Best company for a full respray?

[zed4]

T40ORA said:

Any good places along the South Coast?

My brother and I both used Nuffield Accident Repair Centre in Poole. They were very reasonably priced and did a really good job. They rubbed down a lot of flaking paint from a terrible previous paint job done years ago by some unknown body shop. Then painted the front bumper, bonnet and wings and blended them in. It was a metallic silver BMW Z4 and I couldn't see the blend at all. It was a really very good job.

He also painted my brother's Coral Blue VX220 and did a great job.

Ok, so they're not one of the big TVR specialists, but he's a very good paint sprayer and he doesn't quote over the odds.

Failing that, GT Paintworks in Lymington are supposed to be good, but I've never used them.

[anonymous-user]

Zippee said:

Do not under any circumstances take your car to the shysters in Bishops Stortford that have a name similar to that of an old England goalkeeper....

My car is going back to them to rectify work that was not done to my satisfaction .

[T40ORA]

zed4 said:

My brother and I both used Nuffield Accident Repair Centre in Poole. They were very reasonably priced and did a really good job. They rubbed down a lot of flaking paint from a terrible previous paint job done years ago by some unknown body shop. Then painted the front bumper, bonnet and wings and blended them in. It was a metallic silver BMW Z4 and I couldn't see the blend at all. It was a really very good job.

He also painted my brother's Coral Blue VX220 and did a great job.

Ok, so they're not one of the big TVR specialists, but he's a very good paint sprayer and he doesn't quote over the odds.

Failing that, GT Paintworks in Lymington are supposed to be good, but I've never used them.

I don't mind someone not known in the TVR world as long as they are good. They need to be able to sort out the quirkiness of the TVR construction to take it apart and put it back together again!

[alex_gray255]

anonymous said:

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Didn't have a problem with them doing one of my cars - not the TVR though...

[alex_gray255]

Pursyluv said:

ninetynine said:

Brendan at concept performance lots of TVR experience

Plus he's innovative too

+1 Done mine, Don's, John's and others I could mention.

Not had any issues with the work he did for me.

[tvrtuscans]

julianc said:

V8 GRF said:

The Surveyor said:

The 'best' as far as reputation go is 'surface & design' over in Blackpool. All the work I've seen from them is better than the original factory job, which is slightly ironic given that they are the ex-factory painters and work out of the old TVR factory.

Certainly would suggest that they are the first you speak too.

Paul

+1

+2. You asked for the best, you got the answer here. As with many things, you get what you pay for!

+3

[Byker28i]

alex_gray255 said:

anonymous said:

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Didn't have a problem with them doing one of my cars - not the TVR though...

To do a proper full respray the car has to be stripped painted and reassembled. I'd rather pay someone who knows the cars inside out.

[Zippee]

Byker28i said:

alex_gray255 said:

anonymous said:

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Didn't have a problem with them doing one of my cars - not the TVR though...

To do a proper full respray the car has to be stripped painted and reassembled. I'd rather pay someone who knows the cars inside out.

Remember they are supposed to be a tvr specialist though. They started off with them back in the 80s so there's no excuse really for the dire quality of work they send out.

[macdeb]

[JulianHJ]

[alex_gray255]

Been having a debate with another specialist recently about getting
TVR resprays/rebuilds "perfect" and you would be surprised about how
tricky it can be given that they are plastic and not metal cars.

[Number 7]

alex_gray255 said:

Been having a debate with another specialist recently about getting
TVR resprays/rebuilds "perfect" and you would be surprised about how
tricky it can be given that they are plastic and not metal cars.

You'd think that a TVR specialist would know how to prep and paint a car (unless they're not the specialist they claim to be). Sadly, my own experience is just the opposite with a TVR bodywork and paint specialist - and I don't mean concours either, just a decent standard where you cant see the repair from 5 feet away.

[anonymous-user]

Castle TVR did a good job on mine many years ago, when it had a small rear end knock.

[Jasper Gilder]

Don't decide until you've had a look at thwe work Adrian does at Central Sports Cars ( or Central TVR) as it's very good

[shorts!]

I'm with Jasper on this one. I don't live anywhere near them (and nor does he!) but I too would make the journey to Stourbridge for any major paint work.

[m4tti]

Zippee said:

Remember they are supposed to be a tvr specialist though. They started off with them back in the 80s so there's no excuse really for the dire quality of work they send out.

Their website comes across as "we specialize in all makes"..

[Byker28i]

I'm still majoring towards taking the car home later this year, with the idea of having the hessian sacking taken off the roof lining and a couple of other trim bits done at the same time.

[FER4L]

I didn't have it done but my 350 was painted by S&D (including a de-ripple finish) and it's as good as I've seen on a fibreglass car. The invoice is in the file and it wasn't at all dear for the quality. I've heard good things of Sportmotive too

Cheers

Matt

[ptholt]

I welcome anyone to come and view the front end respray I had done at Central earlier this year beforehand tbh then decide.

[ShiDevil]

Richtvr on the forum has a place near TVR Power and did my front end. Great job, nice chap too.