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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: jettaTx on 22 October 2004, 14:09

Title: Bare metal respray
Post by: jettaTx on 22 October 2004, 14:09

Need some reccomendations 4 a full bare metal respray on my mk1 gti please

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: topher on 22 October 2004, 14:12

care to elaborate ? lol ..

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: jettaTx on 23 October 2004, 09:42

Well engine, interior, glass etc all out of the car then a full respray in the origional colour Mars Red. Looking for an A1 show type of job somewhere i can take the car in and have all the work done then pick it up whjen its done with a profesional job done! 

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: tinman on 31 October 2004, 10:14

you really dont want a bare metal respray unless its completely needed.

if the panels are original, you can get the little dinks taken back to bare metal, pushed out and filled (to minimise filler), but the parts of the bodyworkthat are in reasonable condition you don't want to go bare metal.

first reason to avoid it if you can - whilst the car is bare metal it'll start rusting. you wont see it, but in bare metal it is totally unprotected. if you can avoid it then you should.

you will pay the price of a bare metal respray in many years to come as the contaminants finally get to the surface.

second reason, the orginal undercoat VW put on the car will be okay and will be better than anything a sprayer can put back on your car anyway. if you don't need to take the undercoat off, dont. it'll also leave the car protected before the car gets sprayed.

bare metal sounds good - but isn't as good as it sounds.

if you are going for show finish ask your sprayer about a mirror finish.

Tin

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: jettaTx on 02 November 2004, 12:56

Thats useful to know , do you have any reccomendations for good bodyshops??

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: tinman on 02 November 2004, 17:54

dont think there is any such thing as a good bodyshop. people on the forum seem to get lots of favours with excelent results.

personally, i'd just go the whole hog and buy a gun, put it to the sprayers head and tell him that if the job  "aint f*cking perfect when I come to collect, the next sprayer will be removing bits of brain from my car!!.

you'll probably get a criminal record (firearms etc), but you'll get a perfect respray :)

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: Andy Mc on 02 November 2004, 18:09

Theres a guy out near me (Southampton) who makes his money from restoring mainly mk1's but mk2's aswell. I've seen some of the cars he's restored and has done an amazing job on them and can see why he easily sells them on for ?4000+. When I spoke to him about a full respray late last year he said that'll cost around ?2,000. That involves the car being stripped completely, engine, dash, windows the lot.

Give him (Ian Geen) a call on 07946 503450 for a more accurate quote or check out his website http://www.wagenwheels.co.uk/ .

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: tinman on 02 November 2004, 19:01

Ian is a quality chappie. He did my valver last year and i'll be back for general stuff like servicing and repairs.

He a perfectionist and he's also usually very busy, so don't expect to start haggling with the guy :)

Tin

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: Tucker on 03 November 2004, 08:46

Nice to see this site on there under the links section ;)

http://www.wagenwheels.co.uk/links.htm

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: jettaTx on 06 November 2004, 11:09

Thanks very much looks like this may be what im looking for all be it a long way from home!!!
A specialist in his feild may need to do some saving up in the short term!!
Have got three cars so i could sell one i suppose!!

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: benji mk2 on 17 November 2004, 16:24

Hi

 Does anyone know of someone in the chester area who could do a decent respray???

 Ben

Title: Re: Bare metal respray
Post by: free on 30 December 2004, 06:36

how far do u wanna go, arnt u near lincolnshire, or in?