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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: danmusic24 on 01 July 2011, 21:12

Title: respray cost
Post by: danmusic24 on 01 July 2011, 21:12
How much do you think is a fair price for a complete respray? Just respray no repairs? Been quoted around £1000
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Post by: harlemex on 01 July 2011, 21:19
sounds about right.
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Post by: stainesy on 01 July 2011, 21:37
i want a respray but was thinking of buying vinyl and wrapping the car myself.
mostly easy flat pannels on a golf.
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Post by: Wayne on 01 July 2011, 21:39
£1000 is about right, you may even be looking at more for a top notch job.

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Post by: shelaghmk3gti on 01 July 2011, 21:47
pay top notch, see his work!!( prior)

i had a beamer resprayed in a quiet period( full).. paid £1200 and OMG i was the dogs doings!! seemed like a lot of cash at the time but result was beautiful!!
ask for numbers of prev clients and call them and call round to see them... you'll soon realise if they 'hand chosen':)
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: danmusic24 on 01 July 2011, 21:49
Found out that the paint would cost about £150 tops just wondering where the other 850 goes....
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Post by: Wayne on 01 July 2011, 21:50
Found out that the paint would cost about £150 tops just wondering where the other 850 goes....

Labour, my front bumper was £140, painting / bodwork is not cheap these days.
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: shelaghmk3gti on 01 July 2011, 21:51
did u have requirements? like metalic?
ask to see his previous customers and u pick the ones that u want to talk too ;)
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Post by: shelaghmk3gti on 01 July 2011, 21:51
agree with wayne.. but all the same, youre paying.. ask!
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Post by: CCGTI on 01 July 2011, 22:22
£650 for my bumpers, bonnett, down each side of the car doing, some parking dinks taking out, washer jets removing off bonnett
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: danmusic24 on 02 July 2011, 10:15
So £1000 is pretty fair for metallic paint,removing bumpers and colour coding wing mirrors.
Found a company called tj spraytech.... Low bake oven what ever that means...
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 02 July 2011, 14:12
I paid £1360 for mine spayed inside and out( bar engine bay as that will be done when the engine comes out.
Then £100 to have all glass removed and replaced.
The job is fantastic and I'm well chuffed with it!
I sent him the shell basically so bear thus in mind.
£1000 seems very cheap
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Post by: ashbreed on 02 July 2011, 15:28
Some body shops will give u a discount if you do some of the prepping yourself...

Do the major chunk of the rubbing down so that it's ready for primer, paint and lacquer and u may get a discount as that takes a few hours to do!
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: bully79 on 02 July 2011, 18:52
I work in a bodyshop and a £1000 is peanuts for a propper job ie handles,mouldings etc removing.I personally would'nt do any prepping yourself as any decent body shop will scrape out your filler to make sure the foundation of the repair is good because the last they want to do is bake the car and have the filler "pop". :smiley:But you get what you pay for :wink:
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Post by: tdi_blu on 02 July 2011, 19:04
My own paint work on my car consisted of roof gloss black,drivers lower door panel,passanger door,tailgate and rear quater,grill and head light covers cost me £600 done a pretty good job my friend has a Bora same chap who done mine done a complete colour change on it including inside doors,under bonnet,glass out,doors and bumpers removed took the guy 5 weeks cost £2k but was a awsome job and loads of labour involved.
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Post by: gasketface on 03 July 2011, 21:46
For a real top job that's going to last and has depth i would expect to pay £3000 upwards.That may seem expensive but over the years i have seen so many "fantastic" paint jobs look poor after a year or 18 mths.I guess it all depends on how long you intend to keep the car for.

Many moons ago i worked for a company called CP Autocraft who specialised in AC Cobra's built from  scratch (Google Brian Angliss,my ex boss).That was over 30 years ago and the guy who did the paint on them charged £3k per car then !
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: danmusic24 on 04 July 2011, 06:13
As soon as its painted the car is up for sale,need a van for work.if I spend a grand on paint job
 Do you reckon I would get about £1500 for it?
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: tdi_blu on 04 July 2011, 07:41
If your going to sell the car mate keep your grand and just sell the car as it is...
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Post by: thai-wronghorse on 04 July 2011, 09:19
Pointless action if you're going to sell it straight away.
Title: Re: respray cost
Post by: danmusic24 on 04 July 2011, 12:38
Yeah but there is a lot of paint peeling off roof and one side of car,so can't see it being worth a lot ...
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Post by: harlemex on 04 July 2011, 12:42
you might aswell sell it for 500 and forget the spray job.
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Post by: Len on 04 July 2011, 13:22
You will be very lucky to get 1500 for it even with a top paint job!

Dont throw money away! Just sell as is!