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Aerosol respray
Ralph Hardwick:
Has anybody done a complete respray using aerosols?
If so what paint did you use?
Where did you get it?
How many tins did it take?
Were the results worth it?
autopaints offer a custom mix facility for £6.99 a tin. I have provided the code for G4 orange and am awaiting a response.
The other option is plasticote @ £5 a tin.
The car is greenlane scratched and will be again so a showroom job is not necessary.
Any responses, comments and piccies greatly apreciated.
Budgie:
It'll be cheaper to hire a compressor & spray gun and just buy a few of litres of paint in the colour you want.
If you're going to do a half decent job then you'll need 2-3 cans to do a wing. So going by that then I'd say you'll be needing somewhere around 30x500mm cans of spray which will cost around £200.
A litre tin of cellulose paint in the colour you want is £13.50 and you can hire a compressor and spray gun for £66 a week from HSS. :wink:
Ja1983:
agreed, spray cans are fine for a touch up on something your not over bothered about (black over bumpers, dedicated toy etc) but if you want to do the whole motor, its not worth your time and the amount of cans doing it that way. there is more than likely a second rate bady shop nearby who would charge a reasonable price if you prep the body yourself. ie, rub down, maybe prime, mask up on the day etc. i was quoted £200 to do my pickup in the smae colour... as long as i prepped ity with him. also consider the variety in tins, i`ve had halfords, holts etc.. and all have at some point let me down with the likes of blocking nozzles, iffy colour mix etc.
1 tin = one colour, one consistancy..
Ralph Hardwick:
Thanks for the comments.
Although you are right about a local body shop, I have a major overhaul planned for the disco over the next 2 months including:
Boot floor replacement
Veg kit installation
Roof rail removal
fit rock sliders
fit new rear lights
fit reciever point in rear bumper (which will be modified and then shot blasted)
I also intend to replace all the window seals and try and fix all the water leaks.
As such the car will be pretty well stripped out I will only have to remove handles etc. and the car will be perfect for a respray. As such getting it to the body shop may be akward without windows etc.
The idea of hiring a spray setup has crossed my mind but I hadn't really looked into it as I thought the cost and hassle (thinning the paint etc.) might be prohibitive. However, £66 sounds pretty damn reasonable to me, so thanks for that link Budgie :D
I will now have to start doing some research on local paint suppliers and read up on spray techniques.
Cheers
stuntman:
Hello there, I did a full respray on my volvo 240 track car, white main body and black roof. It took about 3 days and around 80 cans of spray.
I bought my spray from the local discount shop at £1.29 a can for he black and white, £1.50 for the primer and laquer.
I was a cheap excercise in total but I wouldn't do it again, have a look on ebay and buy a cheap compressor or your local ad-mag or free ads, the guns are cheap enough and paint isn't to expensive.
Don't forget to factor in consumables like thinners and sand paper etc.
But it's really rewarding knowing you did the work
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