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 Posted: Feb 3, 2025 08:02AM
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Originally Posted by bikewiz

After extensive body work and a repaint of my car the resto shop asked if I wanted the roof done too. After seeing the car in new paint I agreed to do the roof in white with a blue pearl. They filled a couple of small dents and seam sealed the gutter it was $1030 all in, it looks great.

On a surfblue mini it will look better with the white roof IMHO.

Thanks, I agree I think it will look better with the white roof!  I had my eye on one that had a minor cooper conversion, mostly just visual.  it had a diamond white roof with white side strips and white cooper logos on each side and it looked really good.  but I probably can'f afford to do anything paint related just yet.  The car is getting $7K worth of mechanical work right now!

 Posted: Feb 1, 2025 10:01AM
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After extensive body work and a repaint of my car the resto shop asked if I wanted the roof done too. After seeing the car in new paint I agreed to do the roof in white with a blue pearl. They filled a couple of small dents and seam sealed the gutter it was $1030 all in, it looks great.

On a surfblue mini it will look better with the white roof IMHO.

 

 

 Posted: Jan 31, 2025 02:14PM
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Originally Posted by dela217

Based on your username, is it a JDM mini?    Please post pictures!!!!

 

Yes, paint the roof.

 

Michael

 

Yep, 1997 JDM in Surf Blue.  SPI with manual trans.  heritage blue interior.  I'm brand-new to this forum so not exactly sure how to post pics, sorry!

 Posted: Jan 31, 2025 02:12PM
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Originally Posted by surfbluejdm

has anyone had only their roof painted lately?  I'm about to buy my first classic mini this weekend and was curious about approximate cost and what people are paying right now.

 

Car is surf blue, hoping to paint the roof off-white.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if I was about to buy a Classic Mini, practically the very last thing I'd be thinking about would be painting the roof.  In all likelyhood (unless it's showroom condx - unlikely) you'll need to repair rust and repair mechanical and electrical things first.

 

THEN you can spruce it up by painting the roof.

 

BTDTHTTS

I appreciate the input.  The car is going straight to the mini specialist mechanic for all sorts of work on the suspension, gearbox, ect.  $7K worth of work to get it ship-shape. I asked him to do everything necessary to get it as reliable and fresh as possible, none of this work is customizing.

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Based on your username, is it a JDM mini?    Please post pictures!!!!

 

Yes, paint the roof.

 

Michael

 

 Posted: Jan 31, 2025 11:39AM
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Originally Posted by surfbluejdm

has anyone had only their roof painted lately?  I'm about to buy my first classic mini this weekend and was curious about approximate cost and what people are paying right now.

 

Car is surf blue, hoping to paint the roof off-white.

Please don't take this the wrong way, but if I was about to buy a Classic Mini, practically the very last thing I'd be thinking about would be painting the roof.  In all likelyhood (unless it's showroom condx - unlikely) you'll need to repair rust and repair mechanical and electrical things first.

 

THEN you can spruce it up by painting the roof.

 

BTDTHTTS

  ~ 30 minutes in a Mini is more therapeutic than 3 sessions @ the shrink. ~

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 Posted: Jan 30, 2025 09:16AM
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You can do it on the cheap with rattle can. That should last a couple of years. Automotive paint is running about $100 a quart. 2 part runs more and prices can zoom up depending on the clear you buy. Getting an auto body is going to depend on where you go. Guessimate $500 to a couple grand. If you have a small compressor, try to do it yourself with a Harbor Freight $15 gun. Then you'll be into it for about $300.

 Posted: Jan 28, 2025 02:11PM
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has anyone had only their roof painted lately?  I'm about to buy my first classic mini this weekend and was curious about approximate cost and what people are paying right now.

 

Car is surf blue, hoping to paint the roof off-white.