My Mystic Blue...

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Thought it was about time to put a few pics up of my Storm

 

This is what it looked like when I bought it, I always thought it looked rather dark, but the paint code in the boot was Mystic Blue, and I knew it had been given a full respray at some point prior to me buying it....

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Anyway, 8 months on, and I decided to give it a full respray. Glass out, doors off, the works. I've ended up spending a fortune over the last month (respray costs + new parts)

 

Now this is what Mysic Blue should actually look like! Picked it up from the sprayers today 8)

[oxfordpaul 0]

Looks lovely!!! How much did that cost? Also I have a set of immaculate original (not refurbished) Storm wheels with almost new Good Year tryes if you are interested in case yours are damaged or peeling as many do. Let me know if interested as will be going on ebay soon.

[Andy Brookes 0]

Looks like new, would be scared to leave it out. Very Nice

[stel g60 0]

thats a gorgeous example george. i now know why you wanna preserve the wheels.

[joebloggsVR69 0]

oxfordpaul - yes my wheels are a right mess! Was gonna get them refurbed, but may well be interested in your set, I'll PM you :D

 

How much did it cost? Lets just say I've spent a couple of months wages :oops: :lol:

 

And yeah, I dont like having to leave it on the road like that... must find a house with a nice garage - but living in london means I've got pratically no chance of getting a mortgage :cry:

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Thanks Stel :D

[Rado16v 0]

Thats absolutely stunning from the pics. Is the paint work as good in real life?

 

Can I ask where you had the work done?

 

Cheers

 

Amit

[Phil K 0]

That looks like a very good paint job.. love that colour too (best Storm colour IMO)

 

Are you planning to keep it completly standard? Could do with a bit of a drop IMO unless you live in an area with lots of speed bumps...

[joebloggsVR69 0]

The pictures dont do it justice, it looks fantastic in the flesh 8)

 

BTW, I bought it last year off your mate with all the Storms lol :lol:

Got the work done from a guy in Willesden, North London. Got him to spray my mk2 GTI about 7 years ago, and that still looks mint.

 

He's a Jag/Daimler/Bentley specialist and he used all the top quality paints for the job 8)

 

But obviously, it dont come cheap. At the end of the day, I know the bodywork will be sound for years.

 

The guy that came to remove/refit the glass while it was at the workshop couldnt beleive what an amazing job they've done, and he's taking his '60s beetle there for a restoration

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Yeah I think I might buy some FK Silverline X's sometime soon. All I'm planning is a suspension drop, white repeaters, and of course, a supercharger 8)

 

I've been thinking about putting the side strips back on - what'dya reckon? Clean lines like it is now, or stick em back on?

[Rado16v 0]

Thought it rang a bell, he's got 2 green ones at the moment!

 

Come out looking trumps! Can you please post details, got a few things that need doing.

 

Leave it looking clean BTW George.

 

Amit

[too hot 0]

Mystic Blue .....oh yes.........The Storm colour :lol: :lol: 8)

[Storm 0]

Takes your breath away. Lovely work, no doubt about it. :D :)

[Graham_E 0]

Now thats looks absolutely stunning. might have to get the number of the guy who done that paint job from ya in the near future cos im just saving up for a respray and some bodywork to be done.

[chargedupstorm 0]

Beautiful... I know I'm slightly biased but Mystic Blue Pearl is truely the best colour in the world (Gulp)

.... wishing I hadn't got bitten by the modification bug now ;-/

[DaveStorm 0]

Drool. So thats what Mystic Blue would have looked like 10 years ago when brand new...... truly stunning. 8) 8)

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Cheers guys

 

When I first saw it last week, just before they'd finished, I was truly amazed. It really did look like a brand new corrado (Apart from the scabby wheels :lol:)

 

The old paint was sh!t - didnt look anywhere near as pearlescent. The guy that sprayed it says whoever painted it last must have used cheap paints. The glass wasnt even removed last time it was painted, and the laquer was peeling around the windscreen.

 

Hence my choice for a full respray

[Storm 0]

Did he take the old paint off?

[joebloggsVR69 0]

Did he take the old paint off?

 

Of course! :lol: He's no cowboy :wink:

[Bally 0]

very nice..

[Rick 0]

Very nice mate, still can't work out wheather to lower mine or not :roll:

[Kevin Bacon 5]

He's a Jag/Daimler/Bentley specialist and he used all the top quality paints for the job 8)

 

Hi mate, lovely paintwork.

 

Have you got any more details of this sprayer? I'm thinking of getting mine done later on in the year and want the best possible job done. There are one or two local sprayers that are good but I don't think they can match that workmanship unless I hound them constantly!

 

Do you know what paint he uses? Glasurit, Sikkens, Standox etc etc?

 

And finally, what am I looking at cost wise? £3K?

 

Cheers

K

[joebloggsVR69 0]

I'll give him a call and find out what paint he uses

 

And £3k - bang on :wink:

But.. That's excluding all the extra parts I bought, which break when they have to remove them. Front door window surrounds in particular.

So that cost several hundred more...

 

If you took it to him totally stripped down, glass out etc. it would obviously cost a lot less

 

I think he under estimated just how much had to come off when he gave me the original quote. And he told me the paint cost him a lot more than he'd first thought (although he wouldnt give me figures..)

 

The place is called "EN Auto Works", Willesden, North London.

I'll dig out the phone number tonight

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Cool thanks for the info. I know a £3K paint job when I see one (even in photos) so my estimate was surprisingly accurate, LOL!

 

I'd prefer to do it locally if a strip down is required but I'd be keen to have a chat with him about it. Ice Grey Violet has quite a few hues in it aswell, so that's not going to be cheap either :(