how much to paint MX5??any recomendations?

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:59 pm

Can anyone recomend a painter in the waikato/bop area to paint my MX? how much would i expect to pay for a respray in classic red (the best colour)

Miatamad · Post by **Miatamad** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:58 am

I have a contact who does a lot of the show cars (really nice work), and can probally get it down a bit cheaper than the normal panel and paint places - unfortuantly it is in Auckland. If you are willing to make the trip you can save some $$$ (even more if you are happy to strip and pop back together again - I'm more than happy to help for a weekend)

Chris - 021 461 330

XPECTD · Post by **XPECTD** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:50 pm

Ive had about 1/2 of my car re-sprayed when somebody smashed into the side of me. Cost around about $500 (here in Auckland) as part of all the other repairs being done

WRW · Post by **WRW** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:59 pm

SLYDIT wrote:Can anyone recomend a painter in the waikato/bop area to paint my MX? how much would i expect to pay for a respray in classic red (the best colour)

Going pink, Glenn?

poison · Post by **poison** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:24 pm

Better than BRG.....

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:14 am

How did you know Nina??? I think pink with purple stripes would look very cool indeed!

WRW · Post by **WRW** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:20 am

You'll have the hottest Mex in the Bay

Miatamad · Post by **Miatamad** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 9:46 am

Not to argue with Glen (Classic red) ... but seriously, what colours do you think would look fantastic on a MX5?

Not talking classic red vs BRG etc - (after all its well established that Silver is the best factory colour) but after market colours.

Personally I think that Orange with Black would be awesome.

Your thoughts ....

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:25 pm

I like the yellow thats on the Mazda 323 SP20 hatch..i dont like any of the yellows that came on the J spec cars as its too washed out of a colour.
Oh and i like the Metallic orange that was on that car in the uk that i linked to a while ago.

Fletch · Post by **Fletch** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:49 pm

No, dont paint your MX-5 orange... your MX-5 will look really bad in orange... its a bad idea.

On the other hand, once I get the money to repaint my car, mine will look fantastic in orange. ( on the to-do list for over 5 years

)

Fletch.

Miatamad · Post by **Miatamad** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:07 pm

OK - so it will look horrid in orange. I assume that adding black wheels to the orange car would also be a bad thing to do?

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Post by **zorruno** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:25 pm

on 2/08/2006 5:10 p.m. Miatamad wrote:

OK – so it will look horrid in orange.

What Fletch is saying is... don't paint it orange as he plans to do it
one day, and having twin orange MX5s will be confusing....

... actually Fletch has been planning to do this for almost 4 times as I
have been planning to get my supercharger installed. That's a loooong
time

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m ex 5 · Post by **m ex 5** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:05 am

HA! very good Sir........... I'm lucky I guess mine came with a very pro respray when imported, was evolution Orange now looks the part in Titanium, hey I guess that's why they make so many colours after all........each to his own, I wouldn't have looked twice at it if it was orange

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Subject: [MX5] Re: how much to paint MX5??any recomendations?

No, dont paint your MX-5 orange... your MX-5 will look really bad in orange... its a bad idea.

On the other hand, once I get the money to repaint my car, mine will look fantastic in orange. ( on the to-do list for over 5 years )

Fletch.

Red '90. Many n/a mods and Link ECU

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