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[chuffed]

Hi all,

I am planning to restore my mini later this year, and have recently been pricing bits up.

I rang a paint show who quote 2-3k for a shall respray. Being an apprentice I can't really afford this, plus I want my mini to 'stand out' more than a big standard Mayfair.

This got me thinking, would a "see through" paint job work? I mean paint the inside, outside? And has it been done before? I know it's a lot of work but if done right I think it might look good?


Thoughts welcome, and ideas too! Thanks

[HarrysMini]

Not sure whether it has been done on a Mini, but plenty of other cars have had it done.

 

Would be different and quite cool on a Mini though..

[Carlos W]

I wonder whether it would be easier to print and wrap rather than paint ???

 

Wrapping may bring other issues though

[Tamworthbay]

Makes me think of the top gear BMW, could be good if done if VERY well.

[Tomm]

There was a X-ray Bini vinyl wrapped driving around Canterbury when I was living there a few years ago.

Funnily enough I was showing a chap at work the exact car today. I would link a photo but I'm on my phone at the moment. Google X-ray mini vinyl and it will pop up

[Carlos W]

http://www.coolpictu...x-ray-mini.html

[chuffed]

^now that is very cool!

It's in the thoughts process at the moment, and I would have to plan how to do it.

I'm going to try and get a basic picture of it to confirm how it will look, I will post that up here!

Oh an I intend to paint it, what colour would I have to declare on V5? (:

[Carlos W]

Multi coloured

[Dan]

There are loads of those X-ray MINIs, they are Foxton's estate agent company cars and are everywhere. I think they had some original Minis along the same lines first, all copying 1 original car that was on the show scene and in the mags about 16 years ago I seem to remember.

I've also seen a Mini painted up with the famous old BMC advertising cross-section diagrams on the outside.

[craig 1010cc]

I've also seen a Mini painted up with the famous old BMC advertising cross-section diagrams on the outside.

 

This the one?

[Rocket.]

I like the idea of this

[cradley-heathen]

i like the idea of this too, i used to be a radiographer, so im geeky about this kind of thing!

[MiniGrin]

aaah, nice idea!