re-painting to a different colour

[rtd]

whats everyones thoughts on re-painting a car to a different colour to that which it was originally manufactured in.

reason i ask is becuase i am considering a car in a colour which i would not have chosen as my first, second or third choice! the deal if it happens makes good sense - as the car appears to be good example (an inspection will confirm this) and it could work out favourably money wise.

however, would like members opinions on re-painting and, also if anyone could maybe give an indication to cost.

[nickwigan]

dont do it pal buy the right coulor
in the first place as when u come to sell it
it will be worth less and the price of a proper spray job
would be in the exess 3 grand as u want the engine bay sprayed and every where else ie bear shell spray so by the time u have spent doing this its not worth it

[mikeyquattro]

As nick says. Unless money is no object(which in your case, I think it is) and you don't want to sell it on, I good repaint would cost approx £5k doing it 'properly'.

Either be happy with the colour you buy or wait until the right one comes along

[davs4]

I thought about doing the same thing, but decided for the reasons mentioned above to buy the colour I really wanted.
But hey if it's cheap enough what the hell.

[liwi]

why not wrap it in vinyl?

[mikeyquattro]

why not wrap it in vinyl?

Because the door shuts, engine bay etc will still be the original colour

[steel2006]

Which colour are you looking for? Unless it is non-stnd wait for the right spec and colour, either way it is simply not worth doing.

[rtd]

thanks for the advice guys you've helped me make my mind up. my colour of choice is black followed closely second by misano red.

[mikeyquattro]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/725252.htm

Misano Red

[Contigo]

Yep looks a good un that.

[easto]

ive only ever seen 1 car in a non standard colour and there were some piccies on her. I was kind of a pearl white , much like the alfa colour. In MY opinion - it looked the absolute business!! One can dream and in a lottery scenario my RS4 would be that colour, rolling on 20's with about a million hp!!!