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Chipsaway repair on a Pearl CR-Z

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:25 pm
by RattyMcClelland
Quite proud of this one.
Customer was extremely picky and wanted a perfect colour match. I told him about my Honda and the colour match i got with 16year old pearl paint and the fact Premium white pearl and white diamond pearl are 1 colour toner in difference so are essentially the same.
Honda wanted £400. I charged £130+vat. 8-)

Nice sized chip that Honda did and didnt take the blame.
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Sanded back and keyd up the panel.
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Primed and a couple layer of base white
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Base coat blended out
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Pearl layer blended out. I made the pearl double concentrate with a few orientation coats to get a good match.
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Lacquered up
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Wetsanded until flat and polished up
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Love this car. ALOT.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:31 pm
by nickyboy
Good skills :)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:59 pm
by NafemanNathan
Ironic how your best, most satisfying work can't be seen ;-)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:03 pm
by rob quilter
Nice work!

8-)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:03 pm
by nitin_s1
Great work. 8-)

CR-Z is the only hybrid that looks cool and I would actually buy. 8-)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:17 pm
by Dbo
i bet you were bricking it :lol:

nice work ;) i wish i lived closer i would let you do mine anytime m8 8-)

on my postround the other day a chips away was doing a VW polo and he made a right gentleman's sausage up of it!!!
looked fine when he left but next day it had already started shrinking back and looked poo!

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:19 pm
by RattyMcClelland
Yer it all depends on the person straying. IMO to o my job you have to love and appreciate cars.
Luckily i have that i bucket loads.

But yes i was shitting bricks.

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:19 pm
by Ammo
Saw a advert for Chips away today on Quest

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:30 pm
by mercutio
greatwork matey 8-)

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:55 pm
by vti2003
Nice work, very nice...