End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had it...

[Mike]

Re: End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had i

is he going to leave the paintwork? free advertising for you

 

[mikethetile]

Re: End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had i

I would have said 1600 is about right so if it needed work you did alright Richard

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Re: End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had i

Yeah I think we did good. About the graphics I wish him luck getting the graphics off. We tried it ourselves when the car got smashed at the back.
We tried to redo the graphics. Took about an hour to remove the logo graphic. So its time consuming but not impossible.
So maybe he has another method. But as you say Mike we did alright and he got what he wanted.
As Theo Pathetis said on Dragons Den this week. Everybody wants to leave the party with a balloon...

 

[mikethetile]

Re: End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had i

I use a hot air gun and then cutting compound to remove the glue but even with that method some vinyls are a pig to remove as they harden with age

 

[Colour Republic]

Re: End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had i

Mr Muscle oven cleaner. Seems like far too much of a harsh chemical to use on paint work but I remember an 'uncle in law' who had a van resale business where all of his lads would use this to remove decals before resale.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

Re: End of an era. The 365Drills smart car is up for auction on ebay. Finally had i

Ahh well we wont be needing Mr Muscle for a few years yet with our brand new model "RG02" ! Although this replacement car [new to us] has been bought as an accident damaged insurance write off (hence the cheap price) its engine has only done 20,000 miles.

We will run this one into the ground over the next five years. Out with the old and in with the new as they say.
Even if "new" to us means buying insurance write offs at a cheap price....

Mind you nothing wrong with it, all the damage is fixed. The interior is pristine like a new car. Engine smooth.
But once we have had this bashed about it will soon get very tatty. They get a lot of abuse!