marmot0
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 02:41 PM |
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Fiber glass body painting
Hi, I would like to get my Replicar pictured below sprayed in metalic silver, has anyone got any recommendations of where to get it done. The body is
well finished in grey gel coat so should only need a quick flatting back
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INDY BIRD
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 06:54 PM |
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post a u2u to Barkalarr on here
he just had his caterham painted they did a superb job and at a very good price,
location in chelmsford essex not too far from london
he may be able to supply details of contact etc,
thanks
sean
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dickie b
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| posted on 19/9/14 at 08:18 PM |
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If you want a cheap option (eg if you don't want the worry of a showroom finish) i recommend having a crack at roller painting.
I painted my Fury this way as have others- its a popular method with the Veedub camper guys - and the results (to my eyes!) have been superb - you can
get paint mixed to any colour you like. Cost around £100 all in ;it will take time and labour but no special tools.
Google 'combi colour ' and you will find loads of guidance and examples to ogle at.
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marmot0
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| posted on 20/9/14 at 07:51 AM |
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Hi, thanks for the replies I will definitely look into both of those although the roller painting does look interesting, cheers
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steve m
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| posted on 20/9/14 at 08:52 AM |
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Hi
I have also hand painted a few cars, the first couple were Mini's and then my 7 << was originly hand painted, but resprayed in two pack a
couple of years ago
Ive used Repaint, as its designed to be brushed or rollered on, left for a couple of days, flatted off to get rid of bumps etc, and re applied, flat
off again with 1200 paper, and polish, with time and care, a really good finish can be achieved
Car Re-Paint Tin 500ml - Signal Green - Brush or Spray On - CarPlan
Steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Barkalarr
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| posted on 21/9/14 at 03:36 PM |
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Here's a picture of the paint job, just so you can see :
Here
And this is a link to my Caterham restore (incase anyone actually cares ??)....
From and To
RK08 H** is the picture of the car I modeled the restore on.
[Edited on 21/9/14 by Barkalarr]
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marmot0
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| posted on 21/9/14 at 04:00 PM |
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WOW that looks absolutely superb, I will definitely be giving them a call, did they do all the prep work on the car? I think mine will just need
flatting off as it is all brand new and very good quality GRP.
Cheers
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Barkalarr
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| posted on 21/9/14 at 04:57 PM |
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Yep, they will do everything. While mine was being done, they were also working on a 350z, Audi A3 Saloon and a Rolls Royce Phantom, so they know how
to do a good paint job !.
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