Olive no more - colour change time

[n7ppo]

I'm used to the laughs and the "Yuck's", but when one woman bought a shovel of horse poo to compare - that was the last straw (damn good match actually!)

This made me chuckle...
Enough people on the do it/don't do it. I'm doing the opposite, mine was originally Ice Green, was resprayed Guards Red in the eighties and I am taking it back to its factory colour. I've been looking at Lime, Viper, Chartreuse and so on... in the end I was heartstruck when I saw the original green and stuck to it.

Decisions decisions...

[MdR]

Gemini Blue - great colour

Mmmmmm Gemini Blue truly is a glorious colour.

[jackstowers]

Did I read further back that today is 'make your mind up day'?
If so, has it been put off or is the final choice made and being kept secret until there are pics to show?
Oh! the intrigue!

[69Olive]

I arrived at Porsche Reading at 11:00 today - and YES a decision was made.......

[MdR]

...and YES a decision was made.......

And?!

[Gary71]

He's going to do a 50/50 mix of metallic silver and olive in the tin and see how it comes out

I fully understand the dilemma on this one, I've already made the call last time my car was painted to stay silver rather than revert to Viper, but next time around? I don't know!

[69Olive]

I'm a man of action

And that decision was.....

"Mmmmm those inner wings look a bit grubby.....what's that? Only a couple hundred quid to strip, prime and stone-chip? But it will delay the paint a couple of days? Well if you think it will help Mr Porsche man...."



What is wrong with me?? For God's sake, it's only a car! It didn't take me this long to decide to get married!

[MdR]

I'm a man of action...It didn't take me this long to decide to get married!

Ah. But. This is an important life changing decision.

[210bhp]

Who's the guy on the right in the olive shirt?



Regards
Mike

[69Olive]

Irish Green surely! Although it could just be the light

That is Ian and he is responsible for the re-spray - and sending me the pictures. The other chap in the blue shirt (Ossi Blue?) is Mr A Keywood (Asst Group Operations Manager) and he is the guy at Reading that you need to talk to if you need a re-spray.

I asked if he was happy for me to share the price I was quoted and unfortunately he said that it was based on the state of the car and he would rather I didn't (they looked over my car for an hour before quoting). My quote was based on me stripping and re-assembling and needing no panel work or welding - just prep, filling and paint. Let's just say a LOT less than the £7k I hear another DDK user has been quoted (although that could have included strip etc).

Interestingly there was a well known DDK car also in for work - but I'll keep that quite in case the owner wants confidentiality.

[MdR]

...other chap in the blue shirt (Ossi Blue?)

Nah, Ossi is a darker blue

[210bhp]

I'm only teasing but looking at that photo shows you just how drab our modern world of motor vehicles has become. I can only see a chink of colour in the whole workshop on two break callipers and a front wing. The rest is pure monotone.


All IMHO of course.

All the best with the final choice of colour.

Regards
Mike

[Bootsy]

I'm not going to say anymore on the subject aprt from this.....

[210bhp]

I will sign off too

Olive, blue or silver?




Regards
Mike

[Ants]

Have you got an update (I've been following this with interest)?
Ants