
2. Ya get what ya pay for.
3.Painters earn a fortune.(alledgedly:D)
4.Is it that bad?(The paintwork?)

djflawless

well its me 1st car..wasnt going to be anything fancy for a start..
the fella i got it from let his brothers get at it..trainee panel beaters..it was an ok job but as time went on..red paint in the sun etc..just wanted to get an estimated price

carbon nanotube

that is a crazy way to spend money on a starlet tbh...

you do know to get it done properly it will cost more than the cars value.?

drunkmonkey

If it's a red car a deep buff could give it a bit of a lift, or lads are vinyl rapping them now it might be the way to go.

djflawless

ah im not going to spend mad money on it or anything.but i got the car plainly for its engine.its running immaculate.just passed thru nct last month.but if it was the case i was getting a spray done i just wanted to see what prices were going at

Matt Simis

Im 3/4 of the way through rattle can painting my E34 BMW track car. It looks like a purple crayon now, cost about EUR100

djflawless

i was thinking of the rattle can way but i was worried about god awful drips!is it hard to spray metal without it starting to run?ive sprayed timber before. .but with a less pourous material i dont know how id get on.roughly how many cans did u need?

Chris_Heilong

I just done my spoiler recently, it was off a diffrent car so was grey when I started, I needed white.




Here how I did it using spray paint. Sand down with wet sandpaper, use primer, sand again, primer again, sand again, first coat of paint and let dry, 30 minutes later next coat of paint let dry after 3 coats its time for the lacquer. About three coats of lacquer should do. Give it a few hours to dry and then wash and wax and your done.

Because of where I did it(outside) I did have problems wih insects landing on my paint work. Best to do in a well ventilated shed.