The reason why I painted it was not from the fact it was Cat D salvage, the body was not damage, it was all mechanical, it just it had had paint here and there over its short 25k mile life and it was looking a bit of a mis mash, with a few chip and scratches touched in here and there and some pink bits.
I took it to the paint shop and wanted the front bumper and bonnet done plus the pink hood cover. That was coming out at £600 and as he's a mate, and its only half a car (no roof) plus the issue of matching reds, he offered to paint the whole car for a grand if I strip and refit it.
I am going to do the wheels myself and the callipers.
Then over the winter I am going to strip the suspension, clean it up, shot blast and powder coat the rear spring pans and also do the same with the springs as they are looking a bit rusty and maybe a polybush rear but as its so low mileage, I am not going to replace anything for the sake of it.