Best vid I've seen for the home DIY flipper, really like the rattle can step by step with the fade out thinners, and I would also like to see in-depth on the Dacia
Great detail and explanations of why you did what and how it was done on the paint repair. As always patience and attention to detail pays off and reaps rewards.
Your a dab hand with a rattle can! I never knew you could get aerosol cans of fade out thinners. I'll have to remember this next time I need to paint. I'm interested to see how yoy get on with the Dacia👍
Good job on the Micra paint, you make it look so easy, One of my first jobs (50 years ago) was at a garage & they sent me with an old fella to pick up a new motor !st stop was a pub then "now we have to make the time up" he said & the average speed was 80 mph & the same coming back me in the new car having to keep up with him as I didnt know the way.
Great work, would be good to see the steps on the Dacia. Never been able to get a great finish with a rattle can, need a bit more practice, my old Volvo has a few battle scars I really need to tackle.
ive got this comming up soon as ive got a ex royle mail transit van and its on it way , thats why there is a place on the dashbord to store the welding rods :) dam transit tinworm
The front number plate on the grey Micra looks faded, as if it has recently been replaced but someone forgot to peel off the protective film from the acrylic.
them sanderos r cheap reliable hassle free cars but the newer ones have a 1l 3 cylinder engine with a big plastic inlet manifold over the top which like to leak oil but the renault 1l 3 cylinder engine in the older ones without the plastic housing doesnt suffer from it, just to prewarn you, even one of the dacia plastic covers ive seen leaks and ive seen alot.
I'm no expert at all with paint 🙂 But I've always heard that it's best to go horizontally only when spraying and not change direction, I notice you do it. Does it cause any problems?
Maybe it's the lack of commuting? In the summer when students return from uni you might get a surge as they start driving again.. hopefully it picks up soon 👍
Remember I ask you if you come across a vw golf gti mk1, to let me know, well I seen one up for auction so if I win it, may I call on you to do a restoration?
@@ChopsGarage I think you are a lot better than you think you give your self credit. Anyway there is a classic car restoration garage near me, but need to win the bid 1st and these cars in demand
@@parvinkukar1259 Just remember its far cheaper to buy a restored one at a higher price than it is to buy a bad one and fix it up. A proper spray job is £4000+ alone
@@ChopsGarage good advice. Definitely more on what you are doing with the Dacia. Doesn’t seem that much of a profit margin in the car when compared with amount of investment and risk. Maybe it is perception that car sales man make huge profits
@@parvinkukar1259 20% is the norm mate unless you are doing crash repairs yourself. Then out of that 20% you need to pay the VAT man, Probably over paid slightly for Dacia we be £200 to £300 in costs (warranty, couple tyres, adverts) so profit may only be £600 after VAT.
After watching a few of your vlogs I'm thinking you love the challenge of fixing up cheap cars rather than making cash? I know a guy who does similar and he is proud to provide employment for a young mechanic and a valet/detailer whilst flipping at the bottom end of the market. A more successful dealer I know buys trade-ins from main dealers on a '7-day return' basis. He has time to check for expensive problems, e.g. CPU faults before advertising them. He always says there's thousands of parts that can go worng on a vehicle and the older it gets the more likely a fault. He won't touch cheaper cars because customers don't understand this, or won't accept it. A neighbour of mine is handy with spray cans and gets the odd accident damged car from Copart. He specialises in VW repairs since he can acquire all the panels he needs from Eastern Europe. After watching this video and some of your respray vlogs I wonder if you would do great concentrating on car body repairs as your main business and selling one or two cars on the side? All the best in your endevours.
Hi Pete. No paintwork for customers does not appeal. The stress of matching paints, nailing shaping with fillers, no thanks. But I do enjoy the process of turning round cars you are right. This is why I have written off just having a forecourt and sitting at a desk in a polo shirt
Very impressed, never seen a can achieve such a great finish.
cheers
I’m impressed on your spraying skills! It’s an excellent skill to have.. really nice job!
Thanks Mark
Best vid I've seen for the home DIY flipper, really like the rattle can step by step with the fade out thinners, and I would also like to see in-depth on the Dacia
Thanks Elvis, I did make a start on it so I'll record the rest
Great detail and explanations of why you did what and how it was done on the paint repair. As always patience and attention to detail pays off and reaps rewards.
Thanks Richard
I like watching you do paint work
First class video - you certainly achieve very good and acceptable finishes with your rattle cans, very professional indeed.
Thanks Trevor!
Really nice finish with spray cans. My repair jobs always look dreadful. Yours always look superb. Great job.👍👍👍🏴🇬🇧
Thanks Alan! Practice makes perfect bud
Great vid, good tips, makes me want to attempt a bit of spraying at home!!
Thanks Timmy, give it a go! Mistakes can be resolved, only way to learn
Was there a final coat of lacquer after the fade out thinner? I learned a lot from this Micra video . Paint society showed me a fair bit
It relaxes meto watch someone paint vehicles 😁
Cracking job mate especially with Rattle Cans really your Prep Work and Skills paid off 👍🏻
Thanks Paul
Your a dab hand with a rattle can! I never knew you could get aerosol cans of fade out thinners. I'll have to remember this next time I need to paint. I'm interested to see how yoy get on with the Dacia👍
Its great stuff the fade out makes blending so much easier
I boil the kettle and half fill a mug and bung the can in to get it nice and hot after a good shake
The paint flows nicer and that
Yes tend to do that in winter
Good job on the Micra paint, you make it look so easy, One of my first jobs (50 years ago) was at a garage & they sent me with an old fella to pick up a new motor !st stop was a pub then "now we have to make the time up" he said & the average speed was 80 mph & the same coming back me in the new car having to keep up with him as I didnt know the way.
Lol, thats brave in new motor
@@ChopsGarage Not brave really but stupid yes but back in the day I never questioned things just did what you were told
great work, would love to see again how you dealt with paint runs , sandpapering and polishing up
Oh I get those, I'll be sure to show you next time, thanks for watching
That was a very nice job you did on the corner, I'll have to brush up my skills a little more 😉BTW, love your channel, very good.!
Thank you mate!
You have amazing results using rattle cans. The bumper came out brilliant. Show us more it’s good to learn
Cheers Ricky will do
Great job on the micro bumper look really nice 👍
Thank you!
Very nice work out of a can James, what grit is the scuff pad in sandpaper? 1000 or so? Keep up the good work, defo show the other repair.
Thanks buddy, its around 1000 yes
Great job on the micra and yes want to see the Dacia as I’ve got a metallic black Suzuki needing the same 👍
Ok Bill
That dent above the door handle on the black car, hit it, don't be lazy!!! Hit it or somebody's gonna call it out!!! YES to the black car video!!!
Lol, yes I am hitting it
Your a dab hand with those rattle cans looks fab well done.👍👍👍
Cheers Richard
Nice paint job well done fella
Thanks Brian!
Brilliant video showing all the proper rattle can steps. A question, do you have a mechanical can shaker, or done by hand ? Thanks
Many thanks! By hand mate just lots of shaking lol
Great work, would be good to see the steps on the Dacia. Never been able to get a great finish with a rattle can, need a bit more practice, my old Volvo has a few battle scars I really need to tackle.
Warm cans, light coats mate and a decent filler primer
You seemed to be adding the laquer coat on quite thick, even the dusting coat? Do you not suffer from runs at this thickness?? Thanks
No. Not with 2k anyhow. But there is such a fine line. Takes experience
The finish you get with rattle cans is amazing
Thank you
Brilliant rattle can work... how long did you leave between coats?
Yes keep the bodywork videos coming ! Yes black isn’t easy !
Fingers crossed I get it right!
Awesome paint job.
Cheers Dan
Hows the search for premises going ?
No luck so far
Good one James 👍 your very good with rattle cans
Thanks Anthony
Great spray job from a can!
Thanks James
"Leave everything alone, do not touch it" - oh how I wish I would listen to that little voice in my head saying that .....
Its the golden rule bud!
Great job James. Can I ask where you get your paint made up from, I've got a bit of touch up to do on my car.
Marlow Paint Supplies
@@ChopsGarage Thanks for that James
Best man behind a rattle can on RUclips
lol, thank you
Concur .
Excellent stuff 👍 Well impressed 🙏 Reg`s Steve
Cheers bud
Really nice job on the Micra James. A,always like to watch someone else working.... 😂😂😂
lol, cheers Alan
ive got this comming up soon as ive got a ex royle mail transit van and its on it way , thats why there is a place on the dashbord to store the welding rods :) dam transit tinworm
Oh yes, you will be friendly with a grinder soon Stephnie!
The front number plate on the grey Micra looks faded, as if it has recently been replaced but someone forgot to peel off the protective film from the acrylic.
Yes everyone tried to pull film off, no they seem to have been done wrong. I put new ones on today
Where do u buy your number plates from .
Nice job, learnt something with the fade out thinner. Are you doing bikes as well?
No I don't have a licence
Nice work 👍👏👏
Thanks ✌️
them sanderos r cheap reliable hassle free cars but the newer ones have a 1l 3 cylinder engine with a big plastic inlet manifold over the top which like to leak oil but the renault 1l 3 cylinder engine in the older ones without the plastic housing doesnt suffer from it, just to prewarn you, even one of the dacia plastic covers ive seen leaks and ive seen alot.
Yes heard this from a few people
I'm no expert at all with paint 🙂
But I've always heard that it's best to go horizontally only when spraying and not change direction, I notice you do it. Does it cause any problems?
It can with metallic's I tend to follow the panel though.
Cool 👍
Nice vid. I love the satisfaction of getting a good finish with a rattle can👍.
Cheers Adam
Great job 👍
Cheers Nigel
Nice one mate hope your all well
Im good thanks buddy
How about trying one of those glue dent pullers on the Dacia dent?
On the door dent? Bit too tight for one of those, they really only work well on bigger wider dents
£3k for a 62 plate micra isn't dear, its just very quiet James, people are starting to get out and about now so it will soon sell
Are you in trader buddy?
How long do you have to leave between each coat with the rattle can?
I'm definitely going to have a go at this, great job pal 👍
10 mins bud
@@ChopsGarage Thanks pal 👍
Be interesting to see how quickly the Dacia sells for you 👍
Everything is slow at moment other traders are confirming in comments its not just me so not sure whats on
Maybe it's the lack of commuting? In the summer when students return from uni you might get a surge as they start driving again.. hopefully it picks up soon 👍
Following the door i have the same passenger door 😪
Yep very common damage
Good job as always 👍
Thanks Stephen
The pesky rats remind me of when Rob (SRUK) found one in their RR LSE 😂
I've dipped in the channel a few times, seems nice guy
Yes one of the more honest traders like yourself 👍
Yeah more of same be great ! Hows the hunt for a car lot going ?
No luck so far bud
why title the video X5 write off, when you showed on 14 seconds of it?
As it the title of videos that gets the initial views and helps RUclips suggest to others
Missed the dink above the door handle on the dacia
Ahhh did I :) , wait n see
I thought with paint your meant to do the whole thing otherwise you end up witch cracking.
No , that's just bad prep or to thick paint
Good job you covered the Micra's ugly front end up to save your viewers' eyes. A face only a mother could love 😝😂
lol! cruel
🙂
GOOD STUFF MATE CHEERS and BIG RESPECT
Cheers buddy!
Remember I ask you if you come across a vw golf gti mk1, to let me know, well I seen one up for auction so if I win it, may I call on you to do a restoration?
Very kind but Im not qualified to do it justice you want a proffessional painter
@@ChopsGarage I think you are a lot better than you think you give your self credit. Anyway there is a classic car restoration garage near me, but need to win the bid 1st and these cars in demand
@@parvinkukar1259 Just remember its far cheaper to buy a restored one at a higher price than it is to buy a bad one and fix it up. A proper spray job is £4000+ alone
@@ChopsGarage good advice. Definitely more on what you are doing with the Dacia. Doesn’t seem that much of a profit margin in the car when compared with amount of investment and risk. Maybe it is perception that car sales man make huge profits
@@parvinkukar1259 20% is the norm mate unless you are doing crash repairs yourself.
Then out of that 20% you need to pay the VAT man, Probably over paid slightly for Dacia we be £200 to £300 in costs (warranty, couple tyres, adverts) so profit may only be £600 after VAT.
Why title BMW X5??
? As it has a X5 in it....
aint you got a scrap yard near you,...want words of advise
yes we have
hows the rear bushes at 500 a go
Glad your still trading mate
Yep still need a property though
@@ChopsGarage OK bud good luck
let us know it drives
Ok actually was not as slow as thought
How did the delivery guy get back if he drove the car to you?
Thank you bud, I did wonder but struggle to see how it's worth the auction house's while. It obviously works for them though. 🤷
He had a lift from another driver apparently
@@ChopsGarage I see 👍
Decent finish out of a can but you cant really tell from the vid because there isnt enough lighting.
Ill get a pic outside in next vid
After watching a few of your vlogs I'm thinking you love the challenge of fixing up cheap cars rather than making cash? I know a guy who does similar and he is proud to provide employment for a young mechanic and a valet/detailer whilst flipping at the bottom end of the market.
A more successful dealer I know buys trade-ins from main dealers on a '7-day return' basis. He has time to check for expensive problems, e.g. CPU faults before advertising them. He always says there's thousands of parts that can go worng on a vehicle and the older it gets the more likely a fault. He won't touch cheaper cars because customers don't understand this, or won't accept it.
A neighbour of mine is handy with spray cans and gets the odd accident damged car from Copart. He specialises in VW repairs since he can acquire all the panels he needs from Eastern Europe.
After watching this video and some of your respray vlogs I wonder if you would do great concentrating on car body repairs as your main business and selling one or two cars on the side?
All the best in your endevours.
Hi Pete. No paintwork for customers does not appeal. The stress of matching paints, nailing shaping with fillers, no thanks. But I do enjoy the process of turning round cars you are right. This is why I have written off just having a forecourt and sitting at a desk in a polo shirt
Can’t wait 👌
Hope you enjoy