Cost of spraying front and rear bumpers - Pete

[early 911]

Pete (or anyone else , perhaps Berny).

How much did you pay to get your bumpers sprayed?

I've been quoted £376.50 . . . . with me taking the bumpers off (prefer to do this).

Would love to do the bonnet, but then I'd have to look at doing the front wings as well (red), so might leave as it.

Regards
Phil

 

[bones]

Sounds in the right ball park Phil. Last bumper repair was through my Insurance and the muppet who damaged my car paid. I can't remember the exact figure but to remove, repair, prep', paint and refit was over £600.00! [:-] When I had the rear bumper repaired , I removed that myself and the local guy who prepped and painted it charged £200. Not very much work was needed though, the biggest job was matching the paint, my Guards Red car now has a subtle 'Two-Tone Guards Red' finish, they should have just offered this paint scheme as a factory option then we wouldn't have to worry about a colour match which is usually impossible where old paint meets new. []
I've heard that only water-based paints will be allowed from next year, if this is so does that mean that classics will have to be laquered in future to protect these new paints? I much prefer a painted surface to polish.

 

[early 911]

Thanks Bones,

He's come back with another price to do the bonnet, 'blending in the wings' and the front bumper (but not the back bumper(s)). £540 + VAT.

If any one else knows about this laquer issue - i.e. might be better to do it this year. . . . please enlighten me.

Phil

 

[pete barrett]

Phil

I paid £600 including vat for the front and one rear bumper bare meatel.
i did the other rear two weeks later i think it cost £325 all in.

 

[Diver944]

European legislation forbids the selling of solvent based paint systems from the end of 2007. Existing stocks are allowed to be used until they run out so some bodyshops will be stockpiling. There will be exemptions for older and classic cars so hopefully your local bona fide 'restorer' will still be able to help out, but normal run of the mill bodyshops will not.

 

[sawood12]

Please correct me if i'm wrong but I thought it didn't matter one iota if a paint was a solvent based paint or a water based paint. The solvent or water is only the medium the actual paint is suspended in to allow application which then dries off to leave the paint behind, therefore assuming it's the same paint suspended in either the solvent based or water based suspension the end result is the same(??)

Also why wouldn't you want to apply a clear laquer? Surely the laquer will protect the paint finish from oxidation, dirt and grime. When polishing you will be polishing up the laquer layer to restore it's clarity and therefore unearthing the paint layer underneath (which should be perfect). I realise there is alot of misinformation bounded around about paint so it's difficult to know exactly what information to trust.

 

[bernard tester]

Hi Phill its difficult to quote with out seeing but from what I remember of you car it sounds about right, as you know I do all the paint on my cars but I dont have the time to do the paint on the bigger jobs nowadays.

 

[bones]

I'm not sure where you are coming from with your post as I thought the point was that water based paint were being legislated out next year whether we like it or not, it has nothing to do with the difference in finishes. To the eye of some people a polished paint finish is superior to a laquered finish, to others the laquered finish makes them happy, each to his own, as to the supposed extra protection afforded by a laquered finish, I've had both and I find just as many if not more stone chips on laquered finishes.

 

[912UK]

ALL body shops with the correct spray booths can spray classic cars past 2007 for another year. It just menas they have to do alot of paper work .

I was talking with my mate Alan on just this matter... if you miss the rush then pop over the France who listend to the EU new rule....stuck two fingers up at it.............don't you just love the French..that's where I am getting mine...