spray can respray

1. user_31021 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Walsall. West Mids Posts: 736 Venetian red Mk1 VTR on Banded rallye steels

   #1 29th September 2009, 01:29

   how hard is it to spray a car a gloss colour with spray cans?
   heard the finish is hard to get looking good. was thinking of doing a whole respray in white but wont be able to afford a professional job.
2. saxo_mike Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Heald Green, Stockport Posts: 1721 black/yellow vtr

   #2 29th September 2009, 01:44

   it'll never come out good enough mate, only spray people use is matt as its easy to get an even finish
3. Jimmy-Boy Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Suffolk Posts: 7551 N/A 200bhp+ per ton 106 gti

   #3 29th September 2009, 01:44

   get a quote to have your car vinal white
4. edindude Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 edinburgh Posts: 265 saxo sx 1.1i fiesta flame 1.4

   #4 29th September 2009, 01:49

   get a old door practice on that try tape it all prep and spray it you will see lol its really not easy
5. user_31021 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Walsall. West Mids Posts: 736 Venetian red Mk1 VTR on Banded rallye steels

   #5 29th September 2009, 01:49

   i heard vinyl wrapping is expensive! yer i have not long sprayed mine satin black (turned out ok) and my mates in grey primer lol (looks better than mine) but its not too my liking anymore. want white but keep the satin black bumpstrips.
6. johnlambert Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Dublin Posts: 4359 Honda S2000

   #6 29th September 2009, 02:09

   sounds like a tough job dude!!!
   
   ask the good men and women of sax p where to go thats cheap!!
7. user_31021 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Walsall. West Mids Posts: 736 Venetian red Mk1 VTR on Banded rallye steels

   #7 29th September 2009, 02:15

   my friend (one with the primer grey 106) is thinking of getting his done in original silver and got quoted 500 the other day so its a bit hmm at the moment.
8. johnlambert Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Dublin Posts: 4359 Honda S2000

   #8 29th September 2009, 02:22

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by WestCoastJosh my friend (one with the primer grey 106) is thinking of getting his done in original silver and got quoted 500 the other day so its a bit hmm at the moment.

   is that in your price range??
   
   im living in dublin and i got quoted 2,200 euros for a full respray so id jump at the chance of 500 quid
9. edindude Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 edinburgh Posts: 265 saxo sx 1.1i fiesta flame 1.4

   #9 29th September 2009, 03:04

   do they just spray it or do they fix dents and rust lol or is that a silly question
10. johnlambert Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Dublin Posts: 4359 Honda S2000

    #10 29th September 2009, 03:50

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by edindude do they just spray it or do they fix dents and rust lol or is that a silly question

    they re do the whole car

    1 user thanked this post: edindude
11. edindude Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 edinburgh Posts: 265 saxo sx 1.1i fiesta flame 1.4

    #11 29th September 2009, 04:12

    so 500 is well worth it time for me to save up lol
12. jaystar89 Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Dundee Posts: 543 TEH BEST CAR EVER!!! obv :)

    #12 29th September 2009, 10:02

    lololol its hard mate i sprayed my front bumper - spent about £60/70 on paint laqure n primer ect, and stone chips are a bitch lol - if your gunna do it, give the laqure a good few WEEKS to dry. i left mine 3 days and thats when the damage happened... its not chiping atall now and tbh it came out really well but it took LOADS of time and money lol - go to a college - im £250 for a full respray in the same colour £450 in a dif (coz of engine bay ect needing done)
13. jaystar89 Frequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Dundee Posts: 543 TEH BEST CAR EVER!!! obv :)

    #13 29th September 2009, 10:04

    oh and by the way, chances are, a £500 respray will be shite you get what you pay for 99% of the time. you dont go into a butcher asking for sausages and expect fillet, ya ken
14. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

    #14 29th September 2009, 11:13

    With spray cans it will be hard, would be better with a spray gun and a compressor, i'm planning on respraying my whole car soon
15. jonesy9 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 Shropshire Posts: 1857 JP4 Saxo, Milano CTR

    #15 29th September 2009, 11:33

    get it done professionally mate, you'l only regret it if you do it yourself, that is unless you have talent with a can?
16. erb91 L-plater Joined: Sep 2009 Cumbria Posts: 62 MK1 vtr Project Mk2 Golf GTi VFR-400 Project

    #16 29th September 2009, 21:24

    Doing a whole car in spray cans would be...Hard, you'd struggle to get a decent finish! especially when it comes to the laquer. to get it done profesionaly your looking at between £1000 and £2500, depending on any repairs needed and if you want inside doors, boot etc done too. id expect a poor job for £500 dude
17. edindude Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 edinburgh Posts: 265 saxo sx 1.1i fiesta flame 1.4

    #17 29th September 2009, 21:29

    never thought bout inside doors ect cheers guys
18. RaNDoM Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2009 dorset Posts: 190 saxo vts

    #18 29th September 2009, 22:02

    dont respray ur car with rattlecans, previous owners of my car did it to the top half of the car cos of damage and now i got to get it done properly some point, its terrible
19. Phsyco_Paff Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 South East Posts: 2015 Phase 2 vts

    #19 29th September 2009, 22:10

    i would only do trims and bits like that but i did do my front bumper by can check out my progress thread depends how good with a can you are i suppose defo wouldnt paint a whole car by can thoe
20. Add91289 Established Member Joined: Aug 2008 In The Peak District Posts: 2348 Icelandic VT?

    #20 29th September 2009, 22:13

    tbh it would probably be cheaper to just go out and buy a white saxo then sell yours
21. col101 Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2009 York Posts: 768 VTR

    #21 30th September 2009, 21:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jaystar89 oh and by the way, chances are, a £500 respray will be shite you get what you pay for 99% of the time. you dont go into a butcher asking for sausages and expect fillet, ya ken

    True.
    There is a reason why I spent 3 years as an apprentice in a bmw bodyshop learning how to paint cars.
    It's because it's takes talent to get a good job. Spray cans are for spraying your wheels and for chavs to graffiti on walls with.
    The easiest way is to scrap your spray can black car (cos you'll never sell it now) and buy a while one as already mentioned.