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:mellow: right your opinions and prices please, as title, its a 1999 1.6 finess, amparo blue 67.000 on the clock, had it a year, and been a good car so far, its due its mot in march, and if it clears with no major problems, was concidering a full respray, or do i just go for the bits that need doing, and there are, front bonnet stone chips, front bumper same, rear wheel arches (no suprise there), around the rear spoiler/boot, and a few other niggling bits here and there, so what do you lot think go for full, or just get the bits done, i have got a good mechanic/body work person, and yes I know, if he is that good then ask him, but would value some input from you guys thanks in advance :cheers:
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Me personally if I had the money to get a full respray rather than just sort some bits here and there...I woul get the full

:thumb: cheers Liam, that is what i have been thinking, any idea of a ball park figure, my opinion is that if i have the bits done something else will rust, so doing the bits might not be cost effective in the end, but as you say all down to money

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in retro spect with the parts you need doing you will almost get u a full external respray as A decent body sprayer will blend in the car part being sprayed into the rest of the car so it wont stand out :) you could probably get away with it on a new car but not an old one.

 

But if your mate is a decent body sprayer then he will tell you this anyhows :) & not just paint the parts required and be done with it... Especially on a older vehicle...

 

Which is what most amatures do and then the person the car belongs to spends hours polishing the rest of the car to match the fresh paint job :rolleyes:

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The problem with Amparo is how it reflects sunlight. I had the front bumper resprayed and it looks like a good match until you put it in sunshine - you know that thing that comes out once a year - when it looks slightly mauve compared to the wing, so I would go for a complete respray.

 

I enquired at a local bodyshop about a year ago for cost for respray and was told £80 - £100 per panel plus paint. I seem to remember someone on here offering resprays pretty cheap though.

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A rough ball park I got when I asked on here was between £1000 for a crap job upto £2k for a glossy finish with fancy paint etc.
Wow anal Rapeage... I cud get my car acid dipped, Zinc plated, etc etc liquid primed, underbody sealed, & ( fully repsrayed by a m8 in any colour) for less than £2k

 

 

 

 

:cheers: guys thanks for the tips as stated think I will have a word with my man and see what he says, all will hinge on the outcome of the MOT, (swears loudly) :thumb:
If your mates a good body guy pending on how many years he been at it for you wont need a full respray ;)

 

 

 

 

Another idea is, get your parts sprayed up then MOP your car if your body panels are not that bad :) cud save u some £££ just not time lol

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