spraying?.... help :p

beau · 25-12-2006

now, on the front of my bonnet, its chipped alot, and it really looks a mess up close.

now what im wondering, its just the front bit at the angle, circled in the attached picture, now would i be able to spray this with paint, then lacquer from halfords and it would look good?

or would the whole bonnet need spraying? would it like blend in, or not? lol

custard · 25-12-2006

it will look crap

beau · 25-12-2006

Originally Posted by custard

it will look crap

looks crap now tho lol, theres big chunks of paint missing... lol

Helz · 25-12-2006

It's metallic paint, impossible even for the experts to blend perfectly on a small patch. And that's assuming you get a good paint match in the first place. I would do the whole bonnet and see if you can get somewhere to custom match the paint by shade, not just by code.

dave · 25-12-2006

are you sure you wouldnt get a pot of nail varnish the same colour and use that in the chips

beau · 25-12-2006

go away

heres a close up of the bonnet...

garyaird11 · 25-12-2006

metalic paint is hard to match pal,I know i ve just sprayed my cinq bonnet and it looks crap,your best bet would be get a good match,then a compressor,and sand and spray the whole bonnet,pleanty of laquer,then wash the whole car and t-cut it and c how it looks

Helz · 26-12-2006

Originally Posted by dave

are you sure you wouldnt get a pot of nail varnish the same colour and use that in the chips

Well yeah but it only works when there's one or two, not a whole bonnetful

Venters · 26-12-2006

Thats a full bonnet respray. I've tried touching up bonnets like that before. Salesmen always think we can work miracles just so they don't have to put it through the bodyshop and eat their commision. but you cant do it!

Not to a level you would be happy with anyway.

4RL · 30-12-2006

another solution is to just take photos from a distance

kritip · 03-01-2007

Stick a big vinyl graphic there

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beau Get Your Own Title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southend on sea, essex Posts: 11,187 Thanks: 123 Trader Rating: 16	spraying?.... help :p now, on the front of my bonnet, its chipped alot, and it really looks a mess up close. now what im wondering, its just the front bit at the angle, circled in the attached picture, now would i be able to spray this with paint, then lacquer from halfords and it would look good? or would the whole bonnet need spraying? would it like blend in, or not? lol Attached Thumbnails __________________ Maserati 3200 GT Coupe
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custard Status: DEFCON Grumpy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 30,129 Thanks: 495 Trader Rating: 1	Re: spraying?.... help :p it will look crap __________________ need to contact a mod? click me _need to contact admin? click me_FAQ's_ Guides_events Want +20BHP for £2? Downloads
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beau Get Your Own Title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southend on sea, essex Posts: 11,187 Thanks: 123 Trader Rating: 16	Re: spraying?.... help :p Originally Posted by custard it will look crap looks crap now tho lol, theres big chunks of paint missing... lol __________________ Maserati 3200 GT Coupe
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Helz Forum moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carlisle, UK. Posts: 9,349 Thanks: 55 Trader Rating: 3	Re: spraying?.... help :p It's metallic paint, impossible even for the experts to blend perfectly on a small patch. And that's assuming you get a good paint match in the first place. I would do the whole bonnet and see if you can get somewhere to custom match the paint by shade, not just by code. __________________
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dave Get Your Own Title Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Essex/Suffolk border Posts: 82,454 Thanks: 1458 Trader Rating: 10	Re: spraying?.... help :p are you sure you wouldnt get a pot of nail varnish the same colour and use that in the chips __________________ www.organdonation.nhs.uk
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beau Get Your Own Title Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: southend on sea, essex Posts: 11,187 Thanks: 123 Trader Rating: 16	Re: spraying?.... help :p go away heres a close up of the bonnet... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Maserati 3200 GT Coupe
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garyaird11 Get Your Own Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 302 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0	Re: spraying?.... help :p metalic paint is hard to match pal,I know i ve just sprayed my cinq bonnet and it looks crap,your best bet would be get a good match,then a compressor,and sand and spray the whole bonnet,pleanty of laquer,then wash the whole car and t-cut it and c how it looks __________________ 899 CINQ SX Metalic Blue Lowered 40mm - AeZ 13" Alloys - Sportex Oval Backbox - Sporting Interior - Smoothed Bonnet - Ms-Design Skirts - Front Comps - 6x9's - De-Badged
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Helz Forum moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carlisle, UK. Posts: 9,349 Thanks: 55 Trader Rating: 3	Re: spraying?.... help :p Originally Posted by dave are you sure you wouldnt get a pot of nail varnish the same colour and use that in the chips Well yeah but it only works when there's one or two, not a whole bonnetful __________________
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Venters bairns, not bombs. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hades by the River Styx Posts: 8,701 Thanks: 377 Trader Rating: 0	Re: spraying?.... help :p Thats a full bonnet respray. I've tried touching up bonnets like that before. Salesmen always think we can work miracles just so they don't have to put it through the bodyshop and eat their commision. but you cant do it! Not to a level you would be happy with anyway. __________________
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