Bonnet respray or that carbon fibre vinyl stuff?!

ad_182_uk

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Jul 2, 2010
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Long Eaton, Notts
Ok so now got all my mechanical whatsits sorted i gotta look at other niggly bits of the car.

The paintwork is pretty immaculate all round except for the bonnet which has almost no paint left, its really thin layer remaining and theres chips everywhere lets it down completley.

Options are:

bonnet respray only £130ish
bonnet respray + wings blending in so bonnet doesnt look odd £250
bonnet respray + machine polish whole car and hope paint matches £225ish
and finally that vinyl stuff?!?! dont know anything about it ...

can you get a good looking carbon fibre looking vinyl (any other colour would be pointless)
how much? where? who does it? will one sheet go over the whole bonnet do there isint like wallpaper lines?

Adam
 

ndbrgr

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Jul 21, 2008
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Kent
I'd respray, carbon fibre vinyl on large body parts looks tat. Even with the good stuff it's blatantly obvious its fake.
 

Pyro

Guest
Why not wrap it a different colour? Then you don't need to blend it and black and blue looks good ;)
 

Mijle

Guest
Wrap it, did it with my golf also. It's a cheaper solution.

I took mat-black because you can see it from miles away when it's fack carbon.


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But, very importent, what color does your car have?
 

kyle'87

Modding Disease
Sep 15, 2008
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Ruislip
I done my bonnet in the carbon fibre dinoc stuff. Liked it at first but have now removed it as at the end of the day its a giant sticker and grew dislike for it.

Respray and if your worried about stone chips on your new paint get that clear vinyl protection stuff.
 

cupra_simo

Guest
you pay cheap.... youll get a crap job that looks crap and wont match the rest of the paint!
you pay well.... youll end up with the correct colour no matter what colour and ull only havte to do the bonnet but obv give the rest of the car a good clean!

but defo paint job over wrap.... which tbh is horrible and not much cheaper than a paintjob ;)
 

arron2004

Cupra Boy
Mar 1, 2007
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Nottingham J25 M1
ne1 know decent sprayer in notts then and how much they reckon for bonnet. my usual guy says it gona be 200+ for a proper job blended etc.

Adam ask clarky as he just had his done and its a good job, same colour as yours so u can see the work befor you commit! Hvae a look at his car and if u can tell whats been painted ill be shocked ;)
 
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