jameshub Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 i'm close to finishing the pref work, sanding every panel flat, filling holes etc etc...... the plan was to do the paint job myself but having never done it before i really dont want to ruin all my hard work + i would only be able to do the work using a roller rather than spary job, which is what i would prefer. anyone recommend someone who does a good job or any idea's on a rough cost to get it done, considering all painwork prepared? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 where are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just done the same, cost be around 3k in the end. thats including some prep. I stripped everything down to bare panels, then sent each panel off to be done... Mav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameshub Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 where are you? Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 bit far from all the guys i know then. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameshub Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 bit far from all the guys i know then. sorry. no problem, thanks for getting back to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 There are good resprays; there are cheap resprays; there are look-good-for-six-months-then-peel-off resprays. There are, to be brutally honest, no cheap resprays that look good after five years. A proper body-shop will look over your 'preparation' with a cynical and hawk-like eye - then probably want to re-do most of it ! They will probably expect you to sign some sort of 'disclaimer' against any reaction between their paint and the paint already on the car: after all, they don't know if their paint is going to react and blister horribly with the third-layer-down applied-with-a-broom emulsion-NATO-green, do they? Similarly, they should expect you to present the car with all trim/glass/lights/locks removed so they can do a proper masking-job. For a Land-Rover-sized vehicle I'd be expecting to pay at least £500 in materials. Plus a couple of days labour. And time in the low-bake oven. Say £1500 minimum. Plus VAT. --Tanuki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 i would disagree. i did a respray very cheaply in my own garage about 5 years ago. looks as good today as it did then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameshub Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 There are good resprays; there are cheap resprays; there are look-good-for-six-months-then-peel-off resprays.There are, to be brutally honest, no cheap resprays that look good after five years. A proper body-shop will look over your 'preparation' with a cynical and hawk-like eye - then probably want to re-do most of it ! They will probably expect you to sign some sort of 'disclaimer' against any reaction between their paint and the paint already on the car: after all, they don't know if their paint is going to react and blister horribly with the third-layer-down applied-with-a-broom emulsion-NATO-green, do they? Similarly, they should expect you to present the car with all trim/glass/lights/locks removed so they can do a proper masking-job. For a Land-Rover-sized vehicle I'd be expecting to pay at least £500 in materials. Plus a couple of days labour. And time in the low-bake oven. Say £1500 minimum. Plus VAT. --Tanuki. I am taking most of the paint off due to camo finish causing ripples etc which would show clealy on respray, so nothing for their paint to react to... i think i will do it the old fashioned way and use a roller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If you get a decent thickness of paint over a well prepared surface, then brush strokes or roller patterns can be polished out, unless you use metallic, but who would do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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