when paint jobs go bad!

[derv]

I have cleaned my car today and have taken some pics of a cheap bit of respray work i had done a year ago, you can see for yourselves how bad it is. hopefully though i should be getting a full respray soon. Remember kids if it seems like someones offering a really cheap price you are gonna get a nasty result!

see here for pics http://www.angelfire.com/or3/derv/page9.htmlhttp://www.angelfire.com/or3/derv/page9.html

 

[Essex_Lad]

erm....dunno wot to say really!

dont give up ur day job!

 

[DTWD]

When I had a knock (into a land rovers towbar) i had a pretty bad dent in the bonnet. Contacted all the dent specialists (or is it dint) in the Yellow pages and they said they couldnt do it because the bonnet is double skinned at that point. So I went to renault. They quated about £260. Went to this place behind my house at uni and it cost £100. Looked perfect for ages, then I hit a deer in scotland and the entire front end had to be replaced. So I didnt get to see how long it would last over a longer periode of time. But it looked perfect until the crash.



Paul

 

[derv]

"dont give up ur day job!" ??



i didnt spray it, had both sides and bonnet done + delocking for 300 notes.

hopefully next time itll turn out better!

 

[paddymph]

oooo, thats bad! Looks well cheapo! Its tempting tho to go with a cheap price isnt it?!

 

[KDF]

looks like the guy either didnt use plastic primer for the bump strips or didnt key/clean the plastic properly.

The paint runs are a very amaturish thing to see, the guy was clearly a novice/imbicil..there should never be too much paint on one coat to cause runs.

 

[Daz]

hmm, does look like no primer was used, doesnt it.. looks like its paint straight onto plastic (Disclaimer: Im no bodyshop person by the way or expert in painting, so could be wrong)

 

[Biggy]

Ouch, friend had that happen to his Corrado, great car but it looked like a melting ice cream

 

[nev16v]

i noticed that on ur motor last night, shame when places f**k u around. car still looked smart mate, nice colour 2. well impressed with ur alarm thats a nice touch.

 

[BenR]

cant see it!

 

[derv]

nev i thought you looked impressed with the remote engine start! Breathed a sigh of relieve when it worked, can occasionally be a bit tempremental.

 

[nev16v]

na that was sweet mate, we thought it was well cool.

 

[Paul16V]

f**kin hell I have done better jobs with a rattle can. would of only cost £30 in paint too hehe.

I painted the sills on mine the other day and cant tell they have been done!

Yeah the bump strips mean he didnt rub em down right and use platic primer by the looks of it, wouldn;t peel off if hed used that.

Paintings easy for bits and bobs, just take ur time and make sure you prepare it well.

 

[derv]

well, ive been talking to the guys at cliospares in wolverhampton, about getting the whole car done in iceburg silver, gonna pop up the weekend and see if they can do it. then ive just gotta sort myself out an old shed to tat about in whilst its being done!

 

[Turkish]

shed=nova youll be able to pick one up for 50p thats if they dont pay you to take it away of course

 

[derv]

hah, but its gotta last at least a couple of weeks, a nova will fall apart in 1!

 

[Turkish]

Quote: Originally posted by derv on 12 May 2003

hah, but its gotta last at least a couple of weeks, a nova will fall apart in 1!

you missed day off the end of the sentence

 

[derv]

lol!

 

[172gal]

Looks like hes used Dulux immulsion hehe I feel for ya buddy!

 

[CLIO16V_BOY]

preperation is hard

i have de-handled

de locked

smoothed tailgate

smoothed roof

bump strips gone

side skirts fibre glassed on

on me own took 6 weeks including rebuilding engine which took 2 weeks included lifting it in/out

and i am an electrcian, just hope it looks right when my mate sprays it