) resprayed and jazzed up a bit!Now before you all start foaming at the mouth in anticipation (
), this ain't going to be one of those picture-heavy threads. The reason being is that I haven't the space to do the job myself and document it all as I go along. I'm taking the easy way out and doing a bit of a cheque-book jazz-up 
.I've always wanted to have the paint-work seen to as the previous respray, instigated by the previous owner some 15 years ago, was a little shoddy to start with. I've had the car for about three years and have spent many-an-hour polishing and buffing to get her looking presentable. It's now time to protect that old metal and have her looking her absolute best for many more years to come!
I had to go to Volkspares in Jetpark to get a new accelerator cable on Saturday and happened upon a spectacularly restored 1962 Beetle in their shop. I questioned the very helpful lady across the counter and she filled me in. The car has been done two-toned (egg-shell white and a very interesting green) and has been flawlessly done at that! All rubbers are new, interior new etc.
It turns out a man by the name of Joggie is responsible for it's glorious luster so his number I rang there and then. Volkspares have quoted me on all the rubbers I'll need so the order will be placed this week and all being well, Joggie should have the car by next weekend.
Below are some pictures of Daisy as she is. Initially I'd said that I fancy the same egg-shell white but a few days of pondering has thrown me to the opposite end of the scale: ...........
High-gloss BLACK! I haven't spoken to Joggie again about but that's what I am leaning towards now. All chrome trim will be as is now including all window beading. Enough people have told me that it's a hell of a mission to reinstall the original beading onto the new (beading correct) rubbers but that's something I'm hoping Joggie can help with. The interior is going to stay as is for now (seats and door cards). I am planning on photoshopping a few images to see just how well the black paint will go with the white and blue interior. Should it look a mess, I'll have to have the lot re-upholstered in time (It'll be a pity though as the seats and door cards are in pristine condition).
Wheel rims will be harlequin (period correct black and white) and I fancy them whitewall inserts!
Have a squiz at the pics and rattle off any opinions or suggestions.
. What I have as a barometer is the interior which still looks great. I can't respray it red or green or yellow or anything along those lines with a blue and white interior 
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I asked how he felt about a colour change and he's said that 90% of the cars he does are a complete color change. I then asked how he felt about respraying black and he said it looks amazing but a couple of the cars he's done black have come back for a full respray in a different colour ( 
) as they show the dirt and scratches way too easily. Point taken, but a colleague of mine just mentioned to me that he's never seen a car of mine either dirty or scratched, ever! (Nice compliment 
! Have a look at the photoshopped pics below. The question is does the interior work with the black?
