respray
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SteveSJS
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Depends what part of the country, your powers of negotiation and how good or thorough a job your expecting!
Down in my part of the world (Cornwall) I have a very good privately-owned, body shop that does my odds and sods for me. He recently resprayed a 911 - this to his standard meant all trim off, all glass out etc etc. In other words a very professional job and I believe he charged itro of £2.5k. The finish was equal to any standards I have ever seen. Further up country might have doubled that price.
At one stage he did a lot of work on a 924 of mine and the roof, bonnet, front wings and doors set me back about a grand.
On a 924 you might even find that the cost of the paint job will be more than the car is worth!
If the job is cheap i.e. what I believe in the trade is known as a 'blow-over' then sell it quite quickly before the problems start to appear!!
Apologies if that's not what you hoped to hear!
SteveS
Down in my part of the world (Cornwall) I have a very good privately-owned, body shop that does my odds and sods for me. He recently resprayed a 911 - this to his standard meant all trim off, all glass out etc etc. In other words a very professional job and I believe he charged itro of £2.5k. The finish was equal to any standards I have ever seen. Further up country might have doubled that price.
At one stage he did a lot of work on a 924 of mine and the roof, bonnet, front wings and doors set me back about a grand.
On a 924 you might even find that the cost of the paint job will be more than the car is worth!
If the job is cheap i.e. what I believe in the trade is known as a 'blow-over' then sell it quite quickly before the problems start to appear!!
Apologies if that's not what you hoped to hear!
SteveS
sawood12
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I agree with Steve. I would budget at least £2k because with anything like this they are bound to find something along the way that you were not expecting like a little bit of welding here and there, signs of rust in some nook or cranny that should really be sorted out, also it's a good time to replace alot of the trim and seals that are removed that might be getting tired at this stage so it's not a job for the faint hearted. You can reduce some expense though by stripping the car of all it's trim yourself and delivering the car ready to go to the paint shop then putting it all back together agian once the car has been sprayed. But you will still be knocking on the door of the high £1k's so it's not a major saving and is alot of work for you. Also you can always try your luck and offer the pay cash and avoid VAT which would be a considerable saving as 80% of these jobs are labour.
The fact that the job might cost more than the car is worth is not neccessarily a reason not to do it because who doesn't spend more on their classic Porsches than what they are worth over the time they own it - these things are not financial investments!! If you're going to keep the car for the forseeable future and you can spare the cash to get a proper job done then go for it as the enjoyment and satisfaction you will get for years to come is easily worth it IMHO. But just have in the back of your mind another £2k or so for that engine and transmission rebuild you will want next.
The fact that the job might cost more than the car is worth is not neccessarily a reason not to do it because who doesn't spend more on their classic Porsches than what they are worth over the time they own it - these things are not financial investments!! If you're going to keep the car for the forseeable future and you can spare the cash to get a proper job done then go for it as the enjoyment and satisfaction you will get for years to come is easily worth it IMHO. But just have in the back of your mind another £2k or so for that engine and transmission rebuild you will want next.
danmason
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Mine cost about £1850, which included work to remove in the region of 150 imperfections in the bodywork surface (tiny dents) along with some more major work to the front end. (new bumper, badge panel etc.). 3 years later it still looks immaculate - and arguably it wasn't a waste of money because my Agreed Valuation went up by £1500.
As much as i love my little car i recently decided to re-spray it, but was soon put off the idea when quotes came rolling in. To be fair the current prices of 924's isnt that much and if you think about a 2grand re-spray is it really worth it.. (Please dont shot me for saying that). I decided to bite the bullet by re-spraying the car myself, im no exspert, and to be fair it's the first car i have ever fully re-sprayed, all in all it cost about £390, this included a new gun, compressor and the 5 litres of paint used. In fact i even re-sprayed my little brother's mini with the spare 1 litre i had left. It did take up time though, and only having a small garage, constant cleans of the environment to where needed too, to remove overspray-- but great fun [
]. Not sure if this helps but it's the alternative which I have tryed and im very pleased with the outcome, alittle more t-cutting in one or two areas to finish, but much better than it was..
Marc
]. Not sure if this helps but it's the alternative which I have tryed and im very pleased with the outcome, alittle more t-cutting in one or two areas to finish, but much better than it was..Marc
danmason
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With reference to Scott's comments above, and my own £3000 agreed valuation (£1500 of which was thanks to the respray), it definitely can be worth it, but then I would never trust myself to respray a Porsche (just the thought of stripping it down is enough to make me blench) and in truth I could never have come close to the colour match obtained by the paintshop (though they could have mixed some for me to a very similar level I'd imagine). And metallic paint...
Having said all that, I'm planning on going with Marc's method for my Beetle when I finally get to that point of the restoration - should be good practice and lots of fun, but I seriously doubt I could challenge the work of the paintshop in quality or 'head-turning' terms.
Having said all that, I'm planning on going with Marc's method for my Beetle when I finally get to that point of the restoration - should be good practice and lots of fun, but I seriously doubt I could challenge the work of the paintshop in quality or 'head-turning' terms.
once you get past the Porsche bit, e.g. oh my god hes gone mad, striping back and trying to re-spray that on his own.
Again don't shot me for say it, but its just a car, ok a car which i love dearly, as i guess you guys do as well, but never the less a car, and to be fair a can't really afford or justify 2k for a re-spray.
Again don't shot me for say it, but its just a car, ok a car which i love dearly, as i guess you guys do as well, but never the less a car, and to be fair a can't really afford or justify 2k for a re-spray.
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