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 Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:41 pm |
 
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Location: Birmingham
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Ive got a dent in the rear arch on the bit that goes flat just wondering how easy would it be to respray it myself
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:45 pm |
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Location: Preston / Birmingham
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Depends on how you like to keep your car. Personally I wouldn't dream of spraying that panel with anything other than the right stuff... dust free room, compressor, gun etc! And experience!
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:46 pm |
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Its only on the little lip
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:50 pm |
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Hmm.. I still wouldn't do it myself with nice pearly metallic paint like yours - it looks in good condition from your sig and would stand out a mile if you weren't careful. Really depends how anal you are I guess about paint blemishes.
Sure to most people you could probably make it look better on the eye by a DIY job if that's what you're after but with a can on the quarter you won't get a consistant finish to the laquer. And if you wanted rid of the dent with damaged paint you'd need a skim of filler over it too!
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:56 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Moscow
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Have a look for Ste206 's guide.. It was for the front arch but will be exactly the same just with a different panel.
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:56 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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maybe consider getting some sp arches ?
pm matt ( teebag ) he would do it or give you info. not far from you too 
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:03 pm |
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Ok nice one
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:04 pm |
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The "how-to" suggested is really good. Just bare in mind that is a complete panel whereas DIY you wouldn't be looking at spraying the complete quarter so you would have to blend in the spray which from a can could easily look poop, and then you'd have your margin of Canned laquer compared to factory to deal with. Do-able though.
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