Full respray for £399 - Too good to be true?

[DUMBO100]

He's local to me and seems to be competing with all the vinyl wrap places that are around now, I'll report back with any info

[Troubleatmill]

ferrariF50lover said:

Are you lot sure? There are new cars, brand spanking new cars, fabricated from scratch in far flung places and shipped direct to your local dealership, inclusive of tax and other charges, for sale in the UK today for, what, seven grand.

There are people here claiming that 70% the cost of a new car is paint, which, when R&D runs into the tens or hundreds of millions, is patently not true.

What's the craic?

Hmm...You haven't bought some new parts recently have you?
Just try and cost 4 tyres, brakes pads, discs, suspension, radiatior, headlights, tail lights, and interior trim to get removed and fitted.

What's the total? I'll wager it is much more than you initially thought.

[SteveS Cup]

V8RX7 said:

TooLateForAName said:

I suspect that the fact that they plastidip cars may be related.

That would make sense - price wise but their website seems clear:

"We offer a colour change permanent paint respray for only £399"

I guarantee its plasti dip - liquid wrap as they call it.

[Ozzie Osmond]

jonah35 said:

May be ok.

Great advice there, mate.

[Troubleatmill]

More chance of the Pope winning Rabbi of the Year than this coming out favourably for the OP.

[73mark]

Patrick Bateman said:

I suspect 'you get what you pay for' holds true here.

^this^ can you image what kind of finished job you'd get

[JimmyConwayNW]

Anyone fancy chipping in on a banger and having it painted? It must be hilarious to see the full respray result.

[TheEnd]

ferrariF50lover said:

Are you lot sure? There are new cars, brand spanking new cars, fabricated from scratch in far flung places and shipped direct to your local dealership, inclusive of tax and other charges, for sale in the UK today for, what, seven grand.

There are people here claiming that 70% the cost of a new car is paint, which, when R&D runs into the tens or hundreds of millions, is patently not true.

What's the craic?

It's a lot cheaper for a machine to paint a mint bodyshell than to get a person to sand a car down, clean it up, fix any issues and then paint it all, using small batches of paint.

[JimmyConwayNW]

Anyone fancy chipping in on a banger and having it painted? It must be hilarious to see the full respray result.

[doodlebug]

V8RX7 said:

Any full respray under £1000 is highly unlikely to be a satisfactory job - many over £1000 are poor.

Materials alone for modern metallic paints are around £250.

Which leaves one day hour to prep and spray it.

FTFY

[Kentish]

My little MGB is costing me £2.5k so I would be surprised if a £400 respray on any size of car would be attractive to the beholder.

[sparks_E39]

I'm paying circa £800 to have the bumpers bonnet and boot sprayed on my 5 Series and that's cheap. So no I don't believe that it can be done to a satisfactory standard for that little.

[SteveS Cup]

Everyone is forgetting that there is zero prep work when plasti-dipping. There's no rubbing down, no stripping down / removing bumpers etc.

Maybe £100 in rattle cans and half a days work - the matte finishes aren't too bad. But you obviously get what you pay for.

[Junglehop]

Run a mile

[Troubleatmill]

It may look nice for about 4 days.

Some scrote will pick his nose - and wipe it on the car -lifting up all the plasticote with it.

Imagine what a small stone at motorway speed will do.

[stropley]

Econospray website said:

We will also undertake minor body repairs eg: car park dings, etc as part of the respray & included in this price (Please ask for details).

That's jolly nice of them, doesn't smell fishy at all.

[Major Fallout]

Troubleatmill said:

It may look nice for about 4 days.

Some scrote will pick his nose - and wipe it on the car -lifting up all the plasticote with it.

Imagine what a small stone at motorway speed will do.

It's been on my tvr for 2 years now without a problem.

[marshalla]

Could be the same firm, with a more honest description of how they do it : http://www.yell.com/biz/permiwrap-ltd-glasgow-7767...

(address is only a couple of units away and the registered address of Permiwrap Ltd. is the operating address for Econospray Ltd.)

[V8RX7]

marshalla said:

Could be the same firm, with a more honest description of how they do it : http://www.yell.com/biz/permiwrap-ltd-glasgow-7767...

(address is only a couple of units away and the registered address of Permiwrap Ltd. is the operating address for Econospray Ltd.)

Their website lists both services:

Respray Your Car
Any Car, Any Colour,From a Mini To A Range Rover
Includes Small Vans eg: Transit Connect, Astra Van, Combo,
We offer a colour change permanent paint respray for only £399.


Liquid Wrapping is the new & cost effective way to improve the looks of your car. Based in Glasgow we can liquid wrap your car with our Plastidip products not only improving the looks of your vehicle but protecting the existing paintwork as well.
From only £349 & take advantage of our free wheel colour change with every full wrap.

[identity_crisis]

They will be using plastidip for both. You can buy a primer that you lay on first which makes the plastidip permanent.