another respray question

[Andy chimaera]

my bonnet is looking flat and wanted it resprayed, what typically is the going rate for that sort of thing? (im in bristol if anyone on here knows a good place) thanks guys

[richtvr]

Bonnet and nose 800+vat unless reflex is slightly more

[v8 racing]

if it is just flat cant ypu just mop it back up

[richtvr]

Depends on the colour if it metallic red it's the basecoat what fades not the lacquer, send pics and ill let you know if it will burnish up

[Andy chimaera]

richtvr said:

Bonnet and nose 800+vat unless reflex is slightly more

surely not? you can get a whole car done for less than 2 grand or 2 grand if its done properly so almost half for just a bonnet sounds steep

[Andy chimaera]

v8 racing said:

if it is just flat cant ypu just mop it back up

na its beyond that, its a crap job who ever done it in the past.

the car is silver by the way

[richtvr]

http://www.tvrpowersbodyshop.com/products/Chimaera...

The material to do a whole car is around £800 and approx 80 hours labour

[Andy chimaera]

richtvr said:

http://www.tvrpowersbodyshop.com/products/Chimaera...

The material to do a whole car is around £800 and approx 80 hours labour

thats surely overpriced, a local bodyshop wouldnt charge that??

[richtvr]

What my garage would charge if I offered our services to the public,

About 14 hours labour 240 for paint and materials. Granted you could get a cheap job else where but what material do they use?

[Andy chimaera]

that sounds more like it i would have thought, these main places always seem to charge over the odds, anyone know any decent places in bristol?

[garfys v8s]

Andy google R D S autobodies. Rob resprayed a large portion of my car at an extremely good price and did a top job also. say garf with the silver chim recommended you to him. He is alongside the m4 down by the winterbourne underpass in north bristol.

[Andy chimaera]

garfys v8s said:

Andy google R D S autobodies. Rob resprayed a large portion of my car at an extremely good price and did a top job also. say garf with the silver chim recommended you to him. He is alongside the m4 down by the winterbourne underpass in north bristol.

brilliant, thanks very much mate, ill have a look

[Andy chimaera]

first quote from a recommended local place was 400 quid for the bonnet, stone chips around the lights, blended into the front wings and a large scratch on the back wing, i thought that seemed ok? far cry from 600 quid just for a bonnet lol

[Chris Smith]

Try Webbs Autos in Nailsea (used to work under the banner of TVR Bodyshop).

[v8 racing]

Andy chimaera said:

first quote from a recommended local place was 400 quid for the bonnet, stone chips around the lights, blended into the front wings and a large scratch on the back wing, i thought that seemed ok? far cry from 600 quid just for a bonnet lol

Hi Andy i would go and check there work out, to be honest i do a bit of painting myself and that quote is very low, using proper paints and taking the time to make it look like its not been painted i would want over a £1000 and i havent got an oven!

[Andy chimaera]

Chris Smith said:

Try Webbs Autos in Nailsea (used to work under the banner of TVR Bodyshop).

last time i went there was when i first bought the car and they seemed completely disinterested in sorting out my issues, they ripped me off 250 quid for doing practically nothing and said eveything was ok when it was far from ok, i heard they folded? i wouldnt be surprised with what they do, or didnt do, ok that was mechanics, i have heard their body repais are ok, however i found out shortly after i went there that they had done some back end work on my car a year or 2 before i bought it, that was when i noticed the webbs autos number plate and then noticed that the boot lid dont close properly so i guess their body repairs are shabby too, so i wont be going back there and giving them any more of my money lol

[Andy chimaera]

v8 racing said:

Hi Andy i would go and check there work out, to be honest i do a bit of painting myself and that quote is very low, using proper paints and taking the time to make it look like its not been painted i would want over a £1000 and i havent got an oven!

that still sounds expensive though, can you not get a whole car sprayed, 'properly' for 2 grand? in which case 400 sounded about right for a scratch, bonnet and blended around the lights, the company is in south liberty lane bedminster if anyone on here knows it, he been there 30 years, so cant be that bad surely?