Austarion

Hey guys,

Just another question. Those of you guys who live in sydney, where do you go for a respray? I will be needing the whole car done and want a good job, but places like Mad Hatters customs charge too much for my liking. Its not an overly hard spray, just metallic black all over.

Metallic black? :o

yes...as apposed to matte black

is gloss black the phrase your looking for?

ps good colour choice

yes quite possibly :D lol but then again tmz tried to convince me to get huge metal flakes put into it so it cud be metallic :D lol

nah gloss black is what im getting. anyone got suggestions?

mate i would not go black because its to hard to keep clean and trust me on that and you see every little scrach and mark go a bright colour you dont see shit in it as much and if u get a little dint it wont stick out like dogs balls i hope i changed ur mind because it a head f@ck of a colour!!!!

:beer :beer :beer :beer

Cheers Simon

...yeah but.. they lookin so fvcking good in black

well mine did, and it was a stocker

How much do you want to spend and how long do you want it to last? Are you going to park the car in the sun much?

If you want a top quality job in 2-pak, it starts at around $5000 and up and you must use a spray booth as this stuff is very toxic. Quality ranges from a factory paint job all the way up to a show class job. I think you can get cheaper 2-pak jobs - my memory is fading on this one.

At around $2000 to $3500 you can get a good quality acrylic laqcer job done. If you choose metallic, the materials costs a bit more and takes a bit more skill to apply. A non metallic is a bit cheaper.

From about $1000 to $2000 you can get a backyard job done. You can get away with this if you don't plan on exposing the car to too much UV and look after the paint. ie. Keep it clean! It will last 5 to 6 years so I'm told.

Someone can correct my $$ numbers if they're out of date, but these were roughly the numbers I got when I did my research a little while back.

A lot also depends on how much preparation you need to make on your car. Check out TAFE courses too as this might be an option and they may let you use the spray booth out of hours. But be prepared for sh*tloads of work if you decide to do it yourself. I'm talking 1 to 2 months of prep and spray work if you're working full time at the same time, and thats every evening and most weekends!

and the most important bit, the more work you do on it, the better it will look.

Black is worth the hassle imho, if i ever get round to repainting the car it will be in black

black is the way to go.
being a detailer and working in a panel shop i must say nothing shows up a cars sexier lines better than a nice black paint job.
Mettalic black is awesome, as you can get the nice depth from a good cut and polish, put it out in the sun and watch it glitter.
:D

Give my spray painter a call

Matt 0412677535

He lives near cookie (Parklea area) and will come to your place and give you a quote on the spot.

Top top guy...he sprayed my car for 2k (in 2pac monaro yellow)

fkn awesome....i live near parklea :D sweet...ill give him a call tommorrow.