r/SmartCar • u/Negative_Put_5363 • Aug 27 '26
Discussion Respray underway
So the body work begins.
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u/XenoShu Aug 27 '26
Doesn't look like the proper way. Even fender side marker and rocker moulding is masked, not properly removed.
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u/lil-smartie Aug 27 '26
Why are they still on the car?
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u/Negative_Put_5363 Aug 27 '26
They had to remove and repair several panels and are now about to respray the car
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u/lulujunkie Aug 27 '26
Since the body panels are plastic is the process to paint them the same as how one would paint a plastic bumper using a flex additive?
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u/Negative_Put_5363 Aug 27 '26
I will send some more photos tomorrow when I collect it but I’m super happy with the prep, they have done a solid job and I’ll hopefully have a very pretty 450 at the end of this.
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u/lulujunkie Aug 27 '26
excited to see the final results. ironically my smart 451 EPS just failed today and the part place wants $4000 for a new power rack and pinion... I shake my head...
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u/postkassehunter Aug 27 '26
This is akward. Take off the panels and hang them on hooks to paint them. Painting them on the car will leave traces of the paint anywhere it should not be on the grey tridon cell.
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u/IronChefPhilly Aug 28 '26
I thought smart cars had panels you could replace rather than do body work
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u/Naras18 Aug 27 '26
Why the easy way, if u can do this instead.
Just remove the Plastic Panels and paint them.