Guest Themarshall01 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I know that this has been covered before, but not recently. I have a 1984 mk3 which has not been driven in 8 years (for interest it fired up after putting on new battery) it is fairly solid but the front valance has a couple of holes and the battery box is solid but looks ruff. There is also a few bits of surface rust in different places. Altogether it is OK as has been in garage and was waxoyled. The car is white and when I got underneath I wiped the dirt off and it is like new. Does anyone know how much a good respray is (still in diamond white) and any good sprayers in Kent. I am trying to work out costs to see if it worth restoring as it is far too good to contemplate scrapping. Any ideas . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alanman Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 You pay for what you get. A cheap paint job will give you a cheap paint job. Depending on how much prep work you're capable of doing yourself I'd budget on upto £1000. The more prep work you do the lower the final figure will be. But beware you could have the best painter in the country but if your prep work is shit the finished paint job will be too. Hope that helps. Alanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brutus Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 You pay for what you get. A cheap paint job will give you a cheap paint job. Depending on how much prep work you're capable of doing yourself I'd budget on upto £1000. The more prep work you do the lower the final figure will be. But beware you could have the best painter in the country but if your prep work is shit the finished paint job will be too. Hope that helps. Alanman wise words........but i wouldn't go so far as a grand.........only 1/2 a car afterall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 sorry to say that alll the talk of up to a grand is funny if you can get a good paint job inclubing paint 2k for a grand or under then your luckie ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 If its too much to restore dont scrap it, sell it to someone who is willing to restore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rs-steve Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 i could put you in touch with a good friend of mine who could respray it for you in 2k paint if interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ollie Posted November 16, 2007 Admin Share Posted November 16, 2007 I know that this has been covered before, but not recently. I have a 1984 mk3 which has not been driven in 8 years (for interest it fired up after putting on new battery) it is fairly solid but the front valance has a couple of holes and the battery box is solid but looks ruff. There is also a few bits of surface rust in different places. Altogether it is OK as has been in garage and was waxoyled. The car is white and when I got underneath I wiped the dirt off and it is like new. Does anyone know how much a good respray is (still in diamond white) and any good sprayers in Kent. I am trying to work out costs to see if it worth restoring as it is far too good to contemplate scrapping. Any ideas . hi where abouts in kent are you i can give you a few numbers of paint sprayers if you need them pm me and i will pass a few numbers on to you i have seen all there work too as i have valeted all there vehicles regards ollie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tacha_maree Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 my bfs a sprayer he reacons if u have the shuts and under the bonnet etc done itll cost around £1500. depends where u go, u pay for what u get. theres a place near me that are really reasonable but its near brighton. mine cost me all of a hug and a kiss... and hours of helping to prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brutus Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 my bfs a sprayer he reacons if u have the shuts and under the bonnet etc done itll cost around £1500. :wow: on a cabby? that's scandalous.........i'd fit a full cossie kit as well for that price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Themarshall01 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I have been told elsehwere that £1500 is about the right price for a top notch job including bake, though I have been quoted £700 by one shop with no bake. Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tom Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 hmm....mixed opinions on resprays - my two-penneth, for what its worth I'm currently having a bumper sprayed and the wings/bonnet cut in and its costing approx £1000. Now a respray obviously won't involve any cutting in but you're looking at £2k if you prep it yourself. which frankly isn't worth doing unless you do it in the paint shop and have all the right tools to hand - you're far better paying someone to do it who will spend time on doing it properly. but therein hang another problem - finding someone who is concientious enough to make a proper job of it and, if its not right, is willing to strip it down and re-start it. but then i'm a perfectionist and i HATE orange peel. Also depends on the paint used, how many coats of lacquer (if any) you have on it, how many coats of paint and how good the prep is inbetween coats - this is perhaps the most important bit, as any orange peel will show up if the paint isn't flattened down between coats. its a nasty world, resprays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sjc Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 going for a bit by bit respray. just paid £180 for a bootlid and rs spoiler in radiant red 2 pack. i had stripped both and it was only the outside of the bootlid. same fella will do a bonnet for £150...just got to find one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cabbydaz Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 i sprayed my mk 4 cabby in pug gold met 5 litres on the bugger it only cost me £300 job lot BUT I DID IT ALL MYSELF LOLOLOLOLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steelcabby Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) i got quoted 1500 for my respray. but it will be done well for that price. flat and smooth that includes too new front wings as i hav two little bubbles on them and i hate rust so new new new, all the little dings taken care of, smoothed tram lines on the front and rear bumpers, all door shutters sprayed. maybe delock it. Edited December 31, 2007 by steelcabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catrick Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 well my next door neighbour is sprayer and i get it done for more or less the price of paint as i help him out with the mechanics cant get better than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escort Cabriolet Club Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I think the prices differ from area to area, there are a lot of spray shops around my way and nearly all of them quote £1200 baked, I found one that is £1350 with an 8 year warranty, not bad !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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