Respray questions

[Martin_172]

hi, was just wondering on average how much it costs to get a full respray. my paint is in REALLY REALLY bad condition and although if i put a lot of effort in i could make it look a little better i fancy another colour.

anyone ever had a full respray on a clio? how much did it cost you and how long does it take? im looking for a factory finish, not a cheapo job.

 

[Mole]

your prob looking at atleast £1.5k for an alright job.

Mine cost me £1400 on my clio mk1.

Itll cost even more if you want the engine bay resprayed, as the engine etc has all got to come out, degreased etc etc

 

[Martin_172]

cheers



what do you have to do on the insurance side of things? do you just have to change the colour in the log book or somthing or does the insurance company have to know and will it put your premium up?

 

[Scott]

yeh tell your insurance cos usually diferent colours put the premiums up, cos black is harder to see at night, and its difficult to see silver cars in the fog so they will cost more to insure ;-D

seriously though your looking at around £1.5k for a decent job, best to shop around and if possible get some references to check out their workmanship!

 

[Mole]

if its a change of colour i do believe you have to notify the insurance, i know on the admiral and elephant site they have a tick box for full respray.

You also have to get your logbook changed, as that states the colour of your car.

 

[Martin_172]

quite a bit of money to spend on a 1.2 so i might just try and get mine cleaned up as best as i can

 

[Mole]

get a bodyshop to machine polish it, or find someone on here that has a porter cable polisher, youll be suprised at the results, itll come up all sparkly and new.


[Edited by Mole on 8/27/2005 4:24:41 PM]

Check out this link below, just shows you what you can do with a machine polisher
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49460Click Me

 

[Final Maxim]

you can get proper mops from machine mart for 35 quid

 

[Martin_172]

Quote: Originally posted by Mole on 27 August 2005

get a bodyshop to machine polish it, or find someone on here that has a porter cable polisher, youll be suprised at the results, itll come up all sparkly and new.


[Edited by Mole on 8/27/2005 4:24:41 PM]

Check out this link below, just shows you what you can do with a machine polisher
http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49460Click Me

Thats the sh*tty kind of condition mine is in! how much do body shops charge to get the full car done, on average?



cheers

 

[Mole]

will vary i guess from bodyshop to bodyshop.
wouldve cost me £50 to get mine done

 

[Martin_172]

thats not too bad, ill ask about and find out whats the best body shops near me.

cheers,
martin