Paintshop recommendation
Paintshop recommendation
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felix66

Original Poster:

50 posts

268 months

Friday 11th May 2007
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Any recommendations for a paintshop to respray my stone chipped front bumper (Gallardo)?

Greater London area - pref east but anywhere really good considered.

anyone had it done and care to share how much it cost? (obviously as a guide)

thanks

troesma

432 posts

240 months

felix66

Original Poster:

50 posts

268 months

Friday 11th May 2007
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troesma said:


Thanks Ed

Shane's place.

Ok. anyone know where Shane's place is?


Edited by felix66 on Friday 11th May 18:23

m.lovell

822 posts

251 months

Friday 11th May 2007
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I will pm you his details, he did such a fantastic job of mine i`m taking it back to have the back end repainted.

felix66

Original Poster:

50 posts

268 months

Friday 11th May 2007
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m.lovell said:
I will pm you his details, he did such a fantastic job of mine i`m taking it back to have the back end repainted.


Thanks.

troesma

432 posts

240 months

Friday 11th May 2007
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Sorry... didn't notice his details were not mentioned in that thread. Look in

www.prestige-restoration.co.uk/

Cheers.

paracetamol

4,265 posts

270 months

Friday 11th May 2007
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troesma said:
Sorry... didn't notice his details were not mentioned in that thread. Look in

www.prestige-restoration.co.uk/

Cheers.


Wow-cool work but they must be massively expensive and busy!

troesma

432 posts

240 months

Saturday 12th May 2007
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Busy... yes, very. He deals with each project/work personally, so you can guess he can accept only a limited number of cars.

Expensive... nope, perfectly reasonably guy. Then, if you're going to do a paint job on a Murcie, well, you would not want to cut corners...




Edited by troesma on Saturday 12th May 23:01

paracetamol

4,265 posts

270 months

Sunday 13th May 2007
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Thats great to hear- you are right- what bugs me is when you go to a "specialist" repairer who has some spotty 19 year old who was painting corsas the week before. So if you are getting specialist care from someone who really understands Ferrari paint (ie how thick should it be, how much orange peel should there be etc) then its well worth the money.

spydersingh

698 posts

241 months

Sunday 13th May 2007
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Any comments on Body Technics in Slough? Have been recommended them by Maranello Egham for insurance job (car vandalised).....went there this week for a quotation. Despite there being quite a few exotics ie F430's, 360's, Masers etc, are they any good? I have read prev posts where they had mixed reviews ie decent work/poss service etc. I'm actually going to see Prestige this week so the posts above sound promising!

troesma

432 posts

240 months

Sunday 13th May 2007
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Again guys, I would go to Shane not a single doubt in my mind. And you will not see any 19 year lad laying his hands on your PnJ. He will be on top of the job, hands-on, very professional and a car enthusiast himself, so he understands what a Ferrari/Lambo/Maser owner expects.

He is a restoration specialist.

I would say give him a call, go there and talk to him, see his workshop and his work (whatever he may be doing at the moment) and then decide. It's your car and your dosh in the end.

About this place in Slough... not a clue mate.

As an option (they are also very, very good...) I would recomment Specialised Paintworks, here is the link

www.specialisedpaintwork.com/home.htm

As to talk to Alan (owner).

HTH


Edited by troesma on Sunday 13th May 14:54

anniesdad

14,589 posts

264 months

Monday 14th May 2007
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troesma said:
Again guys, I would go to Shane not a single doubt in my mind. And you will not see any 19 year lad laying his hands on your PnJ. He will be on top of the job, hands-on, very professional and a car enthusiast himself, so he understands what a Ferrari/Lambo/Maser owner expects.

He is a restoration specialist.

I would say give him a call, go there and talk to him, see his workshop and his work (whatever he may be doing at the moment) and then decide. It's your car and your dosh in the end.

About this place in Slough... not a clue mate.

As an option (they are also very, very good...) I would recomment Specialised Paintworks, here is the link

www.specialisedpaintwork.com/home.htm

As to talk to Alan (owner).

HTH


Edited by troesma on Sunday 13th May 14:54


Seconded re: Alan/Karl at Specialised. They're about to do an Elise of ours.

Anjum

1,606 posts

310 months

Tuesday 15th May 2007
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I would recommend the paintshop used by Fernhurst (Liphook coachbuilders or Liphook Coachworks I think) - who did the best matching job on an Orancio Atlas Diablo SV that I owned - and the finish was first rate. The polishing and blending in was (to my eyes) undetectable.

They're not the cheapest - but I have used them to touch up front end stone chips on several Diablo's amd Ferrari's - and have not been disappointed.

Cheers

Anjum

USS Bozeman

1,084 posts

248 months

Tuesday 15th May 2007
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spydersingh said:
Any comments on Body Technics in Slough? Have been recommended them by Maranello Egham for insurance job (car vandalised).....went there this week for a quotation. Despite there being quite a few exotics ie F430's, 360's, Masers etc, are they any good? I have read prev posts where they had mixed reviews ie decent work/poss service etc. I'm actually going to see Prestige this week so the posts above sound promising!


My old 996 C2 went there when damaged by a Transit. They matched Vesuvius grey perfectly (apparantly a difficult colour to match) so thumbs up from me.

Albert V8

67 posts

264 months

Tuesday 15th May 2007
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Body Technic in Slough.