where to get things colour coded

[clio__chris]

basically will any body repair place do it? if not then where is likely to be able to do it?

im around bath/bristol if any1 can recommend anywhere?

 

[Ali]

N e body shop...Not really familiar with Bath, but...Yeh n e will do, Paint codes on the inside of the drivers side door

 

[clio__chris]

alright cool ill have a ring around next week see who will do it and at what price

 

[Lunner]

Tbh its so easy you may as well do it yourself.

When i did mine i was a complete newbie to spray painting. All you have to do is remember to do lots of thin even coats.

Remove the trim from the car, give it a light sand, degrease it with sommet like meths. Do about 4/5 thin coats of primer, leaving 15 mins between each one. Leave for 2 hours if in warm conditons, then give light sand wiht wet wet and dry paper, dry and repeat the process for the paint. At this oint you can either laquer it, just 2 coats of laquer, or just give it a light sand with fine, wet wet and dry paper, then T-cut it till smooth and shiney, then polish up for that showroom finish. personally with the laquer i found that it didnt give an even finish, used it on my trim, but when i repared a scratch froma hedge i didnt use it and it looks fine.

 

[clio__chris]

sounds a bit like hard work lol

 

[Levo]

I wanna spray my bump strips, but the plastic isnt smooth, will a primer with enough coats make them smooth, or do you have to sand them smooth?

 

[clio__chris]

sand them smooth i think otherwise the paint wont take to it (i think) - dont know for sure

 

[16vjack]

yea as far as im aware you do have to sand it all smooth. before my mates punto went into the bodyshop we spent 3 days with a black and decker mouse each doing the front and back! we got through a sh*tload of sanding pads and its unbelieveably boring! try to see if the bodyshop will prep it for you, i wouldnt fancy doing it in this weather it was bad enough in the warm weather!

 

[riplash]

Take it to a bodyshop, remove it all yourself and fit it back on when theyve painted it.. will be a bit cheaper for u!

 

[Lunner]

I didnt sand mine, paint stucks fine, all depends on whether u want a smooth finish in the end, you can always use some high build primer over the plastic primer - much easier than sanding. Although when i paitn my dash im gonna smooth it all