Author Topic: £25 to repaint a car ! (Read 721 times)

F Body · « **on:** July 03, 2007, 07:18:59 pm »

This Corvair has been repainted on the owners drive for $50

Using a metal paint similar to smoothrite using a roller

http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

Jo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:22:27 pm »

If thats really what he did then thats impressive

Rocky · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:25:24 pm »

Its in one of my latest mags, takes ages to apply though about 7-8 coats

art b · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2007, 07:55:33 pm »

and lots of sanding,and orange peel,and shrinking,and polishing

but hey wot else can ya get for 25 quid......

F Body · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2007, 08:07:47 pm »

Quoting: art b

and lots of sanding,and orange peel,and shrinking,and polishing

Ain't suggesting it's anything like a proper spray job, but for something like a daily driver could be the ticket

Roadkill · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2007, 09:39:47 pm »

Hot Rod mag ran a feature with a (falcon ?) motor recently . . . It's not exactly $50 as such . . . there's ALOT of prepping and finishing involved but it basically uses standard ole tinned paint.

Roadkill · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2007, 09:41:26 pm »

Quoting: art b

lots of sanding,and orange peel,and shrinking,and polishing

The pro's reckon it's a very impressive finish.

Yes, sanding and polishing required (like most paints) but no shrinkage . . . plus as you need so many layers the resulting "depth" is noticeable.

EDGE · « **Reply #7 on:** July 03, 2007, 10:37:15 pm »

i used actual coach paint from the rolls royce suppliers on the truck, some of the bits came out mint, some utter shite... i guess it takes a lot of practise, and mine only had 1 coat, with a 2" brush !!!

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2007, 07:34:20 am »

Quoting: EDGE

some of the bits came out mint, some utter shite... i guess it takes a lot of practis

Same here when i resprayed my dub with matt black paint.. I spent so long on the prepping.. I wouldnt want to do it again though.. Been there done that, can apprechiate how hard it is.. Think id leave it to the pros..

Saying that ive seen some showroom paint jobs for around £1-1.5k including the prep

EDGE · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2007, 11:19:41 am »

gotta be better than the 4th gen paint jobs where they just dip the car in the big vat of paint then rub over it with an old cauliflower dipped in lard !

art b · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2007, 07:06:35 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

gotta be better than the 4th gen paint jobs where they just dip the car in the big vat of paint then rub over it with an old cauliflower dipped in lard !

rebeltrucker · « **Reply #11 on:** July 05, 2007, 07:03:01 am »

Quoting: EDGE

gotta be better than the 4th gen paint jobs where they just dip the car in the big vat of paint then rub over it with an old cauliflower dipped in lard !

That would explain a lot actually

Author Topic: £25 to repaint a car ! (Read 721 times)

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