stevie_350z Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 My Kuro is looking a bit battered these days and needs some sorting out. Its a mixture of dents, scratches and general paintwork fixing. What I'd like is one place to fix it all so the car looks wet black with no scratches. Here's the list of trouble, do you think there's a one-stop-shop to do this. I don't want to any work myself. 1) Light scratches across roof, down one side of boot door and across top of boot (as if a cat was dragged across it with claws out) 2) Stone scratch on roof leaving a nice white multipoint groove about two inches long 3) Flake of paint including primer, about half a finger nail, missing near driver's side headlight 4) Dent in driver's door, caused by motorway stone - one bodyshop person said it would need filling 5) Three-pronged scratch on drivers door, again motorway stone 6) Usual bumper/bonnet stone chips 7) Another flake of paint missing off bonnet, about half a finger nail width but a full fingernail length 8) various medium-serious scratches that will probably "polish out" 9) General unhappiness with swirls etc on black. Ideally, I'd like the dent fixed then the whole bloody thing resprayed. If I get it resprayed, what do you think my options would be (having never had to have a car resprayed - paint quality on this car is... ) HELP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Be interested in the replies to this myself. I have a few scratches here and there, some swirl marks (mainly on the roof) and usual peppering of stone chips which I want to get fixed at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Stevie, first i would get quotes for getting the scratches sorted out, this will probably have to be done by a garage as from what i remember, they are quite deep and will not buff out, then add on the costs for a proper detailing job. This may or may not give you the finish you are after? second option like you say is have a total respray. For a decent job, you are looking at about £2000 id say, but depends where you go, how good you want it etc... Maybe get the quote for the scratches and if its too much see what the respray will be like. Or get the car fully detailed once the scratches are fixed up anyway and see how it come out? Its hard to say without seeing the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_350z Posted August 10, 2007 Author Share Posted August 10, 2007 I would happily (well, maybe not happily) have a respray if I was GUARANTEED a quality, durable finish - unlike the standard Nissan job. I would have it done in kuro black again... there are loads of little scratches all over the shop! bloody black... mind you, it looks lovely with some black wax on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I'm happy to take a look and try and get some of it done Stevie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I would happily (well, maybe not happily) have a respray if I was GUARANTEED a quality, durable finish - unlike the standard Nissan job. I would have it done in kuro black again... there are loads of little scratches all over the shop! bloody black... mind you, it looks lovely with some black wax on it Sounds like a respray job to me, if money was no object i would be more than happy to let a company near me do this. In Stoke there is a company called spraystyle who do all the work for a local Mercedes dealership and you can reguarly see Ferrari's Porsche's and Bentleys having paint work done. I have seen there quality of workmanship and its the very best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Sounds good! There's also an approved Porsche and Lotus body shop that does all the top marques at J12 M4 Stevie. Did a great job on the Lotus and I'd take any car I had there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Want me to come and detail it for you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickya Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 IMO sounds like it doesnt need a respray, just a proffesional deatiler to work his magic & hard graft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Wait for it 5..4..3..2..1.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoREoD Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Stevie - Are you in Oxfordshire? If you decide on some paintwork I know a man in South Oxfordshire who did my front bumper - he did lots of extra lacquer coats to make it more resilient. JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Stevie is in Staines and is a car detailer. Hence my previous post, he did a cracking job on my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Stevie is in Staines and is a car detailer. Hence my previous post, he did a cracking job on my car Wrong Stevie? Stevie040? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Must pay attention x 100 Now I know why you are a med Digsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_350z Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Thanks for all that, lads. I need a pro bodyshop place to do the dent and the paintwork. I'm 80% sure I want another layer of paint on the bloody thing... What would they do to respray the whole car... assuming they don't just spray it, they would need to prepare it some way first?? Thanks for the offers of detailing, but I think its beyond that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomoto Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Thanks for all that, lads. I need a pro bodyshop place to do the dent and the paintwork. I'm 80% sure I want another layer of paint on the bloody thing... What would they do to respray the whole car... assuming they don't just spray it, they would need to prepare it some way first?? Thanks for the offers of detailing, but I think its beyond that Stevie I personally would try to get away with the least paintwork possible, You can always tell when a car has been totally resprayed , I think a good bodywork shop will work wonders without respraying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_350z Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 I take it you mean "tell" in a bad way? I would have thought a respray in the same colour would be a good thing? I am going to go to a few places for advice, see what happens. I'll also take some pictures and post here to see what happens. Thanks again, lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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