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Punto (Mk2/2b) My Red - Soon to be Euro...

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Nice plans, however, you need to be VERY careful about the use of the word 'euro' on car forums.. If you hint your car is going all out euro, expect flaming. Im going for 'Euro inspired' for my car, on a uni student budget. The basic plans are no badges, no rub strips and colour code, with stock alloys, eventually painted :) Dont put yourself out moneywise to live up to a 'euro' label. Its not gonna be worth it. There's better things to spend your money on while at college. Trust me. :)

Chris
 
Thats because it is. But removing badges, bumpstrips and colour coding has nothing to do with being euro really. Ok its what happens to most euro cars but because you do it doesnt make your car euro inspired. If it does then mine is euro inspired too?
 
Nice plans, however, you need to be VERY careful about the use of the word 'euro' on car forums.. If you hint your car is going all out euro, expect flaming. Im going for 'Euro inspired' for my car, on a uni student budget. The basic plans are no badges, no rub strips and colour code, with stock alloys, eventually painted :) Dont put yourself out moneywise to live up to a 'euro' label. Its not gonna be worth it. There's better things to spend your money on while at college. Trust me. :)

Chris

That aint euro inspired its just making your car look like a more expensive model.
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So you want to do it properly but you are only gonna drop it 45mm? Dont bother tbh you need coilovers to pull off those wheels and £400 for a respray? Even if its your mate i would pass. Even at mates rates it should be just under 1k for a decent job.



im sorry to sound like an arse... but my dad has been a spray painter since he was 16, he said he would spray my car for 200quid, and thats only the cost of the paint... you can achive amazing finishes with time, its all in the preperation... to get it done proffesionaly is a rip off mate
 
You say your self your dad is a pro. If he wasnt the only way you could get it done is professionally or a bodge job by yourself. Take as much time as you want on it and do all the prep you want. If you have no experience in it then it wont look as good as pro. Then you will need to buy a compressor and paint gun that are actually good enough to paint the car. Not worth the expense so you may aswell just pay a pro to do it.

Getting it done by a pro isnt a rip off, its what any sensible person does. Ive seen cars that have been sprayed by their owners who have taken their time and prepped it well and its still not comparable to getting done by a pro.

If you dont have a spray booth, compressor, paint gun, heaters then how are you gonna achieve a finish that is remotely like a pros finish?
 
I think some people see spraying professionally as a quick, money in hand, job done sort of thing.
My friends just had his classic mini clubman sprayed, it's been in the booth for 1.5 months! Taken a lot of time, I haven't seen the finished product yet but it cost his £1300
 
I think some people see spraying professionally as a quick, money in hand, job done sort of thing.
My friends just had his classic mini clubman sprayed, it's been in the booth for 1.5 months! Taken a lot of time, I haven't seen the finished product yet but it cost his £1300

thats not such a bad price tbh.. considering the time its been in there!
 
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