Re-spraying a car

[Prudie]

I love my car and don't want to change it but the paintwork is looking dull and faded. I want to have a re-spray but all the men I say this to tell me I'm mad and not to bother. Why would they say this?

[Andyvon]

Hi Prudie,
You're quite right. If you want to keep the car and it makes you happy to have it looking good then it's academic whether you recoup the cost of a respray whenever you come to sell the vehicle. I've given this analagy before but it's the same as you deciding to re-decorate your house or re-plan your garden. If you aren't planning to move then you'll never get the thousands of pounds back when you eventually come to sell - so why bother? The point is that if you want to spend your money on your home because it makes you feel better then who's to say "you must be mad, the 'ouse ain't worf it". So why do people think they can say the same about your car? You asked these clowns about how to get your car resprayed - you didn't want their opinion about the economics of doing so.

Not to mention that these 'men' you talk about are such financial genii that they happily take out huge finance plans to purchase cars which then lose thousands of pounds the moment they drive away from the dealer! They then lose money every day until the cars are worth a fraction of the original price while they continue to pay the finance plus vast amounts of interest. Then of course, they trade the car in once it's lost all it's value - and start all over again with another! Do you really think it's worth listening to anyone with such limited financial sense that they spend years paying interest they'll never recover?

If you want to spend your money on your car so that it looks good and you feel good Prudie, then you do so. You'll never get the money back, but you'll feel good driving the car so of course it'll be worth it.

[Prudie]

What a sensible and helpful answer Andy (you're up late or early). The fact is I'm unlikely to sell it and will probably drive it into the ground. It's a celica, looks good when wet and the perfect drive for me so £1500 wuld be money well spent from my viewpoint. Just can't find a man to agree with me! Thanks again

[snags]

As Andyvon says, if it will make you happy to have the respray and you're not concerned about recouping the money and can afford it, do it. Anything that makes you happy, for whatever reason, is worth doing... you don't need anyone else to justify it.

[1loveelvis]

"Colour Magic" is brilliant specially on black cars.You can get it in Halford's £9.99. Cheaper than a respray!

[Prudie]

What is it? A polish? i really can't see myself spending hours doing it.

[1loveelvis]

Hi Prudie
"Colour Magic" is brilliant specially on black cars.You can get it in Halford's £9.99.Cheaper than a re-spray!

[Prudie]

Hi iloveelvis! You just said that but what is it!!

[Woody23]

Purrdee.
http://www.turtlewax.com/main.taf?p=2,1,4,5

[AlBags]

Prudie .. just seen your post on this thread about the "BH thread"
What is/was that? (10 days ago!)

Colour Magic is a kind of "coloured" polish. Various "colours" available.
It claims to rejuvenate ageing/bloomed paint.
However, nothing will replace worn through or completely faded paint.
I always used Autoglym on the Skyline.

[Panic Button]

It's a coloured Turtle Wax. The idea is it fills minor scratches with colour, so hides them.

It works well on some scratches, but not on others. It is better on small shallow scratches.

I have just used it on a dark blue car I have just bought, and it has come up well. The little old dear who had it before must have removed bird poop with a plastic washing up scourer, so in places it looked bad. You cannot see those bits now at all.

The only drawback is that if you get some on black door handles and the like it dries and leaves a mark that is hard to shift.

[Prudie]

1. thanks for the link
2. Do you know if it's any good?
3.how do you post a link?
4.For the second time it's Prudie.

[1loveelvis]

This is the third time I have posted this answer but it is not showing.
I'll try again."Colour Magic" is brilliant specially on black cars.You can get it in Halford's £9.99.Cheaper than a re-spray.

[Panic Button]

All three are showing, Elvis lover.

[1loveelvis]

"Colour Magic" is brilliant specially on black cars.you can get it in Halford's £9.99Cheaper than a re-spray.

[Woody23]

Prewdee,

1. That's OK
2. Yes, providing there is a decent depth of paint to work with - worth a try...
3. You need to be quite clever
4. I'm dyslexic

[Panic Button]

4 now, 1loveelvis.

[Mamyalynne]

Have you shares in Halfords?

[Prudie]

Well iloveelvis at least you are making me laugh (in a nice way) I've seen it 3 times now! I'll have a look, someone else has posted a link to it but thanks for the idea.

AlBags I'm sure you read it, BH was Bank Holiday thread but I thought you'd seen it. I believe I was saying that where i work now sends me to St Athan from time to time where they are still for a while maintaining the VC10s.

[AlBags]

http://www.pcadvisor....did=313345&forumid=20

[Mamyalynne]

Prudie take it to a proper bodyshop and get a price and make your decision, my husband was an accomplished body sprayer (even worked on RRs) and a perfectionist, so you need someon who cares what they turn out.