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[jarv]

Hiya, my mini clubman estate is harvest gold and has some small bits of rust, nothing too bad but was just thinking.... Hmm, harvest gold is a bit of a crappy colour and I really like orange.

Should I have my clubman estate resprayed orange with a black roof?

[alex-95]

Is it all original? does it have the wood effect trim down the sides? if it's original then I would keep it that way but it is your car. any pictures?

 

I personally would keep it, it's a great colour.

[blacktulip]

Original is the way forward.

[jarv]

It's all orig but I recently had it on eBay and only went up to £2500.... It's well worth £4000

I'm only talking about changing the colour, not chaving it up to 1300cc, slammed with 12in alloys and bodykit

[Cooperman]

If you are changing the colour then you need to completely strip it out and paint inside and out including the engine bay and boot.

 

But, it's your car and you must do what gives you the most pleasure as that's what classic car owning is about - what pleases you. However, if you come onto a forum looking for advice it may not always be what you want to hear  .

[Itsaminithing]

It's all orig but I recently had it on eBay and only went up to £2500.... It's well worth £4000
 

& how much do you think a decent respray will cost?

Personally i think most buyers would prefer harvest gold to bright orange if you're going to sell it -but if a change of colours means you're going to keep it then go for it.

Edited by Itsaminithing, 20 February 2016 - 11:30 PM.

[pdaykin]

Personally, when I see cars in colours like yours I always tend to go and have a look.

It is one of those colours that I wouldn't put on my wish list if I was buying - but I definitely would keep.

[dyshipfakta]

I avoid anything with a recent respray. Tends to be a quick blow over to cover fibreglass or bondo.

[Dusky]

I'd say : spray it the color YOU like if you're not selling the car. ( Or intending to do so).
I sprayed mine in cherry red ( original color) but I'm still regretting it as I like a blue mini. I'll probably end up respraying it in blue again, don't think I'll ever sell it.. :)

[mk3 Cooper S]

Is you car the one with the pushed in front bumper 1976 p reg?

[coopdog]

I've always had problems changing the colour cars, always makes me feel really guilty for some reason haha

[jarv]

How much do you think I'd be expecting to spend? £££

 

Any sparyers in South East near Worthing / Brighton

[Cooperman]

That depends on whether you are doing the job properly by painting the engine bay and inside the boot. To do that the engine and a lot of ancilliary stuff (see below) has to be removed.

 

For a full job, if you take the engine and other parts off, take the screens, doors and windows out, take the fuel tank out, the lights off (front & back), the bonnet, the headlining, seats, carpets, door cards, etc, you might get it done for around £2500. You would need to present the paint shop with a stripped out car basically. If you don't do this, the original colour will always be obvious.

[rhys-89]

Go to dents body shop at the back of worthing train station they charge me £500 for a straight forward colour but I do prep and primer the car which is where most of the money usually is for them.

Before



After

Once back I flatted back the paint and buffed it all up spray job was inside and out. I have there number if you want to pm me I also have a guy in worthing I use to move cars around for me from time to time.

[Dusky]

If you can prep and prime you can spray a single stage color too . ;)