How much is a respray?

[Lagerlout]

Hi all,

I have a large old 1971 Mercedes 300 SEL I've been restoring over the last couple of years, the bodywork is done, it's been fully prepped including stone chip (paint over). What should I expect to pay to paint a car of this size these days? I'm looking for a high quality job. Recommendations in Sussex/Surrey would be useful too.

Cheers
LL

Edited by Lagerlout on Tuesday 16th January 23:59

[Pericoloso]

Can't help with pricing but border of Sussex /Surrey by Gatwick is SL restoration on Rutherford Way.

[coldel]

Have always let TGM work on any paint jobs on my cars - they are over in Fleet so a little outside your area but they do fantastic work (they run their own motorsport team etc. so very professional outfit)

[HustleRussell]

Same colour? Door jambs? Engine bay? Glass in / glass out?

[7even]

If your looking for a "high quality" paint job, your chosen shop will want to re do the prep work, after all it is the foundation of the job your looking for.
Its a gamble if they don't, but it is also something that could be hidden for months before you realise.

[Classy6]

Expensive.

When I had my mk2 Golf GTI a respray was the only thing the car needed to complete the restoration, paint wasn't bad but to 'compete' it needed a respray. Some of the well known bodyshops in the VW scene, responsible for some truly stunning cars were quoting upwards of 7k+ for a full respray. Paint is expensive and shops with decent reps charge accordingly.

[designforlife]

Buy cheap, buy twice...as I found out to my cost when it comes to resprays.

For a decent job budget £3-6k depending on where you are in the country. Ideally you want as much stripped off the car as possible, glass included.

[Lagerlout]

The car is a fully prepped shell and I've been recently quoted £15,000 which I think is crazy for a paint job requiring next to no prep.

[Lagerlout]

[designforlife]

Give Finishline automotive near Stevenage a call mate. I reckon they'll do it for better than half that.

My integra is going in with them in about 3 weeks time.

[peterg1955]

I've read a lot of good reports (and mentions of being good value compared to others) about Tyrone at Riviera Autobody, mostly on Porsche forums but he will do any make: http://www.rivieraautobody.co.uk/ they're near Wallingford so not that far away