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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: gjroe78 on 26 June 2007, 14:49
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Can anyone give me an idea of price on a full respray on a mk2 ???
And can anyone recommend anywhere in the northwest to do it ???
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Difficult one! Anywhere between £600 and £3000 depending on quality, preparation etc etc.
Otherwise approx £100 per panel. :undecided:
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cheers
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If you find a decent bodyshop in the NW let us know :grin:
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i'd say between 1200 - 3000 bucks :smiley:
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i'd say between 1200 - 3000 bucks :smiley:
I agree really.
For less than £1k you really need to know someone or get in touch with an enthusiast who sprays part time in their home garage :smiley:
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I got quoted £800 yesterday by a sprayer i use on the regular.
Everything sprayed apart from the roof and bumpers. £800
full paint would be looking at £1200+
two people. same quotes
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guess i'll be savin for a bit then :cry:
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How much do you have to spend on paint?
My mate got a cheap job done from the same guy i use and he got a cheap finish
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The problem you have with quoting for full resprays on older cars is that there is a good chance of unforseen problems occuring such as rust or previous accident damage that has been repaired, this will always push the price up so you have to expect that when you get a quote, the chances are the finished article will actually be a higher price than orignially quoted.
If you wanted to reduce the costs slightly you could always do as much of the work yourself as you can for instance stripping off panels and trims but then if you break it, you have to fix it. You could also refit it all after but then there is a chance of you damaging the paint
The best thing to do is go to a few bodyshops and have a chat with them and see what you can work out, there is a good write up in practical performance car this month about bodyshops which may prove useful to you
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If your going to get your car resprayed but your doing it on a budget, your best prepping the car yourself, e.g. removing all trim, flatting paint, filling dents and repairing rust, even primer the car yourself aswell if you feel confident as doing all this will save a hell of a lot of hours in the bodyshop! :grin:
Cheers,
Andy
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would it be a good idea to sticky this topic as this question seems to come up alot? :huh:
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cheers boys and girls.
My bro found a place near knutsford called:
Cheshire Autobody Ltd
Longridge Trading Estate, Mobberley Rd, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8PR
Tel: 01565 653514
A couple of the guys there have GTI's and seem to know what they aer talkin about, not got a quote yet as i ain't that sure what i'm doin yet ???
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Sounds promising. Its always reassuring when enthusiasts carry out work for you :smiley:
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If your going to get your car resprayed but your doing it on a budget, your best prepping the car yourself, e.g. removing all trim, flatting paint, filling dents and repairing rust, even primer the car yourself aswell if you feel confident as doing all this will save a hell of a lot of hours in the bodyshop! :grin:
Cheers,
Andy
You say this, but i've found some body shops don't like pre-prepped cars.
i guess as the finish is so crucial to the level/quality of preperation involved.
by all means remove plastic trim etc but be i'd check first before getting the sandpaper and filler out :smiley:
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You say this, but i've found some body shops don't like pre-prepped cars.
I was about to say the same thing. They said it would bung the price up if the prep is done badly. So not a good idea.
Just strip the car down and hand it them :wink:
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Yes you are both right, I should of said dont do any bodywork unless you know how and are good at it. I do bodywork on a regular basis so its easy for me to say 'prep your car yourself' :rolleyes: It's not as if it's a ten minute job, you have to be very meticulous and take your time, prep work is 90% of the job! If the prep is bad then the paint will be worse!
Sorry lads!
Cheers,
Andy
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I paint cars for a living (amomgst other things) the very last thing I would want, is to paint on top of someones botched self prep! the prep is 95% of the job, it is everything!
Instead of trying to save money by doing stuff yourself, you would be far better off, doing a little overtime at work!!, doing something you know what to do!
Find a reccomended paint shop, get a firm quote, and expect to pay at least double!!
Tom
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You say this, but i've found some body shops don't like pre-prepped cars.
I was about to say the same thing. They said it would bung the price up if the prep is done badly. So not a good idea.
Just strip the car down and hand it them :wink:
I woukld second that, leave the prep alone if you want the overall finish to be good
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My bro's had a firm quote to do the work on his mk1 gti campaign
Full engine rebuild
full re spray
and seats front and rear re-covered
£2200 !!!
That sounds very cheap to me ????
It's at the place in knutsford i said earlier the guy has done the same on his own mk1
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My bro's had a firm quote to do the work on his mk1 gti campaign
Full engine rebuild
full re spray
and seats front and rear re-covered
£2200 !!!
That sounds very cheap to me ????
It's at the place in knutsford i said earlier the guy has done the same on his own mk1
£2200 for all that work sounds crazy cheap :huh: I'd expect to be paying that for the spraying alone, plus extra for any other bodywork that needed doing, and I wouldn't expect much change from a grand for a rebuild (I'd want EVERYTHING done though)
If he goes for it and it's not sh!t post pics.... cause I'd be there in a shot!!
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Ive just had another quote for a repaint
£1200 for a MINT MINT one
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Sorry to bring back an old thread but it gets asked a lot so I will share.........
Just had a quote for removing dings and respraying both sides. Told him I wanted it to look good on the club stand :wink:
Quote £650 (might just have it done in the winter) :smiley:
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I'm tempted to get my chassis legs and around that are in the bay cleaned up.. It's cracking, scuffed, etc..
Anyone know how much that might cost? my bodyshop mates phone is off today and he's not gonna be around for a couple I don't spect, now he's got his Trabant :grin:
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My Bro's mk1 Campaign comes back from the bodyshop next week but i'm goin florida tomorrow for 12 days so i'll put some pic's up when i get back and tell you how good a job it was :wink:
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firstly matt brother hows trix...... secondly this is a gr8 thread cuz im desperate for a respray on my golf as im gonna have a lot of different colourd panels on it when i finished reassemblin it with all my added bits... also i know exactly where knutsford is if its the one near warrington cuz i used to work up there myself bout 4 yrs ago. and it aint that far from me either so would be ideal...
keep up the good work lads and keep an eye out for my oettinger kr 1.8 16v powered mk2 little project that il be startin in the next month or so.
brett
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Yeah mate it's the right knutsford
The car is back in my bro's garage and it looks mint :shocked:
I'll get sum pic's up as soon as i can
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thats great fella i look forward to seeing them as ive just gotten my old job back and done a deal on the oettinger too so it'll be headed this way soon... which means all me panels need fetching fitting then engine doing and then its time for some colour...
is it a nice job then yeh?
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Seems pretty damn good to me mate, yeah
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I'd say in the region of £1750-2k for a quality respray.
but £2200 for all that seems dirt cheap! :shocked:
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u can save a hell of a lot of money by doin all the prep and priming yrself !! ive striped mine and im doin all the prep, and im suppling the paint, and im using a guy i use quite a lot, and im paying £100 for labor !! :D
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u can save a hell of a lot of money by doin all the prep and priming yrself !! ive striped mine and im doin all the prep, and im suppling the paint, and im using a guy i use quite a lot, and im paying £100 for labor !! :D
That's what I'm thinking of doing. I've done plenty of little spray jobs myself with rattle cans and bare-metalled my old Beetle etc. Want somewere where I can prep it etc, then just get the guy to do any neceassary welding and check over what I've done and sort any bits that aren't perfect.
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I've just recently got a quote of £1000 but that was in northeast.
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i am buggered, my cars bonnet is matt thanks to previoyus owner my door is full of filler, and i have filled dings myself which is like glass but can i not just blow the pant over old stuff if i roughen it down enough? :smiley:
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tbh honest i am doin everythin myself strip repairs prime and prep includin the weldin but i am a fully trained panel beater and have been doin the job for 4 years and i have always worked in the same place its merc toyota mazda suzuki and chystler approved and we do alot of resprays and wen people who do the prep themselves bring it in it can be quite shockin wot they think is ok by all means it is nice wen a car comes stripped but not wen the owner has dun the repairs themself
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(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh268/charlottiiee2008/DSC00897.jpg) that only cost me 650
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(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh268/charlottiiee2008/DSC00897.jpg) that only cost me 650
Dont know how much... but 5years! :cry:
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/golfnearlyfinished001.jpg)
Tom
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oh my god wow mine looks showroom just got it back after respray cost me 900 quid and its perfect. i asked the guy he said wax it whenever i am a little confused about this he used two pack. :cool:
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oh my god wow mine looks showroom just got it back after respray cost me 900 quid and its perfect. i asked the guy he said wax it whenever i am a little confused about this he used two pack. :cool:
get sum pics up!! :D
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my mate sprays cars and he said if i want the whole car sanded down and chips removed it would be £1000 in the same colour which is black. if i wanted to change the colour he said im looking at £2000. the cost is in the masking and the patch ups. he said if i can rub it all down myself and take all the windows/lights out he would do it for less. and i call him a mate! lol
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There's a ton of tips & tricks & education links about car paint spraying on youtube.
There's a link from this little vid www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFoCvT7eHYc on the "more info" link that takes you to a UK Ebay store, and the buyers reviews seem quite good, £2 for a DVD seems pretty good to me.
His mullet cracks me up though, aparently he doesn't have it anymore, but people are asking for him to grow it again because it's so funny :grin:
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I work in a bodyshop it's ok doing your own prep but unless you know what you're doing you may well end up with problems later down the line (micro blisters, bubbling etc). save up! there's nothing worse than having a beautiful job that turns bad a few months later.
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Can anyone give me an idea of price on a full respray on a mk2 ???
And can anyone recommend anywhere in the northwest to do it ???
i know of a very good bodyworker in manchester,mail me at shazz113@googlemail.com
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I have paid this week on a mk3 £1000 to have:
Both sides sprayed, rear quarters, doors, wings,
Bonnet, Grille
Both Door sills repaired, one welded, and one rubbed back and repaired.
Both Door shuts sprayed.
That is without having the bumpers, roof, and tailgate sprayed. But a top notch job.
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To be honest that sounds like a bargain. I recently got quoted £750 just for th bonnet and front wings. :smiley:
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hi guys, new on this forum,
im takin the tailgate off my mk2 butt not sure how 2 take the clips off for the heated screen, i dont want 2 just pull them off as i dont want 2 break them,
cheers guys if u can help
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They should just pull off the connectors mate.
Do the have the type of connector you have to squeeze like the three temp sensors on the head?
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nah nothing their 2 squeeze, it like a sort of casing on top of it, like a oblong sort of shape
not sure how 2 explain,
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Paint it yourself :grin: have you seen the threads on Rustoleum :laugh:, i may try it myself, as i just want my car to go well, and that work has already been done :wink: