mikeyde 1 Posted February 27, 2007 Just picked up my new toy and its needing it laquer problems fixed (bonnet and roof) Just wondering how much i should be looking to pay, ive had a range of quotes and dont know whos dodgy or ripping me off! The paint/thinners came with the car so would this reduce the cost if i gave it to the sprayer?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,629 Posted March 8, 2007 I know my boss got his Dragon Green VR6's bonnet sprayed for £100 all in, so about £100 per panel seeing as its not too dissimilar a size? maybe less if you have the paint, but have you got enough? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alastairh 47 Posted March 8, 2007 Yeah around £200-300 Loads of factors to consider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildCards 0 Posted March 8, 2007 You need it blending in for a pukka job, which obviously increases the costs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BERTMAN 40 1 Cars Posted March 8, 2007 i got quoted about £200-300 (cant remember exactly) for rear 1/4 + front panel + engine bay respray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paintguy 0 Posted March 8, 2007 A lot depends on how far you want to go with it, or how much money you're prepared to pay. If you want just the bonnet and the roof doing, then £100 a panel is reasonable, since there's not too much prep work involved. However, depending on the colour, you may have a problem getting a 100% match between the bonnet and the wings, so the best option would be to blend the paint over the wing tops (£50-£60 extra) There are also no natural panel edges on the roof to spray up to. This means the 'paint' would have to be faded out somewhere near the top of the C pillar. This is perfectly acheivable, but is always a bit of a bodge in the long term. You are left with what we call an open blend, where the paint stops in the middle of a panel. Although it may be invisible at the time of painting, once the car has weathered for 6 months or so, the edge may become noticable. Even more so if you ever use any sort of abrasive polish on the car (T cut etc etc). The 'proper' way around this would be to 'paint' all the way to the bottom of the rear quarters (or at least to the swage line behind the side mouldings), so that you have no open blends. By the time you've done all that, you've nearly painted the entire car! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
