Painting costs
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Painting costs
I know paint costs shot up over Covid, but got a 49l top box in silver I am considering colour matching.
Anyone got any ballpark ideas? UK based.
Anyone got any ballpark ideas? UK based.
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Re: Painting costs
My 49 litre top-box will be 20 years old next year.
It has has been repainted into metallic dark red and now Alpine White.
I take it to a cheap back street repair shop in North London and try to avoid paying VAT
It has has been repainted into metallic dark red and now Alpine White.
I take it to a cheap back street repair shop in North London and try to avoid paying VAT
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Re: Painting costs
I had a pannier resprayed. Cost £350 which I think is OTT. I have enough paint left over to pain another pannier and top box. Then I found out the chap in the opposite house is a retired spray and would have done it for a drink.
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
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Re: Painting costs
Has nobody had a colour match done,put into aerosol and done it themselves. Cost around £20 a can.Good mixer will get the match spot on,then it's fairly straight forward from there.Touched up my T4 that way,perfect match
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Re: Painting costs
Sounds attractive, but I've only painted walls before, it could end up worse than the tired silver it isburridge01 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:01 pm Has nobody had a colour match done,put into aerosol and done it themselves. Cost around £20 a can.Good mixer will get the match spot on,then it's fairly straight forward from there.Touched up my T4 that way,perfect match
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Re: Painting costs
Agreed. There's an art to using a rattle can, but in my experience, I am only ever disappointed with the result and end up having it done properly.
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Re: Painting costs
You don't know till you try,none of us can do anything till we try.Get the missis to do it,like painting her nails tell herlancashirert wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:51 pm Sounds attractive, but I've only painted walls before, it could end up worse than the tired silver it is
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Re: Painting costs
My dear old Dad sprayed 2 cars with cans in the open air. One was on my old 76 mini. Changed to BRG and a wing of a Golf GTI MK1. The wing was damaged by an uninsured driver. No one could tell he sprayed it and my Mini came out perfect, I even had garages ask who sprayed it as it was a fantastic job. no one belived it was by cans, sprayed in the street.
So it can be done but the prep is the main key.
So it can be done but the prep is the main key.
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
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