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Basically to cut a long story short, the lacquer is peeling off the rear bumper the original red is still there but it is dull compared to the rest of the bumper the area that peeled of is only about 2 “X 2” so it’s a small patch but enough to pi** me of. :reallymad  


What do you recommend I do ?
Any good bodyshops any1 can recommend?



Thanks in advance



ShaQ

To the paintshop you go batman!

Yeah just get it redone.. at a guess i\'d say prolly cost ya to £200 to have it done at a paintshop. Chipsaway do a mobile service. Only ever used them for chips (not the potato kind) dunno wot they are like.

Go and get some quotes. They\'ll need it at least a day or two though at a paintshop as they bake the sod :)

I know a few round here (beds) and brighton way but dunno if they are any use..

Shaq, as we speak, mine is being done - I had EXACTLY the same problem. It started off  in a really small spot, then it peeled more, and more, and more.

Clive had a look, and he said that basically it had been repainted but with a special additive thats needed to paint plastic.

Took the bumper off myself, and Clive\'s recommended paint shop is painting it at the moment. £220 ex vat.

I am collecting it tomorrow, will let you know what it looks like.

cool, thanks i will get a few quotes just wanted to see if any1 had a similar experiance, i will try and post a pic of the damaged paint.


shaq

Hi Shaq
I run my one bodyshop in the midlands. We specialise in all kinds of bodywork from normal paintwork from painting small items through to full on custom paint and body mods. If yourself or anyone is interested in any paint and bodywork then have a look at our website or give us a ring, we\'ll try and help everyone out if we can. The website address is //www.rjautomotive.co.uk.
Hope this helps
Mark
//www.rjautomotive.co.uk

excellent... just wat I\'m looking for mate!

that seems like over kill for a bumper 220exvat!

Bloody hell,

I got my old lexus bumper sprayed for £40 and it was a pukka job. If you took the bumper off ya self itll probably be cheaper, but cheaper than 40 quid!!

only problem with the guy i know is he has a long waiting time usually about 2-4 weeks before he books you in.

Hes a good guy, he works for a company up by me, but does this on the side after work on week ends. But most weekends he spends with his son, hence the waiting time.

Raju

MRaraju...

Ok, the car is red, but its not Mazda\'s classic red. It looks to me like it was resprayed just before I bought it.

I have seen a few red RX\'s where the bumpers are a different red to the car. Seeing as my paint is new, I wanted the absolutely closest match of color possible. The peeling on the bumper was spoiling an otherwise very good looking car.

I approached Clive, and clive recommended "Beautiful Body Repairs" in Dartford.

Have you seen Clive\'s car?  

The other cost contributor was they had to remove all of the old, incorrect, paint. I could have maybe done that myself, but I didnt know the best technique or process.

So, I wanted a really PROPER job.

My front spoiler was damaged too, and also a bit tatty, but I have repaired that with fibreglass and repainted it black myself.

So, I hope to put the whole lot back together this weekend.

I think i would have gotten a two-tone car for £40.

you get what you pay for at the end of the day,

Martiny

i have seens clives car and could nt fault the paint (and i am picky!)  :)


do you have the number for Beautiful Body Repairs ?




Thanks


ShaQ

Ok, its

01322 381868

Ask for John

if you are taking the bumper off just to respray wont it be in a different shade anyway? if it is a matt red i guess it wont matter much, but i know red fades.

I guess the price aint bad, but that is the prices i would expect to pay if i went through a insurance company. I would have expected it to b a lot chepaer privately.

I just wish i tool a picture of the lex (LS400) when i had it done. it was in a matt black and the rear bumper was pealing and it had a few scratches on it. I just gave the whole car to him, and it come back absoloutley spotless!!

I havnt seen clives car in the flesh but it looks absolutely beautiful from the pics, its the yellow one (admin) isnt it???

Any chance posting some pics?? of your bumper?

Thx

Raju

Also i had my front bumper resprayed on mine and it turned out it was the same colour but looked like it was two totally different shades. So i had to had it done again a blown in as it was against the shutlines of the car. He ended up blending it in half way up the wings and bonnet it did look great after that so be warned this could be the best way for you too.

Thanks Martiny


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I think i may be better of getting the whole car done if its gonna look funny.... but thats gonna be around 2k + mark





ShaQ

Ok, I took him the Fuel filler cap, so I hope its a close match.

Right, I\'ll take some pics. If I get organised I might do a "How to", its quite a bit of work to get to the bolts.

mm, I hope I dont need to "blend" mine.

shouldn\'t cost that much i got my whole car done for £600 bar the roof as it weren\'t a coulour change and it was a sh*t hot job too

Hiya,

£600 quid you say....WHERE?

I\'m gonna get mine resprayed from black to Black.
Have you got theyre details?
Is it a good job?

          Michal

Hi all

Got the bumper back, and have reinstalled, it looks fantastic! The colour looks the same, though I havent seen it on the car in the sun, yet.

I took some pics, but they are in the camera, I brought the camera today, but I left the cable at home :-(.

I hope to give you some pictures tomorrow, then.

Martiny

cool, how long did they take to spray it ?

did you get it done from Beautiful Body Repairs in the end ?

if you could post some pics that would be great !



Thanks


ShaQ

Yes, beautiful bodies did it.

I told him I was in no hurry, I preferred the job done properly to him rushing it. So he had it for about 2 weeks.

I am trying to upload some pics, but I have to change the size .

martiny

cool, i would like to see the photos.

where in surrey you from ? im from sutton.




ShaQ

I\'m in Walton on Thames, do I detect a mini-meet???  :-)

Here is the bumper, I m just checking the colour match..

Right, here I am checking the colour after refitting:

mini meet ! sounds good !   :D



Bumper looks good so he charged 220+vat for that respray?
i take it that it would be alot more expensive for him to take the bumper off ect....

is your paint code NU ?



ShaQ

Yes, I suppose it would be more to remove the bumper.  

Yes my code is NU for classic Red, but my car is not the standard Mazda colour. Therefore, John had to mix the paint specially, I took him the fuel cap flap so he could match it.

So, the paint mixing bit might be cheaper for you if yours is the standard mazda colour. On mine, he had to remove all of the old paint, too. He might not need to do that on yours, not sure.

After calling at Mazda for a touch up pencil I have discovered my paint code is SU for "Vintage Red". Dont know how many Rexs are this colour. Never seen another one apart from mine.

Here are some more pics...
Getting ready to fit the bumper

Got the foam on...

Got it on.....

From the left...

Almost finished. Do you like my foglight?   Is coming off straight after MOT.  It had to be at that height to pass the SVA.

After this picture it was just a matter of the  number plate, and then the really difficult part...putting all the interior back together  :-((

looks good dude!


so there is no diffrence in colour what so ever? from the bumber and car



shaQ

Shaq, still havent seen it in the sun, yet. I can maybe look on the weekend.

But, so far, I cannot tell the difference. It looks great.