costs of materials

[DEE'S NOVA]

does anyone know the cost of materials for getting a nova resprayed the like of how many litres of paint thinners what ever else is needed for it like sandpaper what grades of it.Basically i'm after a list so i can start buying it in know and have most of it so i can prep it then give the rest to the bodyshop to spray it :roll:

[mikeoxford]

id recommend a PM to ade but hes away with his missus

perhaps do it anyhow hell read it wen he gets back

[mikeoxford]

alternatively i guess find ades long thread when he rebuilt his nova im sure itll be in there

[wisewood]

That post is no longer here it was deleted by accident months ago. :(

[DEE'S NOVA]

just trying to kinda get an idea just now likes of how much a litre of paint in matalic grey is and how many litres is needed and thinners and so .when is ade back fae the honeymoon?he'll proberly come up and see it and tell me to bin the nova and not bother :lol:

[Evolution]

When i was spraying bits and peices on my corsa (rip) I asked my local paint specialist for 2 litres of paint. I got 2 spray cans so i could bits myself, and the rest of the paint was put in a can so i could give it to my spraypainter to do the bumper with a proper spray paint gun. That, along with 2 large cans of laquer cost me ?35.

[Jim]

It'll be best to go to a local sprayers and ask them how much they would use. Also see if they have any contact details for the paint/thinners, etc. You might be able to save yourself a few quid.

Jim

[ade]

HELLO! I'm Back from OZ now!

I used a place in Maryhill (Glasgow) called Carrpaints.

I think I spent (not including hiring the compressor, paint gun, line, fresh air feeder) about ?300 on paint and bits. I used 2 pak paint

I got (initially) -

2 ltrs of etch primer and activator
2.5 ltrs of primer surfacer and activator
1 ltr of plastic primer
5 ltrs of 2 pak paint and activator
(I didnt use lacquer but you may need about 3 ltrs for metalic)
(got wet n dry sandpaper - all grades from B&Q/halfords - much cheaper aswell as body filler, fibreglass etc)
Mastic sealer for reattaching/sealing wings etc (professional stuff)
paint seives (pack of 10)
mixing sticks (wooden stirers - pack 100)
paint measure stick
mixing pots (pack 50)
professional masking tape (DONT USE THAT STUFF FROM B&Q) 10 roles of 1", 10 roles of 2", 3 roles of 0.5"
10 ltrs of professional thinners (you need the correct stuff based on weather conditions/spray area for evaporation times and paint being used)
20 pack of tack cloths
5 ltr tin of panel wipe
?100 to get Vauxhall garage to buff up after respray

On reflection the only thing I wish I did was hire or "borrow" a spray booth with extractor from a garage/hire shop. This would have saved me having to respray it due to probs with overspray in the air and subsequent buffing probs.

If youre a confident sprayer and can get the paint/masking stuff etc, I may know someone who can supply the spray booth (m8 in Greenock knows someone who has a car wash with a spray booth in the back) - may be prepared to hire it to you...

Give me a PM if your interested & I'll see what I can do.

Ade
:wink:

[DEE'S NOVA]

SOON as i seen i had an email saying reply to materials i said to my self ade is home :lol:
praise the lord

[ade]

LOL! nice to see so many peeps missed me!
:lol:

[DEE'S NOVA]

well i would'nt go that far sir :lol: