Mentalmac Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hi, I have a lovely old Vitara - that I got from a member on here. All good, been slowly tinkering with it to keep her going a while - but the biggest issue there is at the moment is the paint. If I wanted to re-colour it (By hand), and tell my insurance co, will the price go up much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) I did nato green,notified DVLA when i started painting, so got a new reg doc.Insurance weren't interested and on next renewal you dont need to notify if diff insurer as it comes up green on registration.Notifying DVLA is the most important but give your broker a call if worried. Doddle to do with a radiator roller,the key is to prep well with a fine paper and then wipe over with a sticky wipe.Dont take the old paint off, just take all the shine off. Nato paint about £40 for 5ltr,mine had 2x coats and still have half a tin left. Edited July 21, 2014 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ah nice, just the person I was hoping would write back to me on it :-). How did you go about painting yours again? Was it done by rollers? Is it laquered? I think Olive green would look amusing on my vitara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) No laquer mate,just rolled on with a radiator roller and a 1inch brush for cutting in.I did mine in November in the garage so needed to get heaters in and took 2 days but I left it a week to harden off.This paint can take a couple of months to harden.If hard wearing stuff, I scrape down hedgerows and it hardley markes.If it does I just run the roller over when I get home lol. Now is the best time to paint you could get it done in a day easy. My original colour was silver. Pity you were not nearer as I would of given you a hand prepping and painting. Edited July 21, 2014 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice, thanks for that :-). Just need to source the paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Just checked my paypal for the transaction. Its comp called paints4trade.com.I got it of ebay in Oct, for £36.99 free delivery came in 2 days.Mat nato green 330894028228.There are rubbish paints out there but this one I can vouch for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Just checked the bay and its still £36.99 free 48hr delivery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice one Davyo :-) thanks for that, ill get on evil bay later and have a good look :-). Thanks again for your help - will have a nicely olive green vitara soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nice one Davyo :-) thanks for that, ill get on evil bay later and have a good look :-). Thanks again for your help - will have a nicely olive green vitara soon! Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Tell your insurers - if you are not a kid with a hot-hatch it's unlikely to affect price but with an 80 group rating structure these days they may increase slightly on the basis non-standard paint could cause matching problems in the event of a crash. In a handful of cases if known fringe insurers to refuse cover on paint jobs - life to short to explain ins and outs of this but message is tell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalmac Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks for the advice guys, just looking at sourcing the paint and will ask the insurance co. before I go ahead and hopefully have a happier looking car after :-) And of course La Bala, I'd definitely upload some pics :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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