mk1 respray

[nick_w]

i am going to respray my mk1 but to keep the price down i wasn't going to go for toyota white as any white will do

now a few months ago some gave me a weblink to a place doing cheap paint the sold just standard white, red and black

i cant find the link can anyone enlighten me

[anthonyg]

The paints not that expensive is it

[spudgun]

If your budget is that tight Nick, I would seriously think about holding off for a bit. The cost of the paint in the grand scheme of things is going to be next to nothing. You consumables are likely to cost a fair bit more (filler, wet and dry, masking etc)
I'm not sure what it costs a litre these days but it can't be that much. Shop around a bit to get the best price. Also, what was this cheap paint? Was it 2 pack, cellulose, acrylic?
You need the right stuff for the job or you could have major problems with reaction and what have you.

[nick_w]

no the paint is not that expensive, but as it wasn't mixed to toyota 043 and i think it was transit van white it was half the price

[nick_w]

anyone, im sur it was some one on here that gave me the link, im after cellulose white paint from an online supplier

[russthedude]

try www.paints4u.com or might be .co.uk

[johnp]

Look at the ebay shop 'centralcarproducts'---they have 5litres diamond white (Ford colour,I think) for only £45.
Cellulose mixed to your specific colour costs around £30 PER LITRE now adays (and difficult to get due to new regs)...so I should snap this up if you don't mind departing from the factory colour.
PS 5litres is about right for a mk1 so you have some left over for future touch ups,etc

[russthedude]

when i did mine i bought 3 litres of cellulose for about 85 quid, and had some left over.

[nick_w]

cheers john, thats exactly what i was looking for