Dear All,
I've bought my Lexus IS200 in some reasonable amount of chips and minor abrasions on teh front bonnet, only visible by naked eye, with 3 pretty small chips. and have since sustained a tiny spatter of chips ont eh front (thanks to the ole M1 gritter)

I'm now, quite fed up with the way it seems to attract chips like a magnet and am considering a respray.

Would anyone advise a respray at a lexus or non lexus garage. And is there a good place to have it resprayed! (I'm currently based in Doncaster Royal infirmary) Thanks!

I would find out which spray shop the dealer uses - just phone them and see if you can find out? would then compare the prices from the dealer and the shop.

Is it just a basic respray?
I have been fishign around bradford for a few resparay shops, the process seems to be a 7 layer spray job over 4-5 days....using a light IR sensor to detect teh exact paint colour...

Does that sound abotu right?
so far, costings are between 200-450 GBP for front bonnet and wings and bumper

are you after a colour change, or just a blow over?? Because that would require 2 different styles of bodyshop.

just a blow over to smooth out the chips...in the same black..as ever...

my excellent LS400 was bought with a hand-size amateur cover-up splodge and some flaking of paint on the spoiler underneath. I am thinking of either
(a) having the bumper (splodge is middle top) and spoiler resprayed the existing colour OR as I'm not crazy about the existing colour
( a total respray !

Following previous discussion on this site,a firm in Bradford was mentioned-do you have a contact number- I'd really appreciate it and any of your sound advice (before I do something foolish) It's only an L reg but outstanding but for these paint aspects
thx for any help

Paint codes can be found in gold forum?

Seven layers of paint its a LEXUS mate i doubt it.......very thin

If you think you have paint problems then you should see my Stevie Wonder special.
I will re paint it one day but i love driving it to much.