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Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:00 pm

Afternoon fellow zoners

My 325i Sport is due to be stripped in the coming weeks, and resprayed. She is at the garage already. I was wondering, is there anything else I should do to it whilest it is in this state? I mean, as many areas will be stripped, easier to access etc, are there a few basic rule sI should be aware off, look out for, that may be easier to address?

Any help would be much appreciated.

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Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:08 pm

How much is being stripped? You could do the rear beam bushes and brake lines, There is a fair bit you can do but it depnds how much you're going back to.
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Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:11 pm

Dont forget to waxoyl the car before you put it back together again.
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:17 am

Thanks for the comments lads.

I'm already aware of the waxoyl, but thank you.

You asked me 'what' I am having sprayed. I gues I'm not fully sure lol as I've simply asked for the car to be stripped and sprayed. What should this include? How far does a job like this go. I'm spending approximately 3-4k.

Nice one lads
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:18 pm

Ask the garage what they are doing. We wouldn't be able to tell you exactly.
They should inform you how much it's being stripped.
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Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:29 pm

How far is it being stripped....like this....

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Or just enough to respray the outer panels??
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Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:10 pm

Ruddy hell, I'm loving the look of that lol.

Bit of a change in plan by the way. Garage has offered to totally mint the vehicle for a grand. Now, thinking about it, itd be a hell of alot of stress driving an E30 once its been fully sprayed for 2.5k - i mean, are you really able to drive it like an E30 after that lol?

Which option would you take?

Will find out what the level of stripping/spraying is exactly.

Once again, thank you for the comments.

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Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:13 pm

ricey46 wrote:How far is it being stripped....like this....

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Or just enough to respray the outer panels??
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Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:15 pm

a grand isnt a lot of money for a good job. i paid more than that for a rolling shell paint job 8 years ago and that was after spending a grand having new rear quarters and doors fitted
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