26 replies to this topic

[1984mini25]

Who says you can’t paint a mini for £20 (give or take the odd £1 and 2p) and get a decent finish?


Well I have the mini and picks to prove it can be done, not bad for a jobless no hoper like myself.

And it only cost…
Roller and tray, £2.35
5 roller heads, £1.79
Half-inch paintbrush, £1.50
White sprit, £2.90
1L tin of paint, £12.48
Total, £21.02

And best of all it will only get better once its been polished.

[kazza0320]

Wow that looks great, you should make a guide as i am deciding whether to fully respray mine after it passes the MOT as the wing needs repainting anyway but if i can do it myself on such a low budget and get a finish like that...

[Racer_Pete]

wow, that looks great, well done

[drewsargent1980]

Good job man..... "Jobless no hoper" bit harsh on your self dude.

[Kam]

Roll it out the garage and get some proper pics? But what was the paint like before?

Only joshing

Does look dam good job that, did you prep this in anyway as your list looks like almost a touch up job?

[1984mini25]

Good job man..... "Jobless no hoper" bit harsh on your self dude.

Your probably right on that one, just get so frustrating, especially when one place I tried recently seamed to think I would be better off stacking shelves in tescos. (no offence intended to anyone)

I still have the front end to prep and paint, just taking a while as I’m doing it all by hand and it’s a bit sore on the old arms after a while.

[minidream94]

I still have the front end to prep and it’s a bit sore on the old arms after a while.

Is that what they call that action now then

in all honesty its a cracking job and a credit to you mate, nowt wrong with staking shelves mate, i do it atm, and some of the fitties we get in, damn its like ur in a porn shoot

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Followed the thread, well done mate.

[1984mini25]

Roll it out the garage and get some proper pics? But what was the paint like before?

Only joshing

Does look dam good job that, did you prep this in anyway as your list looks like almost a touch up job?

Will do when the front screens back in and the weather doesn’t decide to chuck it down every five minuets.

The car was still wearing its original metallic grey paintwork, witch was sound, but just about every panel but the roof has had to be welded to some extent. So the whole car bar the roof has been primed with red oxide as and when the repairs were being done. Its only now after finial block sanding and getting it to the point I’m happy with, have I rolled the colour on.

But even then the only prep work I’ve done is block sanding with 120 and flatting the primer off with 800 wet and dry.

Edited by 1984mini25, 09 July 2011 - 11:26 PM.

[Sam14]

Think you've got a job there mate

Get out there

"Cheap but quality paint job, aimed at uni grads etc" ahah

Business plan

Life sorted

You owe me hahaha

Paint job please?

[MiniLuke]

Think you've got a job there mate

Get out there

"Cheap but quality paint job, aimed at uni grads etc" ahah

Business plan

Life sorted

You owe me hahaha

Paint job please?

+1 I was going to suggest the same, you should do it.

As for working at tesco, nothing wrong with that. If you have anything about you, you can work your way up through tesco to management, they will give you excellent training and very worthwhile experience.

Great paint job by the way.

[morley]

looks like it turned out well, good job.

nice sig too

[coopedup1980]

Does look great. More details..how long, how many costs, what paint...how much swearing.

Looks a really nice green.....with a silver front that would look bill.

[mininuts]

Nice job

Looks really good does that. Was it Rustoleum that you used?

Someone was asking about Rustoleum on here a few days ago and I posted a link to a VW van forum where they roller paint their vans with brilliant results. Here you go:

http://forum.club809...hp?f=38&t=18751

I think Bungle has done the same with his VW camper.

Edited by mininuts, 10 July 2011 - 08:57 AM.

[drewsargent1980]

"i do it atm, and some of the fitties we get in, damn its like ur in a porn shoot"


What Tesco you work at, i gotta start shopping there. lol

Edited by drewsargent1980, 10 July 2011 - 09:07 AM.