spraypainting a car panel

ultimate warrior · #1 17-05-2008, 11:55 AM

hey ive dinged my l/h guard on my vs commy bout to go get a panel from the wreckers. the panel is grey and my car is white. if i where to get it painted what steps would i have to take? can i just put primer & paint over the existing paint once its preped or does it have to be stripped back

Tom_1569 · #2 17-05-2008, 12:14 PM

Just try and get one to match your car its alot easier, even if you wait around, to buy equipment and materials to paint a single panel is not worth it, unless you intend doing some painting later on.

r_i_d_a_h · #3 17-05-2008, 01:05 PM

lol, thats what ive been trying to do ^^^

..although my VS is Heron white and there are only very few VS painted with Heron white

i picked up a whole passenger side which consisted of fender, front and rear doors for $130.

Thinking that the white was the same as mine...then when i put it on they were completley different lol

i was thinking of gettin em sprayed....but i think i'd rather get the whole car done.

Superior_Shine · #4 21-05-2008, 09:55 PM

If you havnt picked up a spray gun before i would say dont do it, unless you really want to teach yourself how to paint.

By the time you buy all the required tools and bits and pieces it will be a little costly. Id suggest maybe rubbing the panel back abit then find a spray painter that can spray them on the side for some cash.

There is plenty of spray painters that will do it, I have been to panel shops and they have told me they wont spray the panel cause its not worth there time but walk down the back and speak to the painter and he will probally do it after work for some cash.

Cheers,
Scott

Banks · #5 21-05-2008, 10:15 PM

where you located?

cruzn · #6 25-05-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by r_i_d_a_h

lol, thats what ive been trying to do ^^^

..although my VS is Heron white and there are only very few VS painted with Heron white

i picked up a whole passenger side which consisted of fender, front and rear doors for $130.

Thinking that the white was the same as mine...then when i put it on they were completley different lol

i was thinking of gettin em sprayed....but i think i'd rather get the whole car done.

Not doughting your but are your sure they really are different colours? Try rubbing some cutting compund or extreme cut cream polish on the panels your bought and your car. That makes a huge difference and chances are they are probally the same colour. I have done it before with panels that looked like COMPLETELY different shades of white and the results were amazing.