Jay's 1.4SE aka second chance

I remember someone saying that pine green paint would be difficult to match.

One of the wheelarches was scuffed and had a lot of lacquer peel on it so I decided that I would give it a whirl and repaint it.

Now the first attempt ended badly when I found that they had supplied me with the wrong paint code, but last weekend the correct paint arrived……

The first coat on, it does say on the can that it would dry as a Matt finish

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You can see the brown to green flip in the paint here


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Lacquer on but still looking a bit flat and quite orange peeley

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Finally after being wet flatted and machine polished it looks good


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Hi, could you post or IM me the details of the supplier and speciifc paint. I need to do some similar work on mine, £15 for two cans sounds quite a good deal as I did some work on my Elise recently and paid about that per can for the colour coat.
 
I'd be interested in the company details for the paint as well . Not for my a2 but for another car I need to paint parts on .
 
Jayw13702 said:
Ive been looking for a project that would keep me occupied over the winter and maybe beyond. Looking through Facebook marketplace I came across this.....
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A 2000 1.4 petrol SE, 116,000 on the clock, no mot and has been used as a farm hack for the last 10 months. the battery has died so the owner has decided to sell it on.
Known issues:
Snapped coilspring - 2 new KYB springs fitted
Rear brakes binding/imbalanced/leaking - New shoes, brake springs and wheel cylinders
Airbag light on - sorted, just needed resetting
EML on - sorted, fault codes deleted
Battery light faintly on - fixed, alternator connection now securely connected
Misfire/rough running - service
Steering really rough when turning the steering wheel - combination of knackered strut top mount and broken coil spring and no power steering fluid
Interior looks like a farmyard cleaned and refitted
Check strap broken - new one fitted, thanks @depronman
No central locking (CCCU?) replacement unit fitted, thanks @A2Steve
Wipers not working - wiper relay thanks @Ami


So why did I buy it? it looks too good to scrap, however all it would take would be a major component failure and it could become uneconomical.

So it arrived on the tow truck, this is what ive bought.......
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Well done! Another A2 saved
 
johnyfartbox said:
Have you got a link to the supplier?
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Neilf said:
I'd be interested in the company details for the paint as well . Not for my a2 but for another car I need to paint parts on .
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carbore said:
Hi, could you post or IM me the details of the supplier and speciifc paint. I need to do some similar work on mine, £15 for two cans sounds quite a good deal as I did some work on my Elise recently and paid about that per can for the colour coat.
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the company is called Transpares, here is there website:

Aerosol | Spray Paints | Rattle Can | 1K | Cellulose | Basecoat | Colour Matched Aerosols | Transpares

Made to order Aerosol Paints are made to match your car or van. Don't forget they all come with free delivery and same day dispatch
www.transpares.co.uk www.transpares.co.uk

the price they charge does depend on the colour, and I had an introductionary discount, normally my paint was £19.99, which I feel is still good value.
Delivery took a few days
 
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