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« on: July 30, 2010, 10:44:54 AM »
I Just Purchased a 50 Special For My First Scoot and its a bit of a project for me and looking at respraying it black and white and was wondering what the cost roughly is ?
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2010, 06:05:45 PM »
how long is a piece of string is the only answer .

a mate of mine had a rally 200 which he painted in smoothrite enamel  . whilst it was not going to win best paint prize at a custom show it was more then good enough for an old scooter ,in fact it was quite smart .

one large tin of smoothrite ,some quality brushes ,various fillers to take out imperfectio ns and elbow grease was the price
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2010, 06:06:58 PM »
its one of those things, best get a quote from a few sprayers and compare

if you wanna do it your self here some decent reading -

http://www.scooterhelp.com/tips/paint/paint.main.html
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2010, 06:27:12 PM »
Cheers Guys Ill Probably Go Around And Go And Get A Quote : )
If I Do It Myself Ill Probably Mess It Up And Ruin My Scoot Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2010, 06:40:43 PM »
about ten years ago i done a car body restoration course at night skool .
scooters are mickey mouse compared to the size and complexity of  cars and you would only need a shed and a cheap compressor to do it yourself .
or even a dry day and some brushes like my mate with his rally .

see whats on at evening classes at your local college .
post some photo's of your nifty fifty as well  Grin
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2010, 08:08:46 PM »
Quote from: lambo on July 30, 2010, 06:40:43 PM
about ten years ago i done a car body restoration course at night skool .
scooters are mickey mouse compared to the size and complexity of  cars and you would only need a shed and a cheap compressor to do it yourself .
or even a dry day and some brushes like my mate with his rally .

see whats on at evening classes at your local college .
post some photo's of your nifty fifty as well  Grin

i want to learn tho kinda skills but no local colleges do it Sad
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« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2010, 09:58:56 AM »
You can do it with rattle cans if you're not bothered about a perfect finish.
I've done 2 in my garage that way.

It's not the painting, its the rust removal and prep that's the hard bit.

Don't put too much paint on each coat - that is the most important thing to remember - you can always go over the same bit again, but you'll have to wait for the whole thing to dry before you can sand out runs and bubbles.
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« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2010, 10:52:22 AM »
And if you use spray cans make sure you have some ventilation, mask etc. Or your be singing lucy in the sky with diamonds.  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2010, 12:16:18 PM »
Quote from: spectre on July 31, 2010, 10:52:22 AM
And if you use spray cans make sure you have some ventilation, mask etc. Or your be singing lucy in the sky with diamonds.  Grin

i do that anyway  Wink
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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2010, 08:04:29 PM »
its possibly still worth taking it to a few under the arches style body shops for a quote because the car body work trade have access to fast drying paints which in some cases self level to cover a whole rough surface underneath.  you or i cant get hold of them cos theyre highly poisonous .
hence why you see paint sprayers wearing breathing equipment .

they'd run across the scooter with a da sander and weld up any holes and then paint it .it would be a breeze for them in comparison to a car

you could get the quote right down by dismantling the trim ,taking the lights etc etc off yourself so that its ready for them

is there a scooter dealer near you who could look at it and give you a quote ?
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