MK3 Golf GTi 16v grey - Getting scrapped.

[Shady Pioneer]

no worries dude, have you had the wheels back yet??

No not yet bud, still awaiting them, hopefully end of this week. I'm eager too lol!

I think I actually prefer those to proper TT comps.

Yeah me as well, the Comps are too widthy (not a real word I know lol).

[Jack3559]

Yeah me as well, the Comps are too widthy (not a real word I know lol).

Widthy is a word that if it described a burger... I'd buy 9.

[Shady Pioneer]

I've just bought the most important mod for the car...GolfGTi Forum number plate holders to go with my (yet to be acquired) pressed UK plates. Also have my old twin exhaust on but could do with straightening up as it's on the bend at the moment. 

Been thinking about the paintwork lately, and it's really beginning to piss me off, but at the same time I can't afford to get it sprayed, not given my personal circumstances now, so I have been considering a DIY spray job, matte black or something. Thoughts?

[Wayne]

I've just bought the most important mod for the car...GolfGTi Forum number plate holders to go with my (yet to be acquired) pressed UK plates. Also have my old twin exhaust on but could do with straightening up as it's on the bend at the moment. 

Been thinking about the paintwork lately, and it's really beginning to piss me off, but at the same time I can't afford to get it sprayed, not given my personal circumstances now, so I have been considering a DIY spray job, matte black or something. Thoughts?

Not wishing to be rude but why ruin it with a diy paint job.

Yes funds are tight but seems a shame to me.

[Shady Pioneer]

I've just bought the most important mod for the car...GolfGTi Forum number plate holders to go with my (yet to be acquired) pressed UK plates. Also have my old twin exhaust on but could do with straightening up as it's on the bend at the moment. 

Been thinking about the paintwork lately, and it's really beginning to piss me off, but at the same time I can't afford to get it sprayed, not given my personal circumstances now, so I have been considering a DIY spray job, matte black or something. Thoughts?

Not wishing to be rude but why ruin it with a diy paint job.

Yes funds are tight but seems a shame to me.

Because I'm never going to be able to afford £1000+ in my time of owning the car. I'm sporting a proper "Shady Look" with 3 different shades of grey over the car. At least if it's DIYd it'll be the same colour all over until (if I) got it resprayed properly.

[shepgti]

prep it, rent compressor and gun, spray it. job done

[Wayne]

I've just bought the most important mod for the car...GolfGTi Forum number plate holders to go with my (yet to be acquired) pressed UK plates. Also have my old twin exhaust on but could do with straightening up as it's on the bend at the moment. 

Been thinking about the paintwork lately, and it's really beginning to piss me off, but at the same time I can't afford to get it sprayed, not given my personal circumstances now, so I have been considering a DIY spray job, matte black or something. Thoughts?

Not wishing to be rude but why ruin it with a diy paint job.

Yes funds are tight but seems a shame to me.

Because I'm never going to be able to afford £1000+ in my time of owning the car. I'm sporting a proper "Shady Look" with 3 different shades of grey over the car. At least if it's DIYd it'll be the same colour all over until (if I) got it resprayed properly.

Fair point, still seems a shame to diy it.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Don't DIY it.
It's extremely difficult to do a good job, that's why its expensive.

[VR6_Wherry]

Shady, we know you can be a bit of a c0ck but please don't do it!

Which panels are the ones that need spraying? I know the door does, but what else?

Prep it yourself and just get the panels rather then the whole car. Then give the rest a full detail to bring it back to good health (Adam to do it, i wouldn't trust you) Or have you thought about obtaining a machine polisher and trying to match it back?

[SoundillusioN]

It's a tough call, it depends how confident you are about doing the job in the first place and do you actually want it to be something like matte black?.... I am doing mine soon (satin) but this is because many panels have just been replaced and i have to repair quite a few dents, pluse the car is already black and i actually want it to be satin for a bit.  The difference is I am confident I will do a good job and I do intent to save for a proper respray back to her original colour.

Some of the suggestions here have been good, as already asked, how bad is it really?...  could you not see about getting a quote to get it touched up, duff panels sprayed and a good mop over?