when people say all these quotes of 2k +. y, what sort of prep work is needed, not every car has crazy panel damage on every bit of the car. most cars will have a few stonechips which is not time consuming to a professional. so that just leaves rubbing down, masking up and spraying.
and when people say a 1k respray is gonna be s**t, ur talkin balls. if its done by paddy at corner garage in 1 hour then yes, but a lot of bodyshops are cheap and knock out good work. how else could they compete with dealers, insurance repairers. i had my ; 2 doors, rear quarter, rear bumper and skirt done because of dings for £150. yes it was a foreigner but it shows that it doesnt cost as much as people think. te guy still had a very tidy profit out of that.