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Bakes
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20th Apr 11 at 22:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a price from 2 bodyshops today to have a set of post 97 bumpers sprayed White with gloss black tops and gloss back arches... Quoted £500! Plus if I wanted the rust sorting on my bonnet another £200! A bit excessive I thought!? Anyone else?
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20th Apr 11 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah woul be looking to pay £250 odd if there off the car aready
Matty SRi
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20th Apr 11 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Considered doing it yourself?
Bakes
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20th Apr 11 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not really man. Want a nice job doin. Got an irmscher splitter too. I'll make an arse of it.
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20th Apr 11 at 22:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just remember you get what you pay for.

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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20th Apr 11 at 23:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sounds about right, arches are around £50 each. I would buy a compressor (if you dont already have one) and do it yourself. Bigger things like rust, get an expert but just spraying arches and bumpers you can do yourself
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Originally posted by Tomnova16
Just remember you get what you pay for.


I've never really agreed with that comment when it comes to painting cars. Theres only 2 ways of doing the job regardless of cost IMO, the right way or the wrong way.

[Edited on 20-04-2011 by big eck]
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But you can still do a crap job the right way! You genrally do get what you pay for.

You will be paying that as it will be in the booth double the amount of time and baking twice. A bake cycle can be around £15 a time and decent paint isn't cheap so it all adds up.

As a private job I would do your bumpers for around £300. So a bodyshop price is about right.
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£500 sounds pretty spot on tbh, and you do get what you pay for!
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Hello bakes m8, welcome to CS
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quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
Just remember you get what you pay for.


I've never really agreed with that comment when it comes to painting cars. Theres only 2 ways of doing the job regardless of cost IMO, the right way or the wrong way.

[Edited on 20-04-2011 by big eck]


I very much dissagree, the preperation is key with bodywork any monkey can mix up some paint and activator, scotch up a panel and point the gun at it.
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Thanks for the welcome Steve! Thanks everyone else for the comments. I can't wait to get it done. Hopefully be ready for PVS!
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21st Apr 11 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by big eck
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
Just remember you get what you pay for.


I've never really agreed with that comment when it comes to painting cars. Theres only 2 ways of doing the job regardless of cost IMO, the right way or the wrong way.

[Edited on 20-04-2011 by big eck]


I very much dissagree, the preperation is key with bodywork any monkey can mix up some paint and activator, scotch up a panel and point the gun at it.


I class painting a car the whole process not just the painting itself.

If I went to a place and they quoted me £300 for a job and then quoted someone else £500 for the exact same work from the sme guy then does that mean mine will turn out worse???
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You might be paying for the same "Job" but you are paying one person £200 more towards them giving a shit

 
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