Good price for spray work?

[AlexGSi2000]

Took the car to a reputable bodyshop on friday.

Was hoping to get a full spray (minus the roof and bonnet-they had already been done by the previous owner), I was qoted £2,500, which was way past my budget.

So he looked at doing the bits I needed doing, which is the one side, the rear quater on the nearside is really badly faded (due to the lack of uv inhibiters in the lacquer).
Hes going to spray the whole nearside and the front bumper.
The arches have given way at the back (due to someone not treating the arches after rolling them).

So im going to be getting a nearside spray, both rear arches sorted & a machine polish all round for £900.

What prices have other people paid?

 

[Mat]

machine polish by a sprayer??? or machine polish by a detailer?

 

[beezertart]

my guess is with it being yellow if it's anything like the kiwi,you haven't got a hope in hell of getting an exact match on all the panels seems a fair bit of money though for that but i know not a lot really

 

[lm_gauci]

I got quoted £1900 for mine and i thought that was alot. paying £2500, lol.

 

[CupraSport]

No idea how much these cost but after my recent experience, get some one who is recommended, etc and if the price is a little too high save up the pennies. My car only needed a new rear bumper after I got shunted at some traffic lights but 6 visits later and a 7th tomorrow and still they have not got the finish right.... In addition they have not looked after the car correctly I have paint on the stearing wheel, damage to a rear light cluster, scuffed alloy and chipped pain grrrr

I have a number of a guy in Bolton who sprays show cars and the like, he did my mates Del Sol CRX year back and was a pukka finish.

 

[cuprachrissy]

my car recently whent into a friends bodshop, getting my front bumper, two front wings and both sides sprayed with all dents removed for £500, liam (lm gauci) give me a shout and ill ask him to give you a quote cos you live near by.
alex i think the only problem you are going to have is its onvi yellow, extremely hard to colour match due to fading etc, just save up n get a full respray, i would.

 

[rogers]

a awesome bodyshop not far from me charge 100quid a panel,

i wouldnt have idvidual panals painted your car will be like patchwork! the colour will be completley different

 

[greg.w]

save and get a full respray defo.got anyone in the family who could do it?or a mate?thatll help alot

 

[turboboy]

getting mine done for 800 quid! bet that make you sick!

 

[gregorcupra]

Shop around mate. I had a full respray with colour change and wheel refurb for £1100.

Pics in readers rides.

 

[rogers]

you have to find someone that is cheap but also good you dont want a full respray thats done quickly becuause you can tell

would you buy a car with overspray on rubbers etc normally mean there hiding sumthing, the cost spiral when you start removing bonded windows etc

 

[cupraRgstar]

I'm thinking of getting my ovni cupra sprayed as after getting one side sprayed after

someone fecked my door, its now like a patchwork quilt. Anyhow, the missus' friends

boyfriend is a sprayer and he quoted me £600 for the full car! He did say did i want the

door checks done? dont know what they are so if anyone could shed any light qould be

magic!

 

[rogers]

did he mean the door shuts? there the parts on the inside of the door

 

[cupraRgstar]

thats what i was thinking! suppose you should really get them done even though you dont see them.

 

[rogers]

but al depends if they have faded, doubt they have that much, as its from the sun and there not really exposed!

 

[cupraRgstar]

thought it was a good price though. paintwork really lets the car down, wish it was black lol

 

[rogers]

dont think so, wish mine was red, or blue as black is a nightmare to keep clean and shows all the marks

 

[R 20vt J]

I got my engine bay done matt black, My roof, lights, rubstrips and spoiler done dark grey and the rest of the car done white. Took the windows all out and everything a body shop does, guys done a great job and it was just over 1k.

 

[cuprachrissy]

I got my engine bay done matt black, My roof, lights, rubstrips and spoiler done dark grey and the rest of the car done white. Took the windows all out and everything a body shop does, guys done a great job and it was just over 1k.

you said in your readers ride it was 750? you telling porkies?!

 

[lm_gauci]

you said in your readers ride it was 750? you telling porkies?!