re-spray costs
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hi all, finally coming to the end of the body work and need to start putting some money to one side for the re-spray. But what should i be looking at for a complete bare shell re-spray. mainly new panels, fibre front doors and bootlid. also can anyone recomend anyone on the north of england im happy to trailer it to somewhere of good quality and good value.

any recomendations taken, the nearer to manchester the better.

thanks all

ANdy

PS will be a flat colour

I'm happy with mine done at mini mine. It will be at Combe if you want to have a look. IMO a good price too...

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You can save yourself a lot of money if you do the prep work yourself - even to the point of hiring a small compressor and gun to apply the high build primer, so that the sprayer only has to put the top coat on

Many good painters won't touch a job that's already been prepped, good finish all depends how well its been prepped, there not going to risk it.

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On 30th Apr, 2012 Brett said:
yeah stick the bit in and give it a wobble

Get £1500 - £2000 put aside

I seriously doubt it!

My car was dipped. I etched and stone chipped the underneath and the rest cost £2k.

CossieRickety is a painter by trade and is good, but he's the other side of the penines to you.

Done now needs redoing lol

the quality of a paint job is generally all in the prep work. Time = money. A few short cuts and a bit of penny pinching will be a regret longer term. In simple terms, you get what you pay for.

I got mine done on the cheap by a painter friend and it still stood me £1200. That was a few years ago now so i'd suggest a budget of £2k

The cost of the paint and filler materials alone will set you back near £500

Have a word with Paul at Minichanics on the outskirts of Stockport. Can be found on Facebook under Minichanics.

Edited by Sprocket on 19th Sep, 2012.

i paid 2200 inc new front panel, bonnet and back to bare metal.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

I sprayed the brown streak myself. I think all in with having to buy the compressor and gun and mask, etc it cost around £700. The finish is not that great, but fine for the price and the purpose.

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I'm spraying mine myself with help from my uncal but looking at £2.5k round here

£2000 is the going rate these days

Patina=old and knackered and won't clean up

fuk the duck, i remember when £400 got you a resonable wag over. and im only 36

I remember those days, the good old days

i remember when I was living in Southend, there was a garage round the corner that would put paint on a car for £100 including paint if you did all the prep - i also remember learning you get what you pay for after seeing a few cars come back out. THe guy used to do at least a couple of cars a day

£400 notes was for a pretty good job.

I have had an offer of £900 for a full bareshell respray from a guy who is going it alone and looking for a few photo cars to build his portfolio.

Going to take him up on his offer.

Also had a quote of £500 plus i buy all the gear.

Where abouts was that, would like to really know

up in wigan and one in manchester. ive seen both guys work at they were verygood.

i used my 10 quid paint gun , draughty wooden shed ,metallic and clear coat on my carbon front end . cost 50 quid odd total .came out bizarrely well .

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