Recommend me a bodyshop for a blowover (£250-£500)

[Partyvan]

Hi all

I have a track car I need blowing over in gloss black. I used to pay £250 for a good quality blowover a while back, so not looking to pay a great deal more now to be honest. There's a bodyshop near me whose quality I have seen offering one for £500, but with a long waiting list.

So something within the £250-£500 range with proven results.

Looking for somewhere within an hour of Newark ideally.

Thanks in advance!

[7even]

Good luck with that!
Perhaps try the regional section, failing that Gumtree?

[Partyvan]

Thankyou I'll do that

[V8covin]

Good quality for £250 you say.....hmmmmm

[Muzzer79]

£250-£500 seems awfully cheap for quality, even for a "blowover"

If this were, say, a week's work for 1 man to prep and paint you want to pay £12.50 per man hour, including materials?

Are you planning on doing all the prep yourself?

[Partyvan]

I'm aware most body shops charge more. I'm not interested in those types of places though.

It's just like many wheel refurb places are £70-£80 a rim, but there's a hugely successful and well known place that does £20 a wheel with perfect quality.

I'd rather spend the money I save on trackdays / performance modifications.

[Partyvan]

Muzzer79 said:

£250-£500 seems awfully cheap for quality, even for a "blowover"

If this were, say, a week's work for 1 man to prep and paint you want to pay £12.50 per man hour, including materials?

Are you planning on doing all the prep yourself?

...and no, no prep work by me.

[blueg33]

Halfords sell rattlecans

Quality will be about the same as a £250 blow over

[Turbotechnic]

You’re having a laugh! As a panel beater and painter myself I wouldn’t entertain that as a private job. All I’ll say is good luck!

[t.boydy]

Should cost more than that in materials!!!!

[V8covin]

Wipe it down with thinners ,spray black topcoat,wipe off overspray with thinners,quality job done

[Partyvan]

Not helpful guys

[V8covin]

Partyvan, have you got a link for the 20 quid wheel refurb place ?

[Partyvan]

V8covin said:

Partyvan, have you got a link for the 20 quid wheel refurb place ?

City Wheel Refinishers (formerly City Powdercoaters)

[anonymous-user]

Let me know if you ever find the £250 "blowover place"

[Partyvan]

St. Mary's resprays in Ilkeston was the £250 one I've used before with good results. Bar a couple of bits of overspray the result was great.

[Partyvan]

I'm aiming to look around few places ASAP and get a feel for the present quality of work, then get the car in for the work.

[V8covin]

Partyvan said:

City Wheel Refinishers (formerly City Powdercoaters)

Yes that rings a bell now, certainly cheap as chips for the basic service, there's a company near me who do a set of 4 for the trade for around £170 including removing and refitting the tyres, the finish is pretty good too.

[paintman]

Partyvan said:

St. Mary's resprays in Ilkeston was the £250 one I've used before with good results. Bar a couple of bits of overspray the result was great.

So why not use them again?

[Turbotechnic]

paintman said:

Partyvan said:

St. Mary's resprays in Ilkeston was the £250 one I've used before with good results. Bar a couple of bits of overspray the result was great.

So why not use them again?

Probably went bust...