Winston2nd
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I have colour coded bumpers on my corsa B but thanks to vauxhall they ever so kindly missed out the arches and the tops of the front and rear bumper. I got quoted £300!!!!!!!!!!! to get it sprayed. I know it will be cheaper to spray it myself but is it gonna be that easy?
Has anyone got any advice on where to buy paint? or how easy it is to take the arches and bumpers off or should i leave it on and spray them?
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Greasemonkey
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If ya dont know how to do it leave it to the pro's dude, while ya at it get the texture taken out so they are smooth plus ya wont geta good colour match
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Winston2nd
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Anyone know where it's a bit cheaper then? £300 seems alot to me for the little amount there gonna be spraying.
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Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
If ya dont know how to do it leave it to the pro's dude, while ya at it get the texture taken out so they are smooth plus ya wont geta good colour match
i colour matched flame red easy enuff... halfords finest spray tins and high build primer
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Greasemonkey
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Ya gotta be kidding dude, flame red is the hardest colour to match, cos in reality ya trying to match red with what is now pink
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Siberia
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^ exactly... i'd say a body shop wouldn't take on my car cos it would be to hard to get the colours to match.
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Rileysport
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
Ya gotta be kidding dude, flame red is the hardest colour to match, cos in reality ya trying to match red with what is now pink
Unless you polish the damned thing like crazy evry so often... my car is actually red mate
and a full front end respray courtesy of a volvo helps matters
[Edited on 11-08-2004 by SRi-Co]
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kev_corsa
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me and my dad did mine, not using spray cans tho
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jmacd
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
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i got it done 4 £200
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Rileysport
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kev... i just love that coke cup corner splitter
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ikky
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yea 3hundred quid may seem alot, but think about it, its the hardest part of the car to spray. the parts you said need plastising, twin pack primering, rubbing down again, then coloured up. its not quite as easy as just throwing some paint on!!
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kev_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
kev... i just love that coke cup corner splitter
cheers man, its a new trend 
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Winston2nd
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Suppose I've got no choice then.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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I got mine done for less than that but that was in conjuction with some other mods, suspension, exhaust etc.
As ikky says its a fairly big job to get right!
Where abouts are you?
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Winston2nd
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West London
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R Lee
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im sure you can find a better quote than that. £300 is on the steep side for what you're wanting to get done.
i would never try to do big bits of the car with ordinary spray cans because the quality just isn't as good as a professional job.
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Winston2nd
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That's what i was thinking. It's gonna make a difference to the car and i dont want it to be a bad one
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Well said.
I'm sure someone will be able to come up with suggestions of places local to you. Might be worth a post in your regional group.
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