Re-spraying

[Tony de Wonderful]

My paint is ok, but there is the odd chip here and there and spot where rust forms, and 10 y/o paint is always gonna look a bit tired.

The paint is factory.

So my question is, if I get a full re-spray (done by someone decent) how is it gonna look? I mean will it look ok around the window seals and stuff? Or dodgy?

Now I understand you can't realistically do inside the doors and stuff, not that I want a show car, but my car is white and it would look retarded if say I got a black re-spray wouldn't it? Just messy at those hard to reach spots?

What prep to I have to do? Can I just sand down those spots where paint is chipped or cracked? Treat any superficial rust and sand/scrape it off? Or do I need to fully remove the old paint? That would be a massive job.

I was thinking of a re-spray to white pearl. My logic is that a) I like that look b) it won't look too noticeably bad inside the door and other spots where old meets new?

Thoughts/advice?

Cheers

[ShyBoi]

As long as you do door jams you'll be fine, its only when you open the boot or engine bay that you'd notice its resprayed different colours...

You dont need to sand back the whole paintjob if your respraying the same colour but just adding pearlescent basically take off the clear coating really...but still you'd need to prep the whole car

I'm currently in the same situation having rust spots here and there as well...was going to do white pearlescent but decided to change colour instead, so more work stripping paint back to metal haha

[bozodos]

yeah its a pet hate of mine to see white cars with a half arsed respray in a totally different colour - i couldnt stand having say a black car then popping the bonnet to see a white engine bay, would remind me of a cheap arsed backyard spray job lol

[Wacky Dee]

what's the alternative, pulling out the engine to spray the engine bay and pay an extra $1000-$2000 just for that ? I wouldn't bother ..who cares what it looks like under the bonnet as long as it's not dirty or rusted

[turael]

you'll want to remove all the rust, and if you do a closed door respray to a totally different colour it will indeed look silly.

the white pearl is a good idea.

grab an orbital sander and a shitload of pads and go for it. have a can of primer ready for when you sand thru to metal (to remove your rust), spray over any exposed metal or it will rust in a few hours/overnight depending on moisture in the air and dew.

i did a closed door respray at home on my 180, went from dark green to matt black, doesnt look too bad, but then again my standards are pretty low

[08r3308]

a nice refresh would be good , just make sure all rust is removed as other suggested, i wouldn't do engine bay if you going same color as car and if you on budget

[bozodos]

Also if you ever sell it, getting it painted a white colour will not make it look clashing when it comes to unpainted parts!

[Tony de Wonderful]

a nice refresh would be good , just make sure all rust is removed as other suggested, i wouldn't do engine bay if you going same color as car and if you on budget

Is it advisable to do it with windows out? Is that a major job?

[jimmyr31]

I'm a painter by trade and nowadays removing the windows isn't a necessity with most workshops having a product called trimtape which slots in behind the window rubbers and pulls them away from the body so we can sneak paint into all the hard places. If you really are a purist just get the windows removed by national windscreens and tow it to the shop as workshops will charge you a decent amount for window removal. better yet do it yourself. it's not THAT hard aslong as you take your time and be extremely gentle.

subtle white pearls on white cars =teh hotnezz.

[dazzvass]

It's a shame your car is black and you wanted to respray it white. A black engine bay (and such) with a white exterior would look sweet I reckon.

[dazzvass]

It's a shame your car is black and you wanted to respray it white. A black engine bay (and such) with a white exterior would look sweet I reckon.

I mean "It's a shame your car isn't black and you wanted to respray it white."

[sky-017]

isnt it a bad idea to be using a sander on the car?... iv always heard people saying they sand it by hand to prevent indentation.

[jimmyr31]

no, actually a good palm sander is alot nicer to the panel than hand sanding.

if you sand it by hand your asking for trouble, the only parts of a car that should be hand sanded are where you've used highfill primers over body filler etc. even then hand sand over it with a hard block till its straight and smooth with 180-240 paper then go over that with a 400 gritt orbital disc, then go over that with a wet 1000 gritt disc to remove all the scratches.

[lukesii]

im getting my car resprayed at the moment

its silver

they quoted 4000

to fit a full body kit and respray the whole car including engine bay, door jams bonnet and boot

if your keeping the same colour for your car a respray should cost 3500 +