spudgun

want to get my sideskirts painted , but want to know how well it takes? a subaru dealer said that if it gets a stone chip, then the paint peels off in little strips. is this true? i think scoobysport offer a paint service, has anyone had this done? and what were the results?
thanks

Mr.Cookie

Spudgun

Ive just got a quote from a paintshop close to me for this which was *cough* £597 *cough*, personally i dont think they wanted to do it as it seemed a mighty price high to me. Sorry this does'nt help you but im quite interested to find out how much other peoples were.

Regards
Si

Shaun

Mattski,

All they do is sand them down, prime, re-sand and prime again......thats all for the "Expensive finish"!

Shaun.

Gerg2

I've had mine done for over a year. Theres a couple of small stone chips that have been there for about 8 months. As for the paint peeling in little strips....If its done properly I'd say thats cr@p.
So go for it....it transforms the car in my opinion.

PS I did it myself for about $50 Aussie pesos.

manny

Got mine done by my mate's dad in his spray shop, cost all in £100 and look superb. Any garage charging over £150 are tw@ts.

Shaun

I had mine done when I 1st bought my WRX. My m8 did them, so all I paid for was the materials!!!

No probs, for the time I had the car! Just sand the skirts down, prime with plastic primer and off u go! I did the side skirts, rear corners and got hold of a high level boot spoiler & did that!!!! All in all, it cost me about £60.00 (but that did include 2 pac paint, primer, panel wipes and thinners).

Shaun.

mattski

I have recently had a new spoiler fitted to my car and asked about the side skirts/rear skirts. They said it would be about £300. To do it 'properly' they would take them off. Apparently there is two finishes they can do, one is to simply prepare and spray them, which would result in a somewhat textured effect.

The other (more expensive) finish results in a smooth, body-panel like finish which apparently looks superb!

ARRON BIRD

Dont think you`ll have too much trouble doing a better job than IM did on my P1 sideskirts.
Done with an spray can I think.

waynelivesey

I removed them Myself,had them painted and refit them (myself). £80 all in.Painted about a year ago,no flakes or paint pealing even after weekly power washing!
Make sure that the skirts are properly prep`ed.i.e Lightly sanded using `scotchbrite` and panel wipe.This is to remove any dirt etc and especially Silicone such as Back to black.

CLS

I had mine done prior to delivery from Holland via Eurekar. They did a great job. It cost £150 which seemed good value then. It seems better value now
Seriously though I couldn't fault them I really think they set the car off so well.

Missing Details

I bought all the paint myself - plastic primer/filler to get rid of the textured effect, paint, lacquer ,hardener etc all for less than £50. Bung my mate in his paint shop a few quid and it'll be done - as Manny said - anyone asking over £150 is 'being greedy'

sunilp

Mr Cookie, why dont you use the Cheam Motors bodyshop, speak to Jim or Andrew on 020-8394-2263/2 respectively

It will cost you a lot less than 597 notes and the work will be excellent

Sunil

DRMOTORSPORT

We offer a painting service for side skirts, etc. Cost is £100 for the prep and spray, or £120 for the smoothed prep. Painting is done at our local dealership alongside the spoilers we get painted. All prices include VAT.

spudgun

cheers fellas. do subaru dealers do a good job, or do they overcharge for it? the smooth version sounds good to me, another thing for my list for santa now!

Mr.Cookie

Sunil

Cheers i'll give them a buzz

Si