Finer details - My 182

[craigt]

Right my car has had some serious work done now, so im looking at the finer things now.

Can you advise me on the following?

I have some chips on the bonnet, looks like it has gone through the paint work. Is there a way i can get them touched up or will it need a complete respray?


The paint work looks really old, no matter how much i detail it with the right kit, it still never looks the same as a brand new one, any ideas?

Finally the brake calipers look s**t, can you reasonably get them refurbed?

Cheers all

 

[200 Alex]

To properly get rid of stone chips you need to have the bonnet re-sprayed. Alternatively you can touch them in, this will take your eye off them but won't get rid.

On the paint front, you could look at having some paint correction done by a detailing company near you.

The calipers, whip the wheels off. Get some heat proof paint and spray them with that, should work a treat.

Alex

 

[Joe#]

Use hamerite paint for the calipers.

What colour car is it?

 

[200 Alex]

Use hamerite paint for the calipers.

What colour car is it?

Good shout.

 

[craigt]

Its 182 blue mate....not RB the other blue.

How much would a respray cost roughly? i want it to look mint?

 

[Jon.G]

Arctic Blue.

Pay for what you get tbh, front end respray is anywhere from £500 upwards

 

[craigt]

Thats not bad at all, 500 quid.

I presume the guys would know the colour code etc,

 

[Jon.G]

Like I say, you pay for what you get and depends on how bad the stone chips are etc.

 

[craigt]

quite bad, ill take a photo and post it

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

The paint work looks really old, no matter how much i detail it with the right kit, it still never looks the same as a brand new one, any ideas?

What is 'the right kit'....?

You don't 'detail' paint either