Sasha94
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Yeah that's what I'm worried about, it's not good enough for me to be 100% happy but it's not financially viable to have it done properly. It begs the question, what to do? Leave it as it is, with at least 2 panels that have obviously been painted and are deteriorating, the rear arches starting to turn brown again, some seriously bad stone chipping, wear and tear to the bumpers etc etc... or stuff the cost and have it done anyway. You only live once and all that.
I was sort of hoping that the job up to the window line (I could get away with that if the bonnet and bootlid were done) would be around the £15-1800 mark to try and save a little bit of cash but then I thought, why pay all that and still risk having a blend on a silver car, best have the whole car done. When I think I'm ready to tackle it I'll take it to some bodyshops and see what the damage could be. The upside could potentially be that there are no dents so it should be pretty straightforward, the downside is that the 2 resprayed panels could be full of filler!!! Then the cost of new trims, badges and all that carry on starts to make it even more expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if someone quoted me what I paid for the whole car just to have it painted!!
I was sort of hoping that the job up to the window line (I could get away with that if the bonnet and bootlid were done) would be around the £15-1800 mark to try and save a little bit of cash but then I thought, why pay all that and still risk having a blend on a silver car, best have the whole car done. When I think I'm ready to tackle it I'll take it to some bodyshops and see what the damage could be. The upside could potentially be that there are no dents so it should be pretty straightforward, the downside is that the 2 resprayed panels could be full of filler!!! Then the cost of new trims, badges and all that carry on starts to make it even more expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if someone quoted me what I paid for the whole car just to have it painted!!