Need some advice on pricing a damaged Z4

[True-Blue]

Is quite surprising that on this forum we have people who can swap all the suspension, move the roof motor, fix the steering, reprogramme every conceivable function, yet no-one can slap a bit of paint on a bit of metal.

I think the problem is anybody could do that…. But no one would be prepared to pay for it!

There’s a lot of skill in paint, if you want a proper job…. Not to mention the environment required.

I’m fairly sure you’re being ironic, I’m not having a go

[True-Blue]

Is quite surprising that on this forum we have people who can swap all the suspension, move the roof motor, fix the steering, reprogramme every conceivable function, yet no-one can slap a bit of paint on a bit of metal.

It’s seems we’ve also got a resident financial adviser / day Trader / Troll… but I don’t see those posts anymore for some reason

[enuff_zed]

Is quite surprising that on this forum we have people who can swap all the suspension, move the roof motor, fix the steering, reprogramme every conceivable function, yet no-one can slap a bit of paint on a bit of metal.

I think the problem is anybody could do that…. But no one would be prepared to pay for it!

There’s a lot of skill in paint, if you want a proper job…. Not to mention the environment required.

I’m fairly sure you’re being ironic, I’m not having a go

Ha yes. Not really irony, more flippancy. I know the skill involved, just wish we had a member who could help out.

[Dr. Zed]

Same. I'm not necessarily expecting a massive discount from a member, or one at all. But knowing someone here knows what they're doing fills me with peace of mind. I know they won't inflate their prices and they'd know these cars well enough to really appreciate the work that needs doing.

[Pondrew]

Same. I'm not necessarily expecting a massive discount from a member, or one at all. But knowing someone here knows what they're doing fills me with peace of mind. I know they won't inflate their prices and they'd know these cars well enough to really appreciate the work that needs doing.

I have found over the years that people who work on cars everyday; either repairing them (car sprayers), or mechanics don't tend to be on enthusiast forums. Busman's holiday, maybe?

[Pondrew]

It’s seems we’ve also got a resident financial adviser / day Trader / Troll… but I don’t see those posts anymore for some reason

Took the hint, finally?
Or has lost his shirt and can't afford the broadband fees!

[smorris_12]

Having waved rattle cans around on wing mirror covers and other small things over the years and after watching a few inspirational videos on YouTube, I've just done most of my front bumper after catching the corner on a wall. It also had various other scratches and dinks that wanted covering up. I wasn't worried about getting a concourse finish so I thought I'd give it a go. Cost me about £60/70 in primer, paint, lacquer and sandpaper and it's almost perfect. No-one can see the join between old and new and the only defects are where I simply didn't bother sanding ever last imperfection down to the plastic, and the filler in the splitter that I just couldn't get quite right. But it's so low down only the snails will see it.

This was A09 Silbergrau metallic - whether it's a particularly forgiving colour I don't know, but I'd be getting a decent panel and breaking out the orbital sander if it was me.

[tomscott]

The 350Z from what I’ve seen can suffer from quite a lot of rust underneath so I would keep an eye on a potential buy.

There’s a guy on YouTube called road a race who has had a few and does all the work himself worth a watch of the series

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNKr ... wDHX0qWRmn