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Car Forum / MINI / February 2004

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Bodyshell Respray

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Nick Evans - 21 Feb 2004 20:43 GMT
Hi all again,

If I was to completely strip my mini down until it is just a shell, and then
did all the filling/rust and cleaning up work that needs doing..... how much
am I looking at for a respray into a different colour. In this case, red
into british racing green.

Thanks in advance
Nick
ItchyTriggerFingerNiggers - 21 Feb 2004 22:07 GMT
Nick Evans bashed the keyboard and made this:

> Hi all again,
>
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> Thanks in advance
> Nick

I was quoted ?600 a year ago for a complete body respray with 2 pack
pearlescent paint and low bake oven.
fraggy - 22 Feb 2004 09:10 GMT
hiya
?600 is cheap

> Hi all again,
>
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> Thanks in advance
> Nick
Howard Rose - 23 Feb 2004 00:00 GMT
>hiya
> £600 is cheap

Double that, and it's still cheap... - look into it more, it's
probabally cheap for a reason...

Then again, you might be lucky!
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'66 VW Beetle 1300 Deluxe
'62 Austin Mini Deluxe
'64 Austin Mini Super Deluxe
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jacko - 22 Feb 2004 23:01 GMT
get them to polish the top coat as this will bring out any imperfections

> Hi all again,
>
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Thanks in advance
> Nick
Graham W - 23 Feb 2004 07:19 GMT
> If I was to completely strip my mini down until it is just a shell, and
> then did all the filling/rust and cleaning up work that needs doing.....

The quality of the preparation work is probably the major determinant of
the quality of the final result.

> how much am I looking at for a respray into a different colour.

How long is a piece of string. Cheap paint jobs look really cheap.
Changing the colour of a car is a major operation and is not cheap.
 
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