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Kia Forte K3, full respray in grey.

A grey Kia Forte K3 came in for a full exterior spray painting. The team stripped, patched, primed and resprayed the body, and detailed the interior.

In the workshop

Spray Painting Full Respray Kia
Finished grey Kia Forte K3 from the front three-quarter in the workshop, with a small AFTER label in the corner.

What the car came in for

This Kia Forte K3 came in for a full exterior spray painting, with worn paint along the rear wheel arch. The team dismantled the parts that needed to come off, including trim, tail lights and mirrors.

Every scratch and blemish was repaired and patched, then the whole body was wet-sanded smooth and given a coat of primer. The car was masked to keep paint off the glass and other areas before it went into the booth.

After spraying, the paint was wet-sanded and polished again and all removed parts were refitted. The interior was detailed before handover.

Vehicle
Kia Forte K3
Service
Full exterior spray painting, interior detailing
Colour
Grey

From strip-down to the reveal

Rear wheel arch of the grey Forte with worn, chipped paint before work.
Before: worn paint at the rear wheel arch.
Roof trim strip being pulled off the grey roof edge.
Roof trim comes off first.
Tail light being removed from the rear of the car.
Tail lights removed.
Side mirror being removed from the door.
Mirrors removed.
Slide hammer pulling a dent near the rear wheel arch.
Pulling a dent near the wheel arch.
Filler being spread on the rear quarter panel.
Patching blemishes with filler.
Hand wet-sanding a primed area on the grey panel.
Wet sanding the body.
Blue sanding block on a primed panel.
Sanding the primer smooth.
Masking tape and paper being laid along the door edge.
Masking before paint.
Car masked with newspaper and tape over the windows in the booth.
Masked and ready to spray.
Painter spraying the masked grey Forte inside the spray booth.
In the spray booth.
Rotary polisher working the freshly painted grey panel.
Polishing the new paint.

What a full respray involves

A full respray is mostly preparation. Before any colour goes on, the team patches chips, wet-sands the whole body smooth, and masks off every surface that should not be painted. A sound, even foundation is what makes the final finish look right.

  • Chips patched and the body wet-sanded smooth
  • Every non-painted surface masked before spraying
  • Full exterior coat applied in a dedicated spray booth
  • Buffed to a deep shine and sealed with ZeTough Ceramic

Once the car is sprayed in the booth, the paint is wet-sanded and buffed to bring up the shine, the trim and parts are refitted, and a ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection coating is applied on top to keep the finish glossy and protected for years.

Thinking about a respray?

Want this finish for your car?

Tell us what your paintwork looks like now and what you want it to be. The team will talk you through a full respray.

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