Touching up bodywork and respraying S3

[iolo]

Any recommendations and ideas on prices to do this to get my S3 back to its deserved state of driving..?

[Kentish]

Go for one who have good experience with GRP, especially if you have any crazing since there is a bit of an art to grinding out these areas and re-filling with GRP resin.

I have seen and heard of body shops who don't have much experience with GRP just grinding the areas and filling with surface filler and resprayng it, this just fills the crack with a thin filler that won't bond properly (long term) to the GRP and will crack again.

And, welcome to the forum

[iolo]

Thanks, Kentish - any actual recommendations ?

[Kentish]

I don't really know of anyone locally to you or to me.

Can anyone else think of a good bodyshop in/around the London area?

There must be loads but the key is finding a good one who knows how to work properly with GRP.

[spivvy]

not london ,but know an excellent one in the midlands
sorry

[iolo]

I'm more than happy to travel on recommendation - what's the one in the Midlands, Spivvy?

[spivvy]

the place is

www.option1sportscars.co.uk/

if you look in bodyshop that is my car being done

also more pictures on

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.bolards/tvr/html/the_repair_process.html

[woody]

spivvy said:

the place is www.option1sportscars.co.uk/ if you look in bodyshop that is my car being done also more pictures on http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.bolards/tvr/html/the_repair_process.html

Had a look at option1 a couple of weeks ago - there work looks top rate. I was quoted £2.5K + vat for a full respray, which would be to concourse condition, i.e. better than original.

[Colin Blues2]

I've heard good things about Ewelme coachworks

www.ewelmecoachworks.com

Not used them myself but they've got TVR's all over their website

[dangerous]

www.tvr-prwood.co.uk/
Does a stunning job,located just outside Southend,Essex.Only problem is that hes always very very busy.

[nawarne]

Gents,
I've noticed in the general forum that 'EDDIE 4.2' seems to be in the motor paint trade and is obviously around London. He might be worth contacting for a reccommendation.

Colin- welcome back thought you'd deserted the S Forum.

[Colin Blues2]

Thanks - work has been getting in the way of TVRing recently - not good.

Plus the S has been playing up with the starter motor - hopefully fixed this weekend.