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Hey guys,

I've had a couple of incidents with my car and I was just wondering if anyone on here would be able to help me out with touching up my car..

There are 3 bits that needs sanding and painting, and to be honest, I don't really wanna spend $600 on a respray for bonnet and bumper...

I just need someone to help me touch it up, I don't expect a touch-up job that would turn out to look like Daniel's R34 Nur, I mean... Anything would make it look better than what it is now... I hope..

I'm willing to pay for the paints and labour, so if anyone here has experience or is a spray painter and would wanna do a backyard cash job, please let me know.

And PLEASE DO NOT refer me to DT panels or Micolour lol, or tell me that touching up will look crap and colour won't match, I just want a cheap touch-up job that looks okay...

Cheers

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Hey Charles, dude honestly that front bar is pretty much gone but if you really are hell bent on doing a el cheap o job then my suggestion is to find someone with a decent air compressor and a air sanding and paint kit and try doing it yourself, I had a friend who didn't know jack about paint and after a few tries his paint job looks pretty decent for a home garage job.

Honestly, you're better off repainting the front bar.

I once quoted $200 to paint in Midnight Purple by DT panels - which is apparently bit difficult paint to match.

The thing is... I got quoted, $300 for front bar, $300 for bonnet, then I want to fit new sideskirts $300.

That's $900... Which is half way to a full respray... and I just can't justify spending so much money on my car lol, because I know with my luck, once I get it all fixed, someone will just back into me =.=

EDIT: Or should I just wait until someone runs into me? lol

hey charles i got a compressor and all mate, quite happy to have a crack at it or give you a hand if you want to try yourself..Send me PM if you like we can do it easy even if we just fill it and touch it up with an airbrush should come up good enough..

Much better than what it is now anyway :laugh:

Charles, carbon fibre wrap it?

Can't believe I've just thought of this.

That could actually work too, carbon wrap both bumperss and the skirts..Its a bold move though

thats the problem with 2pak paints they are a bitch and expensive to fix.they dont just scrub out like acrylics the chip and crack so you cant just rub back and patch a section you pretty much have to repaint the whole panel..

Honestly, you're better off repainting the front bar.

I once quoted $200 to paint in Midnight Purple by DT panels - which is apparently bit difficult paint to match.

Not anymore mate. I've spent a bit at vu's and always gives good prices. Wanted $300 for a GTR front bar in QM1 white

vu does an ok job but with paint you get what you pay for literally

True. My paint is 2 years old and is still awesome. Painted by Vu. Only scratches on the sideskirt when you open the door because of the poor quality kit

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