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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Anyone know how much paint is roughly used for a roll cage? It's a 6 point OMP cage for a Fiesta.

don't really wanna buy too many spray cans, and what best? hammerite or primer and normal paint?

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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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May be cheaper and a better finish to get it powder coated
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:47 AM
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Hammerite will look pony IMO.

Try asking at your local body shop, nice bit of shiny solid colour aint going to cost much to spray on.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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Hmm I want it matt. Don't really want it visable if you get me!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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i got mine done by a local bodyshop i just asked what cars he had coming in over the next few weeks chose one of the colours of said cars and got him to paint my cage whilst he had the colour in the gun so he didnt even charge me for paint just etch primer.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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Send me it and il get powder coated satin black or maybe a dark grey
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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You're joking right Luke? It took me 4 months to collect it from Tweeks cos of nothing to transport it in
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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Oh yeah you live Op North



You loose


Get some satin black rattle cans you would have to be "special" to mess that up..
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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I think that I used 2 large Halfords silver cans to do my OMP cage in the 205. The finish was pretty good and has lasted well.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Luca
Oh yeah you live Op North



You loose


Get some satin black rattle cans you would have to be "special" to mess that up..
oops.. I must be special!!!
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Matt black spray paint should do the trick, bit of primer on first and you'll be laughing, be a doddle of a job to paint, be extra careful when fitting it so it doesnt get scratched.

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No, Manchester
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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South Sheilds? Scotland aint it?
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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Anything above the M25 is North!

Get used to it lads your NORTHERN
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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no newcastle mate not scotland ...
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Use tough black mate.
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take it to a bodyshop. We would only charge about Ł50 plus paint (Ł10 - Ł15)
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Originally Posted by Luca
Anything above the M25 is North!

Get used to it lads your NORTHERN
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Luca
Anything above the M25 is North!

Get used to it lads your NORTHERN
Anything South of Boro is Southern to us up here
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