Silver Fox Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I have some serious chip damage to my front bumper which is in need of a serious respray. Do i chance it and try and do it myself? (Ive never sprayed a car before) Or do i pay out and get it done professionally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molak Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 get it done professionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 You need to have it in a dust free room. I don't think a garage would be up to the job. Also depending on the paint you may need to bake it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fri3ndly Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Ask/search in this forum http://www.detailingworld.com and you will be told that it is an easy to do job yourself. I was browsing on there the other day and came across a tutorial of restoring stone chips on the whole front of the car. They filled in the chips, sanded down and repainted. I would be a bit scpetical, but if you find that post they make it look so easy! And it looked perfect afterwards too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I was in this situation once and did it myself. Bad idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 By the time you have bought materials etc you have probably spent half the cost of a pro job, then you have the issues of paint matching etc. If it was me i would get it resprayed, it wont be more than £150 i would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 marc_p said: I was in this situation once and did it myself. Bad idea Did it not work out well for you when you tried it then? What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Isnt silver a real pig to get right too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 Is it :/ The more i speak to people about it the harder it sounds. It seems to be very easy to balls up. I guess professionally it the best option, however if i was to do it myself it would be more rewarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 not sure about normal silver. but when my kit was done (quicksilver) they sprayed the front rear and skirts and 2 front wings... then they couldnt get a good enough blend up the pillars to match the paint so did the whole roof aswell. by the end the only thing they didnt spray was the doors the bonnet and the boot lid. lol I sprayed my dash and it was rewarding. a real "i did that and it looks good" feeling. but there were still areas i could pick fault with it. definately get it done properly mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miko_supra Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 The materials required to do a decent job easily get to around £200. Compressor, spray gun, paints, thinners, hardeners, sandpaper etc... I've sprayed the bumper, skirts and spats on mine so its still cheaper that paying someone to do it. It took me three days and two attempts to do my bumper as it was my first attempt. You need allot of time and patients, it wont be perfect first time round thats for sure. But its very satisfying when you get it right. i made a sort of spray booth with a £10 gazebo, and you cannot do this work unless the weather is good as the paint doesn't like it when it is cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 £4.99 DIY ........... that WAS a joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Silver Fox said: Did it not work out well for you when you tried it then? What happened? I was spraying my civic bonnet matt black and made the biggest f**k up possible (I didn't even have to match it), as it was blotchy, had runs it and when I went to T-cut it 2 weeks later I made it even worse, it just stripped the paint off, so ordered a carbon fibre one and looks much better:d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Professionally sounds easier and will cost around the same. Thanks for the help guys, i think ive made my decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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