True White MINI - Paint job?

[mooneymini]

I thought MINI charge around £3k from the factory to do a custom paint job in any colour.

[Paul]

Nope.

[mooneymini]

Must have just been North Oxford MINI then. As when my Mum bought hers she didn't like any of the colours. And they said she could have any of the 'flip' paints for an extra £3k on top, and she said she wanted something completely different, and they said they would even colour match for her.
They have a bodyshop round the back, so must have been something to do with that. But I thought ever dealer had access to sell the 'flip' paint colours.
She went for Hyper Blue as £3k for any paint job would never be worth the money.

[Paul]

Every dealer has access to the "flip" paints and respray the cars with those on request. There's no reason any dealer with access to a paint shop can't respray your car any colour, but it's not a MINI policy or something they (as in MINI as a group/company) offer.

[mayflower232]

Would you be able to explain these 'flip' paints as I am a bit of a noob to MINI. Could you not simply put in a special order for a MINI with no paint?

[Haggi]

you can have a mini done any colour you want but boy dose it cost the factory has a special builds department, where your mini would effectively be hand built away from the production line, bmw also do this in tired stages the dealer option being known as individual most manufactures offer this, porsche will do anything you want pretty much and aston martin have the works service where the options are well endless

[Haggi]

Quote: Originally Posted by mayflower232 (original)

Would you be able to explain these 'flip' paints as I am a bit of a noob to MINI. Could you not simply put in a special order for a MINI with no paint?

Quote: Originally Posted by wikipedia

Two rarer variations are pearlescent paint, which appears as subtly different colours depending on the angle and intensity of the light, and "flip" colours where the colour changes more radically (e.g. from purple to orange) depending on the viewing angle. Flip colours have been used by Nissan on some special editions, and are frequently associated with TVR cars.
A final variation, hardly ever used on automobiles but common on bicycles and motorcycles, is "flamboyant" or "candy apple" paint. This consists of a metallic silver base coat covered with a translucent coloured lacquer, or more commonly urethane. Flamboyant paint gives an unusual effect of depth, but is almost impossible to touch up after damage without leaving an obvious mark

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[Haggi]

Quote: Originally Posted by MINIAC (original)

As I posted earlier a proper color change would be "outrageously expensive"

true but then again as i found one customers outrage is another's small change as i have found

[Jaydash]

In my view, a respray wouldn't work unless it was a proper job, respraying everywhere there's paint. In other words, like a restoration: take the engine/ plumbing out, door sills, carpets and everything else - very expensive.

Otherwise, if you do just the bits you can see, so that when you open the bonnet or look in the boot floor it's a different colour, i. it will look Mickey Mouse, and ii. when you sell the car people will think you had it sprayed after a prang, and no amount of explaning will dissuade them from that thinking.

The latter wouldn't happen if you had a proper job done, because it would be obvious that it was a custom job. Ultimately, this is probably more suited to i. Celebrities, ii. doing on an older car where you can spend a few grand and take it apart, which is not the ideal thing to do to a new car, especially as you'd lose your paint warranty.

[afteraithe]

Quote: Originally Posted by mayflower232 (original)

I am planning on buying a MINI in the coming months. In the area I live MINI's are very common and thus it would be nice to have something a bit different. What my partner suggested is that we get the MINI a paint job in pure white like that seen on the Audi R8's.

The reason being that the Pepper White offered by Mini is well.... Creme, not white. I think it would be quite special to have a true white MINI as I have never personally seen one.

I just want to know what people think of a Mini in pure white, do you think it would look good? Also, have you ever seen one or have any pictures of examples where this has been done before?

Many thanks

Oh man, that would look way nice!!!!
Go for it!

[VicSKimmr]

This seems relevant. It's a full body satin white vinyl wrap on an R56 (mine )





Definitely go for it, we need more pure white MINIs!
More pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonwi...7618320603651/

Build log:
http://motoringunderground.com/forum...ad.php?t=14705

[Paul]

That looks great!

[adam_Randell]

**** me dude! that looks amazing!

how far does the vinyl go round in the doors/under the bonnet etc?

[jon vital]

Wraps dont go in the door shuts or under the bonnet.

[jon vital]

Quote: Originally Posted by Murker1991 (original)

get a white paint job ive asked about vinyl wrap and they have to leave certain gaps otherwise it peels, paintjob would look better and you could add stripes or what ever you wanted, i dont think you can put vinyl upon vinyl.. also youd need to hand wash your car no jetwash (if its same as stripes as these just spray right off) i live very locally wud be good to see your car on the road if you do thiss

You don't need to leave gaps and you can still put vinyl on to vinyl.