Costs for whole car "blow over" respray

[AdvanceRoadcraft]

Anybody else old enough to remember wassisname (something like Earl Scheid, I think?) who used to advertise in the Mart with the headline, "I paint any car for £29.99"?

[cjb1]

AdvanceRoadcraft said:

Anybody else old enough to remember wassisname (something like Earl Scheid, I think?) who used to advertise in the Mart with the headline, "I paint any car for £29.99"?

Nope obviously only you are that old?;)

[AdvanceRoadcraft]

cjb1 said:

Nope obviously only you are that old?;)

Fair point! It was in the 60s - and so am I.

Best, B

[Mr2Mike]

AdvanceRoadcraft said:

Anybody else old enough to remember wassisname (something like Earl Scheid, I think?) who used to advertise in the Mart with the headline, "I paint any car for £29.99"?

Earl Scheib

[carreauchompeur]

I see this thread has been resurrected!

Managed in the end to find a fairly idle bodyshop so I had the bonnet, boot and front wings resprayed, as well as a general "touch up" on a couple of other minor spots- Bottom of one of the doors and the rear slam panel. They also sorted out all of the trolley dings, etc I'd been meaning to look at. They sorted a pin dent on the bonnet and the stone chipping was very bad so it required lots of prep. Manager reckons they booked 30hrs on it!

£480 all in. I'm pleased...







Of course, now I start thinking "Hmm, that front bumper needs doing..." Soon!

[McSam]

Looks gorgeous.. Nice work, and thanks for coming back to update us!

[AdvanceRoadcraft]

Mr2Mike said:

Earl Scheib

Thanks for that reference - really took me back in a time warp! What amazed me is that after all these years - and many reorganizations - it's still going.

Thanks again, B

[cjb1]

AdvanceRoadcraft said:

cjb1 said:

Nope obviously only you are that old?;)

Fair point! It was in the 60s - and so am I.

Best, B

60 is the new 30 I believe. I'll be honest, I'm less than half a decade off completing my 6th. Still don't remember Earl Schieb though.

[V8RX7]

In case anyone wants an idea of timescales involved.

My Dad currently has a good body man working for him full time.

He can take a basket case classic weld it, beat it and fill it then spray it and re glaze inside 10 working days.

Reasonable quality blow over (not removing glass) but filler etc less than 3 days.

[Upatdawn]

kayzee said:

Jeez... I got a whole car respray, with bumper repairs and in a different colour for £550. Make sure you shop around!

where? i can travel...lol

[StottyEvo]

Upatdawn said:

kayzee said:

Jeez... I got a whole car respray, with bumper repairs and in a different colour for £550. Make sure you shop around!

where? i can travel...lol

A friend of mine goes to Doncaster to get his car sprayed, he paid a similar price.

The paint quality is shocking, he thinks its ok though.

£1500 for a proper blow over of decent quality.