Ridiculous cost of TVR flip paint. Any ideas anybody?
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Just put my car in for a bit of a spray to certain parts and the paint shop, having phoned around, have said the paint is going to cost £450 per litre! It's a flip paint. He said he can't quite believe that price as he usually pays in the region of £60 per litre for paint.
Does anybody have any ideas on where to source these paints that might be cheaper? This quote was from Custom Paints.
Does anybody have any ideas on where to source these paints that might be cheaper? This quote was from Custom Paints.
frontfloater said:
That price appears reasonable. Shortly after the first Tuscan "chameleon" paint cars went on sale, I remember reading that it cost £600 per liter - and that must be over 20 years ago.
Someone somewhere may be making a cheap version ; but will it match properly, or last properly? Is that really what you want on your pride and joy?
I'm not actual seeing any competition for price unfortunately. It seems to be Custom Paints or nobody. Someone somewhere may be making a cheap version ; but will it match properly, or last properly? Is that really what you want on your pride and joy?
Byker28i said:
Seems reasonable to me. I paid £400 or £500 a litre quite a few years ago for Rosso Pearl when I had the cerbera resprayed.
So you think that £450 represents the true cost of manufacture plus a reasonable percentage mark up for profit rather than a ransom from one company who know you can't go anywhere else and have no choice but to pay whatever they ask for?Personally, I think the price is ridiculous but I suspect I'm going to have to pay it.
Even the paintshop I went to for a quote for the job were a little perplexed.
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