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Rich H

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13th Jun 13 at 15:48

baza so aside to using poor quality materials, labour rates must either be minimum wage or lots of corners cut to keep time down resulting in a shocking job if you can get full resprays for that sort of money. Can guarantee it will go back to the same old story of different peoples definition of 'mint' / 'decent' etc too.

taylorboosh

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13th Jun 13 at 16:18

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
I had a bumper painted for £80.

To me, it was a perfect job. No runs, shiny, glass like mirror finish, done off the car etc. But im no bodyshop guru so i don't know what defies a good job to a bad job.

Think the universal rating is if john likes it

taylorboosh

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13th Jun 13 at 16:18

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
baza so aside to using poor quality materials, labour rates must either be minimum wage or lots of corners cut to keep time down resulting in a shocking job if you can get full resprays for that sort of money. Can guarantee it will go back to the same old story of different peoples definition of 'mint' / 'decent' etc too.

My evo is getting done at a main dealer tbh so thats not a given

big eck

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13th Jun 13 at 17:27

Just got a phone call with my 2nd quote, £840

Ben G

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13th Jun 13 at 17:38

I think the more expensive the vehicle, the more expensive the quote will be.

ask for the same quote on a poverty spec focus and I guarantee it'll be cheaper than a poverty spec 1 series (assume material costs are the same).

Graeme

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13th Jun 13 at 17:46

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
I think the more expensive the vehicle, the more expensive the quote will be.

ask for the same quote on a poverty spec focus and I guarantee it'll be cheaper than a poverty spec 1 series (assume material costs are the same).

Wouldn't really say that. If its a high end car then yes but a focus 1.4 Zetec is the same as a RS to us. Exactly the same process.

And a full respray for £800.

got a bargain of a quality job there. A full respray with decent products is about £400-£500 of materials.

CorsaCharles93

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13th Jun 13 at 17:49

I payed £580 for bonnet both doors rear boot and both front wings plus the boot was rusted at the back and both doors had scabs of rust of the lower bit at rainbow Resprays in Norfolk done a mint job and had the car buy next morning

Generation

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13th Jun 13 at 18:41

Work from Lemass, taken on an iPhone in natural light.

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Rich H

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13th Jun 13 at 20:01

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
baza so aside to using poor quality materials, labour rates must either be minimum wage or lots of corners cut to keep time down resulting in a shocking job if you can get full resprays for that sort of money. Can guarantee it will go back to the same old story of different peoples definition of 'mint' / 'decent' etc too.

My evo is getting done at a main dealer tbh so thats not a given

TBH based on the main dealer work I see down here on various marques, I'd say I'm pretty likely to be right! One particular dealer has essentially blacklisted me now due to me rejecting several cars on behalf of clients that have had paintwork done by them

AndyCorsaSport

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13th Jun 13 at 21:19

Main dealers are worse IMO. They don't give a shit about you. Where as where I work (family run business) will always look after people.

Kyle T

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13th Jun 13 at 21:25

I've learned that everybody has a decent opinion of "mint" when it comes to paintwork! I see cars on forums bought and described as "tidy" which look dog rough to me, same goes for repair jobs.

I would love to see an 800quid respray.

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Generation

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13th Jun 13 at 21:27

Very true^

Mint but rust in usual places is a favourite of mine.

big eck

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13th Jun 13 at 21:44

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Main dealers are worse IMO. They don't give a shit about you. Where as where I work (family run business) will always look after people.

How much would charge for the work I want done???

Jambo

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14th Jun 13 at 06:16

My respray was "cheap" and was well over double that of an £800 respray

I dread to think what an £800 paint job would be like.

taylorboosh

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14th Jun 13 at 06:28

quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Main dealers are worse IMO. They don't give a shit about you. Where as where I work (family run business) will always look after people.

You say that but they really cant just churn out any old shite

Nath

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14th Jun 13 at 07:17

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
My respray was "cheap" and was well over double that of an £800 respray

I dread to think what an £800 paint job would be like.

Briwliant mate briwliant, Baza's mate will sort you wight out:

baza31

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14th Jun 13 at 07:51

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
My respray was "cheap" and was well over double that of an £800 respray

I dread to think what an £800 paint job would be like.

well over double? then it wasnt cheap was it ? where i take mine he is always busy . Can people not get their head around the fact its down to the skill of the painter not the price or hours on the job . You could give a shit painter all the best materials and time in the world and it will still be a shit job . Too many people making out like its a hard job

Jambo

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14th Jun 13 at 09:15

Takes 5 minutes mate?

It was cheap, a "proper" job would have been double what I paid.

Nath

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14th Jun 13 at 09:32

baza lives on a different planet I'm sure

Jambo

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14th Jun 13 at 09:55

the painting bit is like only one small part of it also.

Id be more worried about the prepwork going in to it.

3CorsaMeal

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14th Jun 13 at 10:20

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
My respray was "cheap" and was well over double that of an £800 respray

I dread to think what an £800 paint job would be like.

There is a sign on my way home near the army barracks and it says "respray your car from £300"

Its outside a normal house and think he does them on his drive under an argos tent

Gary

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14th Jun 13 at 10:31

quote:
Originally posted by Nath
baza lives on a different planet I'm sure

Things are generally cheaper up here to be fair

Scotty_B

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14th Jun 13 at 10:33

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
I had a bumper painted for £80.

To me, it was a perfect job. No runs, shiny, glass like mirror finish, done off the car etc. But im no bodyshop guru so i don't know what defies a good job to a bad job.

I had a spoiler painted for £70 and the finish is better than the rest of the car.

Corsa_Sport21

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14th Jun 13 at 11:14

I also think location plays the biggest part in the price differences between good paint jobs.

baza31

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14th Jun 13 at 12:36

I live in real world. , Jambo so a "proper job " would be well over £3200 ? Fuck me I bet they rub their hands see you walk in.

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