Front End Re-Spray - Any Tips

[Moto]

I'm about to get the stone chips sorted with a front end respray. I don't know much (anything) about paintwork - so wondered if there is anything I should consider prior to finding myself a good paint shop?

Approx cost?
Stone guard films - are they worthwhile?
Any Midlands located paint shops recommended?

Thanks for anything.

[chris watton]

Hi Moto,

I am in the process of having my Tam's front resprayed due to stone chips. I am using Option 1 Composite repair specialists near Bromsgrove. They even send me daily pics of the progress;

http://community.webshots.com/photo/276199410/276200186DmkQFv

(am having wheels done too!!!)

[icb]

Had my new rear lights done at Central TVR in Wordsley, nr Stourbridge. Excellent paintwork.

[dans500]

Had mine done through RT Racing Sheffield, good job, and I think about £800 inc VAT.(was about year ago)

[Ghouly Boy]

I'll second the Central TVR recommendation. Excellent work, top guys - did a lot of extra fibreglass work on mine to remove hairline cracks for a very reasonable amount.

[FlipFlopGriff]

Moto,
It depends on the colour of the car. As you haven't got a picture ion your profile its hard to say.
Ours is a flip paint and it can't be matched so we can't have a front end only. The paint is expensive so £4k for a full respray.
FFG

[jamiet]

FlipFlopGriff said:

The paint is expensive so £4k for a full respray. FFG

[steve-v8s]

Be certain that the Air filter and Rad are correctly masked. The dealer I got my Griff from Tarted up the front end managed to block up the filter and coat the bottom of the Rad.

[Moto]

Thanks all for the tips.

FFG, your comment on matching the paint is a concern for me as it's a late (Jan 2002)Rosso Pearl and some people suggest difficult to match. Is this what you mean by "flip" paint or is that something else?

Moto