Paintwork cost

Wack61

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On another forum I'm on a member backed his car into a skip, he's had it repaired , he bought a 2nd hand light for £100 but the surround was a different colour so they painted it to match as well as doing the bodywork

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Wack61

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It was £350 , paint and all labour , he supplied the light

I asked him if he had a time machine that went back to 1974 , it's on southern Irish plates so I'm guessing that's where he got it fixed.

My sister has a Nissan qashqai , she knocked th handbrake off and It rolled into a wall putting a big crack in the bumper and a dent as big as that in the tailgate

She took it to a guy that used to do smart repairs but has set up his own body shop , when she got it back you couldn't tell it'd been done , that was £400.

Makes you think doesn't it, we're conditioned to thinking that bodywork is thousands because that's what they've got away with charging but find somebody with the skill who charges a decent rate and the results can be as good
 
conaero

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Having the GS bonnet and wing tops done, me removing the headlights, £250 cash.

He did the front bumper, perfect for £200.
 
conaero

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The cost is in removing and refitting the bumper, it can take a day to remove it and a day to refit it.

I do the donkey work so I just pay for the painting.

When painting the bonnet, you have to colour the wing tops then laquer the whole wing.
 
D Walker

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Conaero said:
The cost is in removing and refitting the bumper, it can take a day to remove it and a day to refit it.

I do the donkey work so I just pay for the painting.

When painting the bonnet, you have to colour the wing tops then laquer the whole wing.
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So practically a front end re spray,
Thanks for offering to do the donkey work but I would do the decent thing and pay for the painting!!!!
 
Wack61

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I've asked the guy who did it in case it was of use to anyone because that's a top repair for £350

the repair was done in RS Autobody in Pennyburn Pass in Derry.
 
Wack61

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Now I've bought a 4200 in need of some paintwork I'm wishing this guy was nearer, though a friend has recommended a body shop in Bolton so I'll be taking it over next week for the bad news
 
Wack61

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Go on, how much

I'm taking it over to get an idea of how successful a job I can expect, it's NS door , both rear wings and probably the roof as there's some bubbling on the rear window seal on both sides

What I don't want to end up with is attractively finished in 6 shades of silver
 
Steve GS

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Had my car resprayed at a grand total of 6k. I thought this was a bit pricy. But I never paid the cost.
 
AndyG

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It's not to bad if you can do the strip and rebuild, however beware it took me about 40hrs of graft to strip and rebuild and I still need to sort out some of the bright work and seals
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Had some more paint work done here recently

Dented wing (fair sized dent/scrape)
Dented door (dented about 40cmx40cm)
Pull both out and fill
Respray/blend in (metallic black/blue)

£280, very good job

On my Bmw m3
 
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