mango saxo paint problem

  1. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Posts: 41 subaru impreza and mango saxo vtr
    #1
    hey peps, just wondering if anyone here has personally painted the mango saxo colour on their car? My problem is that i stripped all front end parts of my car cos they were wrecked (cracked,holes,rust/fella before me didnt look after car at all and i purchased it for project for couple hundred quid.) i got all second hand gd parts to replace everything dropped them to painter last wk and got parts back today. You would think a 2year old had painted them, his excuse is that the mango colour is real hard to paint and he had used litres and litres of paint for wot he has done. parts of it u can still see colour of primer under the mango. its really crap. ALL parts are goin back to him 2moro.
    Just wondering if its as hard to paint the mango colour as he wot is making out? i couldnt see it be any harder than any other colour.

    heres a pic of my mutlicolour car before parts went to painter.
  2. Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 exmouth Posts: 1714 saxo furio mango
    #2
    no tbh its the same as any other colour to spray with. it might not be exactly the same shade as the original colour tho
  3. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Posts: 41 subaru impreza and mango saxo vtr
    #3
    i didnt think it would be any different than painting any other colour but just thot i'd find out.

    i know it mite not be rite shade when it first goes on but i'm gonna colour sand the rest of the car to freshen the paint all up, should do the job.
  4. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Posts: 41 subaru impreza and mango saxo vtr
    #4
    by the way denni, seen ur progress thread. ur car looks nutts.
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr
    #5
    not to sound too bad, but the sprayer doesn;t sound too good with excuse like that and like u say leaving patches where u can see the primer. from what i hear and do correct me, but sprayers can more o rless match in the colour to match the older paint????
  6. Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1280
    #6
    crap job bud get someone who knows what their doing
    one colour is much the same as another mango is a strait colour
    so no prob, only normaly get probs with silvers.flip paint
  7. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield
    #7
    the guys is obviously wank at paintwork mate.

    when going to any bodyshop i always check there work, have a look at the booth and gnerally how clean the place looks as paintwork in dusty areas is a bad idea.
  8. Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 Woodley, Reading Posts: 1322 www.thatpanelbeater.co.uk
    #8
    it isnt any different to any other colours, some colours take more to cover others but 3 decent coats should have it covered no problem..

    Do you have any pictures??? What was he charging if you dont mind me asking and what is the bodyshops name and location??

    Thanks

    Chris
  9. Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 Lichfield Posts: 1744 Black Saxo VTR MK2
    #9
    only problem really would be the actuall matching of the paint. it shouldnt be any harder to physically paint the parts tbh.
  10. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Posts: 41 subaru impreza and mango saxo vtr
    #10
    the parts are all back in with him getting sorted now.hopefully get them back on monday or tuesday.this will be my last time using him. i've used him for few years on all my cars. he done an excellent job on my last car (206).thanks for all ur replies. i dont know much about painting so just wanted to see wot other people thot.
  11. Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Great Barr Posts: 1489 Cherry red 106 GTi
    #11
    there are usually a few different tinted shades wit these lovely french cars making it harder to match but from what your saying the paint is see through so matching isnt the issue. If he cant cover up primer with paint then id use somebody else and ask for my money back
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #12
    even if mango is a swine to match (which yellows are tbh) the idea of primer still showing stinks of shoddy workmanship. i've sprayed more cars then i care to remember, and yes, we do get some mis-match between old and new paint,it can't be helped due to fading unless you blow it all in, if he has used as much paint as he reckons there shouldn't be anything showing through
  13. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #13
    A good paint sprayer will be able to spray any car any colour & match the paint up,closely with the older paint.


    Steve.
  14. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Posts: 41 subaru impreza and mango saxo vtr
    #14
    thot i'd put couple pics up of my car when i bought it at the end of july. pics arent the best. and i'll also put a couple up of my car now cos i have some parts back from painter and fitted. still to get bonnet, spoiler,rear bumper back.

    when i bought it


    now how its starting to look.


    when i get more time i'm gonna do a progress thread. got loads and loads of pics of all work i've done. car also has a vtr lump now.
  15. L-plater Joined: Aug 2009 Belfast Northern Ireland Posts: 41 subaru impreza and mango saxo vtr
    #15
    thot i'd put couple pics up of my car when i bought it at the end of july. pics arent the best. and i'll also put a couple up of my car now cos i have some parts back from painter and fitted. still to get bonnet, spoiler,rear bumper back.

    when i bought it


    now how its starting to look.


    when i get more time i'm gonna do a progress thread. got loads and loads of pics of all work i've done. car also has a vtr lump now.