Join for free
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 >
Longdogs's Avatar
Longdogs
Chatterbox
Longdogs is offline
SW England
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 43,957
Longdogs is male  Longdogs has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
26-10-2017, 10:34 AM
1

Resprays

I quite often watch car restoration programmes on TV and there's nothing I enjoy more than seeing a car being re-sprayed. I think it's the best part of any restoration, seeing all that prep work covered in a lovely coat (coats) of paint.

Does anyone else share my interest or am I just a bit weird?
Julie1962
Chatterbox
Julie1962 is offline
Surrey
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 42,846
Julie1962 is female  Julie1962 has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
26-10-2017, 11:42 AM
2

Re: Resprays

You're weird

But that's for watching those programmes, I've never seen the attraction.
Longdogs's Avatar
Longdogs
Chatterbox
Longdogs is offline
SW England
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 43,957
Longdogs is male  Longdogs has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
26-10-2017, 12:18 PM
3

Re: Resprays

Originally Posted by Julie1962 ->
You're weird

But that's for watching those programmes, I've never seen the attraction.
That's because you are a girl Julie.
Mups's Avatar
Mups
Chatterbox
Mups is offline
Northamptonshire
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 46,083
Mups is female  Mups has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
26-10-2017, 12:21 PM
4

Re: Resprays

Poor dongle I still luvs ya even if you are a bit weird.
Longdogs's Avatar
Longdogs
Chatterbox
Longdogs is offline
SW England
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 43,957
Longdogs is male  Longdogs has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
26-10-2017, 12:28 PM
5

Re: Resprays

Originally Posted by mups ->
poor dongle I still luvs ya even if you are a bit weird.
Primus1's Avatar
Primus1
Senior Member
Primus1 is offline
York
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 4,648
Primus1 is male  Primus1 has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
26-10-2017, 07:12 PM
6

Re: Resprays

I like watching car programs, and like it when a car is re painted, you know then that the project is almost finished.
spitfire
Chatterbox
spitfire is offline
Warwickshire
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 29,878
spitfire is male  spitfire has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-10-2017, 07:42 AM
7

Re: Resprays

Yes, I love watching that creative process, but, it is a bit of a "Closed" Paint Shop. A top end Re-spray could probably cost £5k, the materials are a fixed cost, so, if parting with £5k, I would not expect to see the car for at least three weeks.
Mondays child
Senior Member
Mondays child is offline
United Kingdom
Joined: Jun 2017
Posts: 1,426
Mondays child is male  Mondays child has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-10-2017, 08:35 AM
8

Re: Resprays

One of my mates, when we were both 18, bought an old Austin A40, it was his pride and joy but after using tons of body filler and spending many hours sanding decided to repaint his car. Obviously the cost of a respray was out of the question so it was hand painted in a borrowed garage. It looked really good apart from the green colour he picked.
Longdogs's Avatar
Longdogs
Chatterbox
Longdogs is offline
SW England
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 43,957
Longdogs is male  Longdogs has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-10-2017, 09:49 AM
9

Re: Resprays

Originally Posted by Mondays child ->
One of my mates, when we were both 18, bought an old Austin A40, it was his pride and joy but after using tons of body filler and spending many hours sanding decided to repaint his car. Obviously the cost of a respray was out of the question so it was hand painted in a borrowed garage. It looked really good apart from the green colour he picked.
Yes, I have seen hand painted cars and done properly they can look really good.
Longdogs's Avatar
Longdogs
Chatterbox
Longdogs is offline
SW England
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 43,957
Longdogs is male  Longdogs has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
27-10-2017, 09:50 AM
10

Re: Resprays

Originally Posted by Primus1 ->
I like watching car programs, and like it when a car is re painted, you know then that the project is almost finished.
And then there's re-attaching all the chrome...
 
Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 >

Thread Tools


© Copyright 2009, Over50sForum   Contact Us | Over 50s Forum! | Archive | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Top

Powered by vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.