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    Posted by Hugh Potter on 14 May 2007 at 19:38

    hey oop, just a quick job last tuesday, the guys car had been keyed on both sides, thankfully the same height each side ! he came to me with no idea what to put on there, and to be honest, i was a bit stumped too, well, i knew it would be a solid stripe, but with the way the front curves in every direction known to man, i had no idea how to finish it,

    a quick scout thru one of my graphic discs found the design at the front of the stripe, i think it works ok, and the silver wasn’t too bad a match for the silver on the car, customer was well happy – which i guess is the aim of our business- and saved £520 on a £600 respray !

    it took about 1/2hr to apply, it shoulda been about ten mins, but the force 6 wind howling down the road was a little on the very blowy side of breezy !


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    Chris Wool replied 18 years, 6 months ago 11 Members · 19 Replies
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  • Lynn Normington

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:43

    Smart Hugh 😀 looks good

    Lynn

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:45

    yep that’s ‘Smart’ Hugh 😀 looks like it’s came out the factory like that!

  • Karl Williams

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:45

    Hi Hugh,
    Nice job mate. Being cheeky now, what do you charge for something like that (?)

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:51
    quote KARL WILLIAMS:

    Hi Hugh,
    Nice job mate. Being cheeky now, what do you charge for something like that (?)

    Hugh’s expensive …………… he’s £450 an hour!

  • Hugh Potter

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:52

    not cheeky at all karl ! 1.5m of oracle 651 (about £3.50), scraps made the smart logo (free !) and an hour or so to design and cut/weed/apply, woulda been £80 but was a mate of a mate so £60, easy money !

    he’d bought a couple of black strips off of ebay between calling me and coming around to see the design, they went straight back on ebay ! they were a horrible 2-3yr satin matt, felt horrible and didn’t even come with app tape !!

  • Hugh Potter

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:53
    quote Marcella:

    quote KARL WILLIAMS:

    Hi Hugh,
    Nice job mate. Being cheeky now, what do you charge for something like that (?)

    Hugh’s expensive …………… he’s £450 an hour!

    i wish !! i’d only do a couple of hours a week and spend the rest of the week fishing !

  • Karl Williams

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:56

    Nice little earner! 😀 Give me jobs like that all day and I’ll be happy!
    £450 an hour sound better Marcella!

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 19:57

    😳 oh that was your SignUK charges ………….. John Wilson told me! 😉

  • Hugh Potter

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 20:04
    quote Marcella:

    😳 oh that was your SignUK charges ………….. John Wilson told me! 😉

    oh, i didnt realise you meant my mates rates !

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 20:07

    :rofl:

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    14 May 2007 at 22:51

    nice job done hugh 😀

    nik

  • Peter Mindham

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 05:51

    Nice job Hugh. Clean and tidy.

    Got the piccie you sent. Thanks mate 😉

    Peter

  • graham stewart

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 12:14

    Well done HUGH ,I like it.

  • Harry Cleary

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 12:17

    Looks the business Hugh, good cover-up!

  • John Wilson

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 14:39

    ffs what have I done now to deserve such a slagging? :lol1:

    oh and Karl if he saved £520 on a £600 respray then do the maths first :lol1: :lol1:

    ps….. nice work Hugh 😉

  • Hugh Potter

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 17:29
    quote John Wilson:

    ffs what have I done now to deserve such a slagging? :lol1:

    oh and Karl if he saved £520 on a £600 respray then do the maths first :lol1: :lol1:

    ps….. nice work Hugh 😉

    slagging ? compliments mate !! we love ya and you know it !

  • Andy Gorman

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 18:15

    Good one that, Hugh. Looks like part of the original styling.

  • Hugh Potter

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 18:26

    thanks for the positive comments, has it made up for the dodgy ford ranger truck i did yet ? lol !!

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    15 May 2007 at 18:44

    NO you have to do another smart car first

    c 😉

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