Still, a good excuse for me to look at that gulf scheme I always wanted
What is a reasonable price to get all 4 arches, scuttle, nose and rear panel sprayed? and what do I need to do in preparation for the spraying, or let
them do it all?. At the moment there are three colours!
How feasible is the spray can route? I guess I will need some sort of heated environment with dust limitation as mush as possible.
bonnet too?
Wouldn't mind knowing the answer myself as, after a number of grazes gained during the build period, I finally let the nose cone slip the other
day and it slid betwee the garage wall and car, scratching the crap out of the top of the nose and also scraping the side of the cra too
Still, a good excuse for me to look at that gulf scheme I always wanted
I would charge something like £500+vat, add another £100 for a bonnet. Probably a bit less for perfectly straight new panels, bit more for rough ones.
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
I would charge something like £500+vat, add another £100 for a bonnet. Probably a bit less for perfectly straight new panels, bit more for rough ones.
I would do the same, Tritons (Fabby) stuff is excellent and good value, but good painters earn over £13 per hour these days and quality water borne
paint is anything from £80 to £400 a litre.
You could find a back street type place, still using 2K to do it for £200
At those prices it;d be worth having a go at my scuffed panels myself. It shouldn't be too hard to replicate the mediocre finish of the origial
MK grp panels anyway.
Worst case it comes out $hite and end up payinf the money for new panels anyway...
A bonnet may take 2 cans of primer, 2 of colour and 2 of laquer depending on how thick you spray it and how many coats. Lets say 18 cans all in. What is it at halfords? £8.00 per can? £144 plus sand paper and polishing compound. How confident are you at doing a good job?
You dont need a heated environment, but dust free and not freezing. If its too cold mind, the paint will "Haze" and go slightly milky once
applied.
Spray cans do work as long as all cans are from the same batch! - You run the risk of slightly different colours otherwise.
The secret is in the preparation, which is something im dreading!
Have a go yourself, if you can build a car you can learn to paint 6 small panels. Buy an Aldi type Compressor/spraygun or a cheapo HVLP set up, far
better than rattle cans.
I'm sure you'll do a triffic job.
Cheers,
Bob
[Edited on 6/10/09 by splitrivet]
Just don't apply wax or even clear coat before about two months have passed. Don't ask how I know this... Just believe me please!!
If you keep this in mind, a lot of sanding and two cans per rear arch should do. Another two for the bonnet, etc...
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
... and quality water borne paint is anything from £80 to £400 a litre.
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Originally posted by iank
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
... and quality water borne paint is anything from £80 to £400 a litre.
What on earth do they make it from? Unicorn milk?
LMAO
I can honestly say that the auto specific, acrylic paint cans I used for mine was pretty good, and seems to hold up to all sorts of banging around, even without any clear lacquer on there. They were 5 pounds in your money here in Canada, so you don't need to spend a fortune doing this. It's all the prep and sanding anyways from what I can see.