When you say full car repaint it means paint back the same colour as the original colour or paint to a different colour?

Full car repaint includes outside, inside, engine area?

I repainted the same colour but I’m pretty sure a different colour would cost the same. He sands the car first before painting

For me I’ve repainted exterior only

Best if you just call him and ask about the details

hurm....based on recommendation i might drop by.

the problem is, is it possible to request him to have high quality paint instead?

having good workmanship but not good paint is kinda....hurm...missing smth

Try asking him lor. He had to order the paint for my car so I’m guessing he can take in request if you know what you want.

Anyway I went for the cheapest quote. End up with a local paint brand and happy with the results.

Nice sharing.. Just curious what is good paint and good clear coat?

Do you paint your house ? that is what i meant.

Just sharing what I hv been thru. You don't really need to care much about the basecoat aka paint that much. Any OK brand will be more than fine, unless you're going for special paint process like pearl colour.

What you should aim for instead is the workmanship. This is easier said than find, much like hitting a jackpot. The processes that went thru behind the scene, right b4 the paint and clear coat spraying is the most important part that one should have eagle-eye on. This is where the sanding/stripping, puttying/filling (panel knocking is normally done by panel beaters elsewhere), cleaning/washing etc. are performed.

The other important aspect you should pay something attention to is the clear coat selection. Price varies wildly from less known to renown brands. You will find big variance in price even within the same brand, between the general purpose and the higher range. Try aim for mid-range high solid clear coat of any brand(s) that your selected paint shop carry.

Also take note that plastic part that is meant to be painted should have plastic primer as the primer. Some wonder why factory paint on bumpaer doesn't crack after small/minor accident. Aftermarket works may skip plastic primer and instead, use filler to smoothen plastic surfaces. Then just spray on sligthly thicker basecoat and clear coat.

My 2sen.

Thanks for sharing! Learnt a few things.

Any decent high solid clear coat brand that you would recommend?

Do you think an oven drying process is needed if you’re using a good quality clear coat like Glasurit?

Thanks for the in-depth info.. If can share more details like brands, price will be nice~

mind to share the shop name? Plan to send my car for repaint.

Personally using Glasurit 923-255 on Nippon Paint grey basecoat for my wira, and Cromax CC6400 on Cromax normal basecoat for my Elantra.

I have nothing but praises for 923 . Exactly 10yrs old now, gloss and wetness is still top notch. Bear in mind this car is kept outdoor since respray. Also super duper lazy to wash car, with maybe 1 wash a year (b4 cny). I am really impressed with this performance. Cost was 2.3k for exterior only with some minor panel beating and minor rear bumper readjustment back in 2011.

Cromax job was quite recent, early Q4 2019. I would rate CC6400 gloss and wetness to on par with 923. But difference is CC6400 is on black basecoat. Had some issue with the Cromax basecoat; specifically basecoat adhesion problem. Had to rework certain panels due to basecoat peeling after 1 month. Cost was 3.5k for exterior only with both bumpers adjustment (accident) and 1 panel repair/beating.

On both cars, I applied same instruction to the paintshops; Do not G3 the surfaces excessively; I can live with orange peel effect. Coz I want the clear coat to be as thick as possible. If I want, I can decide later to send to pro detailing centre for some correction works.

As for oven for paint process, my opinion is you DON"T need it. What you should aim for is a well maintained paint booth. Paint booth is there to reduce contaminants (dust and/or lint particles) from surrounding, which is very important before the spraying processes start and while waiting for the coatings to dry. It will also reduce overspray if everything is working well due to airflow.

Seen b4 at some shops (obviously I dropped them out of my shortlist) that appear to be in bad shape. I would not send a car to be resprayed there. So remember go recce the paint shops you have shortlisted to gauge their worth.

p.s. I normally would avoid going to those insurance co panel repair shops. They have a very big volume of cars to be repaired, so don't set your expectation high.

This post has been edited by speedy3210: Sep 13 2021, 03:47 PM

Thanks for sharing man.

The Glasurit 923-255 paint job you got was so cheap weh. I was recently quoted by CSK Car Paintshop for RM6k. They have a really good reputation based on online reviews. Very tempted to use this for my next paint job after hearing from you.

If you’re ok to see more customers in your favourite paint shops, please share them here haha. May be useful for others

Any idea how many litres is used for base coat and clear coat on c segment car?

Am thinking to buy this for my car to be exterior paintwork to be done soon instead of using the workshop clear coat

https://www.aikka.com.my/2k-clear-coat/ak-1...ear-hardener-21


This post has been edited by GuyM: Sep 16 2021, 11:12 PM

Is he still in business? cant seem to find him on google

Couldn't find his business workshop online. Anyone has the workshop phone number to share? I am looking to repaint my car to another color. Thanks.

Yeah seems like not on Google anymore.

If anyone manage to call him using the contact below, do share with the rest here



This post has been edited by Dealus: Dec 8 2022, 11:21 PM

Do you have any before and after pics?

up sikit, i will definitely book mark this post..

I’m visiting him soon to get some touch ups done on the front bumper. Been driving too aggressively so there are stone chips on the paint. Will share some pictures.

Do update ya.