New Paint Job VS Respray

[einstein57]

As you can see in the pictures it has a slight green hue to it on the inside of the door. They only primered the exterior. But you don't really notice it when your in the car. Again for all the bodywork (rear ended and lots of shaving) i am more then happy with the results. I have a feeling it would have came out better ( couple of rough sanding spots) had i not told them i was just planning on racing the car lol.

[bmwstephen]

^ very nice. it looks like the key to it is to have a nice primer and base coat

after you put your interior materials (seals, door handles etc) back on, is there any visual evidence of the door being green before?

[einstein57]

I've actually heard mixed results from that. Since I'm not removing the paint all the way down to the metal,, I just don't want to risk having residue from the previous paint compromising the true shine of the new paint. But thats good to know also! that would mean my options are more broad

one of my fenders was red, the hood was white, and the doors were green. There is no difference in color on the exterior of the car. The inside of the door is not perfect but i'm more then happy considering all the work that was done for $1300.

[der affe]

well as I mentioned, he is a family friend and he did offer to do this during his off hours so the offer was nice. BUT after hearing feedback from his customers and the poor reviews of his work (it was either a hit or miss), I decided not to mix with friends and business so I have since then consulted with outside sources for a brand new paint job for my most recent car.

you will almost never get a good paint job this way. off hours means...... it is going to take until you get pissed and pressure him to get it finished then her will rush through it and half ass it.

[xwill112x]

sterling silber on a e30 is sexy, i dont give a fuckk.

[318lotis]

my e30 is also sterling silver, i prefer red or black, but then again my existing paint is pretty dull lokking, maybe with a re-spay of sterling silver it would look very good.

[bmwstephen]

it seems like it should not matter what the original color is as long as they shot the whole car with primer first. check out my vw build thread.

I've actually heard mixed results from that. Since I'm not removing the paint all the way down to the metal,, I just don't want to risk having residue from the previous paint compromising the true shine of the new paint. But thats good to know also! that would mean my options are more broad

[bmwstephen]

how the hell are you getting a respray for that little. I have nearly that much in materials for my strip and respray. All PPG stuff ran me 1250ish in just materials

well as I mentioned, he is a family friend and he did offer to do this during his off hours so the offer was nice. BUT after hearing feedback from his customers and the poor reviews of his work (it was either a hit or miss), I decided not to mix with friends and business so I have since then consulted with outside sources for a brand new paint job for my most recent car.

[mrsleeve]

well the person I was talking to is a family friend, and it was an idea i just ran off the top of my head. I was quoted 1.5k for the respray and close to 2.5 for the whole repaint

how the hell are you getting a respray for that little. I have nearly that much in materials for my strip and respray. All PPG stuff ran me 1250ish in just materials

[monoblanco]

Would be so useful to have a thread about reputable paint and body repair places on this site. I can think of few things worst than spending thousands of dollars for a service, while having to worry about hacks and scamers on top of that.

good thread.

[einstein57]

it seems like it should not matter what the original color is as long as they shot the whole car with primer first. check out my vw build thread.

[mcr_driver]

I waa actually wondering about this as i have an aw that has paint chipping on the rear passenger side but i was debating on a respray now or wait till i get pb vs. My current db's to do it...opinions? What would a typical good job cost? Or do you need pics to see the extent of paint chipping?

[bmwstephen]

any particular reason as to why black would be a better platform for sterling silver? (forgive my lack of painting knowledge)

If I plan on it, the shop will be doing the stripping and prepping as well. The only thing I requested was not to have the engine bay painted (since I wanted it black anyway).

bump =D

[worangejuice]

Respray it Silver, it will then be awesome again, then with the extra cash, redo you're interior red.

[bmwstephen]

any particular reason as to why black would be a better platform for sterling silver? (forgive my lack of painting knowledge)

If I plan on it, the shop will be doing the stripping and prepping as well. The only thing I requested was not to have the engine bay painted (since I wanted it black anyway).