"Cant guarantee the paint will stay on..."

[StevenMc29]

Went to a bodyshop today to get a quote for some colourcoding. Showed him what i wanted etc etc but then he told me he couldnt guarantee the paint staying on because of the plastic that it is? Surely paint should stay on it if its prepped propperly... no?

Any tips or advice? Or any bodyshops in NI that you know of and would reccomend?

Thanks in advance, Steven.

 

[*Danny*]

what are you after getting colour coded mate??

 

[StevenMc29]

the usual...

black side strips, strips on boths bumpers (non sport), door handles and a cup spoiler

 

[*Danny*]

well if the guy cant gaurante the paint will stick then he's a s**t sprayer and wouldnt recomend him mate, plenty of people on here have had it done and i doubt very much there paint has flaked off or cracked

 

[StevenMc29]

thats what i was thinking plus it was 150 for paint and materials then 30 quid an hour labour.

any who has had colour coding done... did they have to prepare the plastics in a certain way?

 

[clio_luke]

awaits middo...

 

[Budgie]

With adequate sanding and primer I see no reason why the paint wouldn't stick.

 

[StevenMc29]

awaits middo...

hopefully he can shed some light on the matter or even better come to northern ireland and spray them all for free:rasp:

 

[*Danny*]

as said above, if prepared properly there should be no problems with the paint sticking, otherwise he's just a dodgy sprayer who personally i wouldnt go near

 

[clio_luke]

i have sprayed some plastic bits and bobs before. as said, it needs prepping properly. possibly plastic primer?
they probably just wanted to give it a quick spray and not put any time and effort in. find somewhere else imo

 

[StevenMc29]

surely if it was that difficult people couldnt do it at home with some rattle cans and get a near perfect finish? not that i could though coz i have no experience of spraying anything

 

[clio_luke]

its easy to do if you take you're time. needs sanding, cleaning, priming, painting and laquering properly.
there is a skill to it but i have sprayed lots of things in the past, bike frames etc.
recently sprayed my side mirrors dark antharcite, very pleased with the results.

 

[How15]

it's very easy to do tbh, tho i'm lucky enough to have mates in the right places to get access to the proper tools. it shouldn't remotely flake off, the only hard bit is getting a nice smooth lacquer finish with no runs. i've done my spoiler, door handles, strips, and a 172 kit this summer, plus the materials for the lot was less than £100 trade. go elswhere mate.

 

[VeinAST]

I did it first time mate with no experience. Just need to grow some cojones!

Worth the effort though

Sanding is what will take the longest time and is the easiest thing to do.

Basecoating it will take a small amount of time and possible be the biggest c**k-up!

Just do your research round the forum and take the plunge like I did

 

[MikeyK18]

def sounds dodgy dude, dnt forget your front wings are plastic, the paint wont flake off them

id go elsewer

 

[Pettsi]

Doesn't sound like the fella knows what he's about. I'd look into taking it to somewhere else..

Good luck mate.

 

[StevenMc29]

thats what i said to him aswell but its because its bumpy or something:S

anywhere you would recomend mikey?

 

[MikeyK18]

well i did all my own colour coding lol

you should try giving it a go yourself dude TBH

if all else fails then try someone else then, its easier than u think, plus it wnt cost you a fortune

 

[clio_luke]

when the surface is dimpled. you sand it smooth before painting...
he couldn't be bothered

 

[JCC]

Yeah he either cant be bothered or has no idea what he's on about. Take it somewhere else.

 

[rich-6]

He wont have wanted to do it, Small jobs like spraying bump strips are so much faffing around compared to spraying a whole side of a car, He wont have been making much on doing it

 

[sonictonic]

hopefully he can shed some light on the matter or even better come to northern ireland and spray them all for free:rasp:

Who sprays them for free in Northern Ireland!?

 

[chop_vxr]

its all in the preperation, and the primer used will have to be diffrent from the kind of primer used to spray the metal body panels as normal primer will not stick and after time it will flake off so make sure the use plastic primer and you cant go far wrong

 

[kevin.s]

the reason that he cant garrentee the paint not coming off is proply because he wont be using a plastic primmer to start with which is what is needed. plastic is more flexible that metal (obviously) and therefore need a plastic additive called an elastosizer or somthing to that effect but most 2pack primmers are flexible enough to do the job on things like that as once on the car it will not flex and bend. so i think hes just being lazy mate

 

[jonny_g]

steve, i got a local guy i know to do mine and the paint has stayed on fine, no problem, as long as the correct prep and primer is used its not a problem. price seems a bit steep to imo.

i got full rear bumper spray, spoiler, door handles, front bumper inserts, side strips and bullets for less than 200

and its a top class job believe me

 

[Iceberg_172]

lol 150 for paint and stuff seems quite alot to me.

Like any paintwork its all in the prep. any paint will come off if it aint prep'd correctly before hand. Use a plastic primer or a filler primer and paint them yourself. save a fortune

 

[StevenMc29]

steve, i got a local guy i know to do mine and the paint has stayed on fine, no problem, as long as the correct prep and primer is used its not a problem. price seems a bit steep to imo.

i got full rear bumper spray, spoiler, door handles, front bumper inserts, side strips and bullets for less than 200

and its a top class job believe me

that looks like a good job. your from ni yes? how local is local:rasp:

 

[jonny_g]

omagh mate

 

[StevenMc29]

ahh not local enough for me then really

 

[StevenMc29]

went and got another quote today from someone else...

all started well with him talking about how the preparation was key etc (sounded like he knew what he was on about)

than it all went bad, he told me the price...

250+ VAT

 

[MikeyK18]

steve, i got a local guy i know to do mine and the paint has stayed on fine, no problem, as long as the correct prep and primer is used its not a problem. price seems a bit steep to imo.

i got full rear bumper spray, spoiler, door handles, front bumper inserts, side strips and bullets for less than 200

and its a top class job believe me

hi jonny, u pic ***** :rasp:

 

[Gaz_]

Also worth remembering that a lot of plastic trims are detailed with bumper gel and what not. With the use of this stuff, the oils 'sink' into the plastics, thus making it s biatch to prep/paint properly

 

[Remedi]

FM will LOL at this thread when he sees it me thinks:clown:

Sounds like a dodgy bodyshop for sure!