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Place to get a new paint job????

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  • 05-04-2005 1:44pm
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    Kimbot
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    Anyone know of somewhere to get a car resprayed to a totally different colour and it has to be cheap???

    Cheers
    Jonny.


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    Gilgamesh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,239 ✭✭✭Gilgamesh


    send a request into 'Pimp my Ride UK'

    ROFL


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,729 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    jonny24ie wrote:
    Anyone know of somewhere to get a car resprayed to a totally different colour and it has to be cheap???

    Cheers
    Jonny.
    you get what you pay for!


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    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    A friend of mine has a garage just outside Dublin and he can respray cars and do crash repairs.....would be cheaper than in Dublin itself....but still costs abit to get your car resprayed....


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    Kimbot
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    Any chance of getting somesort of a price for it?????


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    ds20prefecture
    Registered Users Posts: 1,765 ✭✭✭ds20prefecture


    jonny24ie wrote:
    Any chance of getting somesort of a price for it?????
    A friend got his car resprayed here in Dublin for €1000 in metallic grey. He had to strip the car and re-assemble though, which took about 2 months.

    The quality was quite good.


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    Ratchet
    Registered Users Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭Ratchet


    jonny24ie wrote:
    Any chance of getting somesort of a price for it?????

    depends on the

    car size/type
    paint used
    body condition(if any body work has to be done)

    if we are talking about standard car and normal (not unusual color) then you could sell the car and buy it in right color

    it's lots of work to change the color of the car


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    Kimbot
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    how would one go about a DIY paint job on a car?????????


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    jhegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭jhegarty


    jonny24ie wrote:
    how would one go about a DIY paint job on a car?????????


    if you need to ask... don't even thing of it...


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    jonny24ie wrote:
    how would one go about a DIY paint job on a car?????????

    Down to your local DIY Shop, some "high Gloss" and a few paint brushes should do it :)


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    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    JohnCleary wrote:
    Down to your local DIY Shop, some "high Gloss" and a few paint brushes should do it :)

    Get some painter mate to fill in the gaps!!


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    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,398 ✭✭✭ando


    Sure if you repaint it, reselling is gonna be a nightmare. People will think it was in an accident


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    i'm only posting this for a friendso they are dictating what I put up here. She has a Volvo, big black mafia style car and she wants to get it done Pink!!!! I don't think it would be resold if she got it done to be honest.


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    jonny24ie wrote:
    i'm only posting this for a friendso they are dictating what I put up here. She has a Volvo, big black mafia style car and she wants to get it done Pink!!!! I don't think it would be resold if she got it done to be honest.

    Any bodyshop then... You can even supply the paint if you want. Its going to cost the best part of 2k if its a big car... As stated before, you get what you pay for when it comes to this. Good painting is a skill, and preperation is everything. You could cut the costs down by a LOT by filling in any dents and sanding it yourself... thats half the labour gone already, pretty much half the cost!


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    Ratchet
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    the other side of the story is that preparation is very important, even if you would prepare it yourself , most guys wouldn't touch it including myself.

    it's enough work to mask doors and other bits as color will be changed ,every visible bit of black has to be sprayed. you could possible leave some bits black which may just look interesting but is it worth it

    yes, spraying is a skill but preparation is very important but paint doesn't cover everything and will highlight any imperfections.

    i always ignore the fact that panel was prepared by somebody else, it doesn't really matter.

    also some paint are incompatible with others and will have to be sprayed with bar-code primer which is another story.


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,560 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Its all mad. Thanks for the info lads.


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    su_dios
    Registered Users Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭su_dios


    since we're on this topic..any ideas how much to get a front bumper and skirts painted in a non-metallic standard-ish colour?


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    su_dios wrote:
    since we're on this topic..any ideas how much to get a front bumper and skirts painted in a non-metallic standard-ish colour?

    Totally depends on whether you go to a professional bodyshop or a backdoor mechanic. I spray all my own bits in my shed and just leave them over-night with the heat on and the result is the same as the 'professional shop'... Its all about the preperation!

    Back on topic, about 200-250 euro for bumper and skirts


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    su_dios
    Registered Users Posts: 1,081 ✭✭✭su_dios


    yea i'd say i could pull it off.used to do a good bit of graff back in the day. but i've seen a lot of botched paintjobs going around the city and it just looks so bad.not sure i want to chance it really..plus they'll be better at matching the colours too. thanks


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