Smoothing boot. Would this work?

[jamie297]

Hi guys, I understand the way to go when de-badging is a full boot re-spray, but I was just interested if this would work or if any one has tried it.

Instead of having to respray the whole boot after de-badging, could you fill the holes, spray a small area around the holes, lacquer then blend in with rubbing compound? Or would this look crap and totally obvious?

[saxo_singh]

it will look crap and totally obvious lol

[E3D]

dont do it yourself but the second option is what i had done from a bodyshop and you couldn't tell. But now iv got mine totally smoothed.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6936/12072009239.jpg

after a year the paint started to flake a tiny bit though but i think it was just a poor bodyshop job. heres it now.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/198/smoothboot.jpg

[jono83]

looks good.... the saxo looks tiny next to the x5 though lol

[Gary-VTR]

dont do it yourself but the second option is what i had done from a bodyshop and you couldn't tell. But now iv got mine totally smoothed.

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6936/12072009239.jpg

after a year the paint started to flake a tiny bit though but i think it was just a poor bodyshop job. heres it now.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/198/smoothboot.jpg

How much did you pay to get that done?

[mirrorblanks]

best to get whole of boot painted

[marcusd]

i did as u said as a temp solution till i got full respray. certain colours are less noticable than others. i used the touch up paints just in the area looked fine from distance but up close ruff as

[Denno09]

Got my tailgate smoothed around year ago

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2492/0043v.jpg

[Purple-john]

Got my tailgate smoothed around year ago

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2492/0043v.jpg

nice same bumper i got there.
an go to bodyshop get a quote for tailgate m8

[Denno09]

what you get quoted mate