ianshad6

has anyone had paint work done as im thinking it time for a paint job on my ecos?
it has some rust round the front wings on the lips where the last owner had the inner lip rooled in also has very minor chips and dents?

how much should ipay for the works over
or shall i just get the bits that are needed?

its kinda lost its shine too and the rear spolier bubbling and really anoys me when cleaning?

iv been told around 1500-2k????????????????

dave green

having this work done now. most of the car
£1500

Dave

dave green

DAVE

frosty

had mine done in feb 06 paid £1400 for a full hit and they made a brilliant job, heres a pic taken in june in the sun

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

do all ford dealers use the same manufacture of paint???
you could get a quote from fords and then compare with local
specialists

whitevanman

frosty that looks a great job where was it done

frosty

lad name shaun who works 4 a company called the I.C.E. house in fenton stoke on trent, did a wicked job the different colours in the paint in the sun look awesome

bigpower

You get what you pay for IMO

I had front end, both sides and rear bumper to concours stds.( although not on a cos, but similar in size etc etc ) Paid £3400 for the job which was better than factory.

With working in the paint trade i had the best products on the car , but you can get a decent job for half this price.

Just be carefull who does it as cheaper could turn out to be dearer if they make a hash and cost you for re-work or devalue your pride and joy!

lowman

no offense mate..but how the h"""l can you see that it seems like a good job.(though it did seem very nice..and it doesnt surprise me if it is).you cant really tell if a paint job is good until you see it in the flesh..and up close..
just had to make this stupid comment..im a bit over tired.so sorry.hehe

whitevanman

i understand that you can't see if it's been done properly coz photos can hide lots of pitting , run's and uneven coverage etc etc but in that picture you have to agree it looks a good job .

ianshad6

so even if i paid £1700 that somones quoted me and hes done it for 26 years?but he did say id have to strip the bits off like mirrors bumpers etc and put it back on?i thopugh it was dear as i have to do the hard bits and put it on with out scrating somthing it would be down purley to me? iwant somone to do the who lot drive in drive out sort of thing???????
has anyopne strip there before dose it make any diffence to the price?

cheRS

cos jon

Spraying the car itself is a morning job, its the preparation (labour)/ materials that you pay for.

Suppose it takes 3/4 - 1 day to strip all the parts off and another 3/4 - 1 day to put them all back on, at £45 hr labour that an additional £540 - £720 on your bill. Alot of people would try to minimise this cost by stripping the parts off themselves (plus you know that they have been fitted correctly then too !)


As for the rear spoiler bubbling, it will re-appear after a few months !!!

GUZZLER

iTrader: (3)

the boot spoilers can be sealed up by a good bodyshop.

cos jon

Do you know how they can seal these as mine is about to get it done for the 3rd time in Jan, ?? was told its internal air pockets which expand with temp so they will always come back ??

THE RADMAN

iTrader: (2)

i stripped mine down to a bare shell when i had it done,bumpers,bodykit,spoilers,bonnet, doors off all glass out inc w/screen etc,wiring removed from boot and door shuts,the lot as i wanted a proper job doing,prob saved half the cost doing it that way,then theres the fun of rebuilding it all again

ianshad6

is that the shuts and all other inner too or not?

Damo V

As above, pay top dollar get a top job (usually)

the lower priced quick blow overs will devalue the car, you will see masking marks, overspray etc etc at first glance without even looking closely..

Finny

As already said you do get wot you pay for, shop around, but cheap in this line of work most often means crap job. But 1,500-2,000. is not all that cheap either.

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

that car does look cushti, Frosty.
just noticed your user name is the same as the Garage in STOKE

S1rst

If your not going to a bodyshop thats been recommended by someone you know personally, then you must ask to see some examples of their work. Go down for the quote when theres a decent car half done, then ask to go down and see it when its finished. A decent bodyshop would be proud and more than happy to let you see a finished job.

At the end of the day though, a spray jobs only as good as the painter/prepper.

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

just thought on, some body shops have spray booths, others have
ovens, i have seen repaints that have wet flatting to get
dust contamination out, look nice but not as good straight out of the
gun and baked in a oven, i also have seen myself paintwork done
in a workshop with just the floor wetted,basically if your bodyshop
spent nearly 100 grand on a booth/oven etc,you should get a proper
job,and if your man does a bit here and there in a normal workshop you could get it for cheep money

bigpower

A spray booth is normally an oven!

some places still wet flat, but most dry sand now 99% of jobs get flatted then buffed , even if it had 100k spent on the shop!

The cleaner the shop, then obviously the less shite in the job, but you cant get away from the odd bit of shite!

You get what you pay for tho

cozzfather

iTrader: (1)

some of the bodyshops i have been in have booths with no oven
and i know one garage that do LEXUS's work,booth and oven
and water in the floor iirc
and they get painted and sent out in most cases, no flatting.
but the owner spent big money,supposed to be the
dog's conkers

dave green

Will post pics of the finished product . when all done

dave green

Will post pics of the finished product . when all done

lowman

yeah i aggree.hehe.i was just in a picky mood.hehe.had to make a comment on it..cause i thought it was funny that someone could tell that it was a good paint job..without seeing it in the flesh

DENNIS

i had my car fully repainted inc engine bay, i had to strip it myself and as i work for a dealer i got them to paint it, so got a good deal. i had to complain several times to make sure it was 100 % though.
they hate it when i go back for little bits now lol ...

the paint job is only as good as the paint / painter so make sure you see some of there work first.... .