For those who don't know, my coupe was written off by the insurers after a certain dozy bint mistook my stationary car for a space she could drive through, demolishing the rear boot floor and nearside rear wing, and pushing me into the landrover in front of me which did for the bonnet

I bought the car back for the princely sum of £178, finally got my excess back, and now the car is with Carl for some TLC. It seemed a good time to get the car completely resprayed with several new(ish) panels including a new passenger door, and replaced the faded fabric seats with leather.

In its glory days:
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Post dozy bint:
what a landrover rear bumper does at 10mph
beautiful crease in the rear quarter
visible damage to the boot
it used to have a working bumper

So now Carl's little elves have been busy:
new back panel
spot the crease now
stripped for fettling
a little filler
good as new, almost... has anyone seen my bonnet?

I haven't shown the driver's door with it's 26 separate dents, or the roof above the driver where the fiat monkeys bent it and I didn't see it till too late

More photos when the job's finished.

Neil

Woa ive impressed myself there:
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Forgot it was that bad, no wonder you were suprised i pulled it clean out

You're strong you Carl is it down to eating greens?

Nah, I programmed the car to say 'cash money' and he just glared at it till it pulled itself out

wouldnt it have been cheaper to just buy another one?

Aw come on Rich, have a heart. If I'd had my Coupé from day one, I'd want her fixed.

Richard is NO NONESENSE! If his chinchilla died, he'd simply get another one.

In fact he'd eat the old one as it provides a free meal.

I didn't know CarlT was a coupe doctor! I thought he was just a coupe undertaker! How much is a respray these days? Hope it turns out better than new!

**Tries really hard not to think of Rich beasting your Willy.**

Rich, it would have been cheaper, but then, I'd have been starting with a whole new set of problems. This one was ordered on the first day Fiat were selling them, and it's always been *mine*... I see no reason to change that just because some dozy bint is asleep at the wheel.

Stevo, I'm not publishing the price; yours is guaranteed to need different work from mine so better you negotiate with Carl directly.

Neil

I repair 4 times more cars than i break.

A better than new concours paintjob is 2.2k and there is a wait till August now. Starting from 1k for a good job.

Its all down to time, more time i get better the job comes out, rushed for time and the result is basically a rushed job, which i dont like to do unless im hassled.

Yes Barnacle shush shush on the price please, ill have a full mailbox by morning otherwise!

Very nice work there Mr Carl, no wonder your booked up for the next 5 months! Mr C

Top notch work yet again carl good on you

Well overdosed on lemsip im about to get primering:
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The white stuff isnt filler, the pink is filler, and there isnt much really.

Couple of hours ill have some pics in primer, its going to be a late one!

Can i ask why half the roof is covered at all car??

Looks very very smooth indeed as it stands though

I havent repaired the otherside, you dont primer area's that arent repaired. People get confused what the job of primer is.

Barnacle hope you like Chrono Grey:

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Now dent free

Its -2 outside and 55* in the oven, loverly!

Sounds just nice carl that an overnight cure that has to be done?? looks amazing again.. makes me want a chrono grey LE with red flecks lol

Might have to book my car in. I was thinking of geting it resprayed to get all the stone chips and parking dings out of it, I should have it back by the time you can do it carl. Where are you based?

so do you have to remove the laquer coat if there is one then paint over ?

And I have always wondered how a jig works, where do you attach it to ?

I preferred it black if you don't mind too much Carl?

Looking a lot smoother than it used to, though... I'm assuming that you can't get to the bonnet store yet?

Neil

Im Dudley, just outside Brum.

Yes you take off anything shiny, every metallic has a laquer to it. You dont have to worry too much where the primer goes as you sand 60% of it back off to keep it smooth.

Ill get a pic for you of a coupe on a jig, basically you lower the car onto a frame with a set of brackets, bolt the brackets to the flange of the sill and various other points and pull away!

Our jig i think is a 25tonne so it would snap a car to bits if wanted!

Yes got the bonnet today, but with the bonnet fitted it makes priming the wings and bumper a pain, so i do them off.

Ill leave it a week now let the primer sink, but the worst is out the way now.

Thats not to far, You will have to let me know when you could do it please, Thanks.

Nice work Carl You need to leave the primer for a week ? Think mine was only left for 3 days before painting .

New switch is now fitted ,thanks

Yeh it stops the paint dulling into it as it takes a while to sink into the filler. You end up with rings around the repairs otherwise. I know Neil is missing his child but he will have to wait now till its ready to paint!

Yellow is an easy colour though.