dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

If I keep my FL1 (depends on how badly diesel drivers are going to be treated), I am considering having it repainted a different colour.

It is currently Gold as stated on the paperwork, but Atacama Sand if I want to touch up any scratches.
I don't like the colour and prefer it to be a shade of blue.

What sort of figure could I expect to pay for a change of colour?

ALR2 · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
If I keep my FL1 (depends on how badly diesel drivers are going to be treated), I am considering having it repainted a different colour.

It is currently Gold as stated on the paperwork, but Atacama Sand if I want to touch up any scratches.
I don't like the colour and prefer it to be a shade of blue.

What sort of figure could I expect to pay for a change of colour?

Have you considered having the vehicle wrapped?
You won't need to change the colour on the documents as it's considered temporary.

dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

Like an Easter egg?

Colonial · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
If I keep my FL1 (depends on how badly diesel drivers are going to be treated), I am considering having it repainted a different colour.

It is currently Gold as stated on the paperwork, but Atacama Sand if I want to touch up any scratches.
I don't like the colour and prefer it to be a shade of blue.
What sort of figure could I expect to pay for a change of colour?

Probably cheaper to buy a blue one.

dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

That much? Oh well.

ALR2 · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
Like an Easter egg?

Yeah. Exactly.
Like one of those children's Kinder eggs.
When you unwrap it, there's a surprise fault inside.

Colonial · Apr 20, 2017

Have a word with Alibro. He's currently working on something that might just fit your requirements,

Nodge68 · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
That much? Oh well.

A good respray could be well into 4 figures.
A wrap will be a few hundred to about £1K depending on the wrap chosen.

Ash2304 · Apr 20, 2017

A respray would involve door shuts and the inside of doors, under the bonnet itself etc etc. You'd be around the 2 grand mark. A wrap would probably be towards a thousand for a good job. The log book has to be changed on a wrap despite what people may say.

dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

Oh well, I shall forget that idea then.

I can recall my father hiring the corner shop's very large garage one summer in the 60's to paint by hand his Morris 1000 van.
Grey to blue with black roof.

Nodge68 · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
Oh well, I shall forget that idea then.

I can recall my father hiring the corner shop's very large garage one summer in the 60's to paint by hand his Morris 1000 van.
Grey to blue with black roof.

It's possible to do a reasonable job yourself, if you have access to a decent work space and don't mind going DIY. When was 19, I sprayed my MK1 Escort black, because I hated the gold colour it was painted in. My DIY job looked good, but took a lot of polishing off after the painting was done.

Ash2304 · Apr 20, 2017

People often think it's just painting some panels and forget about the amount of prep work, stripping and fitting and polishing. Would easily see 40+ hours of work plus paint and materials. With myself and 2 others we have managed to change the colour of an insignia in a weekend which worked out as about 60 man hours.

If you've got some spare room and some spare money to buy paint and some diy materials you could have a go at a scrap panel and see how you go. I'm sure there would be plenty of people willing to offer advice along with the internet

dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

I will probably forget the idea and try to love the gold colour it has.

Colonial · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
I will probably forget the idea and try to love the gold colour it has.

Gold's really nice. Especially if you've just found it inside a piano.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-39655769

dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

Sadly, I didn't.

Colonial · Apr 20, 2017

dog-man said:
Sadly, I didn't.

Stick with it and learn to love it.

dog-man · Apr 20, 2017

Love the car but hate the colour.

Nodge68 · Apr 21, 2017

dog-man said:
Love the car but hate the colour.

How about breaking the gold could up. Maybe by adding some gloss black sections. Much like DD has done with his modified FL1?

rob_bell · Apr 21, 2017

Sticker bomb it!

Nissan-Skyline-R34-total-car-wrapping-sticker-bomb-effect-1.jpg

Funny, it's made this Freelander look like a Nissan Skyline. I doubt it'll catch on.

RealBeale · Apr 22, 2017

F1 parts are cheap enough now. I would suggest you source as many parts as you can in the desired colour of choice,doors, bonnet, wings , bumpers ,tailgate,preferably off of the same vehicle to avoid mis-matching shades then you only have to paint what's left of the car. You then have what you have taken off of your's to resell. This could be the cheapest option and also a paint shop might not cost too much if it's then only the roof and rear panels , rather than the whole vehicle, supposing you could not do this yourself.
Ok, this might not be the route you wish to take, due to all the work involved. However it's a very viable option for anyone with the time.
Or there's always the Benetton route.

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