Chipsaway repair on a Pearl CR-Z

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:25 pm

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.

Nice sized chip that Honda did and didnt take the blame.

Sanded back and keyd up the panel.

Primed and a couple layer of base white

Base coat blended out

Pearl layer blended out. I made the pearl double concentrate with a few orientation coats to get a good match.

Lacquered up

Wetsanded until flat and polished up

Love this car. ALOT.

nickyboy · Post by **nickyboy** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:31 pm

Good skills

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:59 pm

Ironic how your best, most satisfying work can't be seen

Post by **rob quilter** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:03 pm

Nice work!

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:03 pm

Great work.

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

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:17 pm

i bet you were bricking it

nice work

i wish i lived closer i would let you do mine anytime m8

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!

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:19 pm

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.

Post by **Ammo** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:19 pm

Saw a advert for Chips away today on Quest

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:30 pm

greatwork matey

vti2003 · Post by **vti2003** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:55 pm

Nice work, very nice...