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Rich B Alfa 33
Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 386 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject: Resprays |
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Anyone had a respray done on their car? How much does it cost approximately (I know its all down to condition before they start but a ballpark figure would be nice)
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gritsop Green Cloverleaf
Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 766 Location: Ekali, Athens - Greece
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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
Actually doing respray job to the car depends on the fact of removing items like headlights, bumpers, windscreens etc. This is the factor that drives up the cost of the respray. The respray man will have to cover up every item that will be resprayed by accident and as one can understand it is a painful job; not having them blocking the way is desirable for the guy.
Generally speaking a respray job can cost just 300-400€ if nothing is removed and can go up to 1500-2000€ for a mint job.
Regards _________________ Thanassis Gritsopoulos
1991 Alfa 33 1.4 IE
2001 Alfa 147 1.6 Distinctive
http://www.alfa-restoration.co.uk
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paulhide P4
Joined: 20 Dec 2003 Posts: 1607 Location: Oh Beautiful Billingham
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, in England, about £800-£1000 and be aware this will not include any interior work. The ultimate respray would include completely stripping the car down to the shell. What colour were you thinking of? I've had one done in white and it looks real neat. Apparently white is the hardest paint, (at least that's what I was told,) but like black is a bugger to keep clean. _________________ Owner's Club 33 Registrar. Now from P4 & S2 1.7 QV
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john 33_16v 16 Valve
Joined: 27 May 2005 Posts: 1406 Location: herts, uk
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Hi,
Any paint job is only as good as the preparation, and this takes time. The spraying is the easy(ish!) bit!!
You may be able to do a deal where you not only strip the car of it's trim, but also do most of the prep, in terms of filling and flatting down the old paint etc.
As well as a few other cars, I did the front end on this Alfa sud <a href="http://www.alfisti.co.uk/resto_sud.htm"></a> many years back.
Also did the Minari paint <a href="http://www.alfisti.co.uk/mingalpage.htm"></a>
Cheers,
John _________________ If it aint broke, fiddle with it until it is!
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08 Fiat Grande Punto Exotica Red
90 Yamaha FZR600 Genesis- Silky white/red/blue |
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johnboy 16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1061 Location: margate U.K
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Hi rich
its all about the prep work,plus what colour you want, if you wanted to do it in flip paint,which changes colour.you would be looking at £250 plus VAT per litre.then harder and clear coat.you would need two litres for your car.if its a solid colour like red. it would be around £40-£50 per litre.black is the hardest to paint, as the panel has to be very flat or it will show up everything. guess what i do for a living
regards john _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
Alfa gt jtdm blackline
1990 S2 16v veloce sleeping!
2002 ts gtv the wifes now
1997 seadoo gsx 800
1999 freestyle superjet |
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Ben_nz Gold Cloverleaf
Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Posts: 575 Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:01 am Post subject: |
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yeah, I thought it was black that was the hardest to paint and not white.
Everything shows on black paint, but if I had a white car I could pretty much spill petrol down the side of it and not worry. |
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Rich B Alfa 33
Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 386 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tips and advice guys - I was planning on keeping to the same colour which is lovely Alfa Red (although at the moment its in many shades). I'm certainly not into Max Power style flip paint etc
I'm quite prepared to do some of the stripping but I've only got a single garage so I don't have a lot of space, I don't know how I could transport the car to the bodyshop, plus I'm not confident I could put it all back together again.
Do you guys think that any competant bodyshop will be able to cope or should I make sure its done by someone who knows Alfas (I think there's a place called Alfa Restorations in Shropshire, anyone know it? Otherwise I thought of MS Coachworks in Purley, or Omicron Lancia near Norwich - I'm prepared to travel for a decent job)
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paulhide P4
Joined: 20 Dec 2003 Posts: 1607 Location: Oh Beautiful Billingham
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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No I think you misunderstood me, guys. The bloke who resprayed my car seemed to think that white was the toughest paint, not the toughest TO paint. On the other hand I don't believe everything I'm told. _________________ Owner's Club 33 Registrar. Now from P4 & S2 1.7 QV
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johnboy 16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003 Posts: 1061 Location: margate U.K
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:44 am Post subject: |
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Hi Paul
I know what he means,the first coat you put on, you can see. then you get a bit of a white out.
regards john _________________ WODA WE NEED? MORE POWER!!
Alfa gt jtdm blackline
1990 S2 16v veloce sleeping!
2002 ts gtv the wifes now
1997 seadoo gsx 800
1999 freestyle superjet |
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the_angel Alfasud
Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 32 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Rich B wrote: |
plus I'm not confident I could put it all back together again.
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You'd be surprised how "easy" it is. Actually, pulling it apart is VERY easy. It's getting it back together. But as long as you keep all your screws and stuff in seperate bags (ie one for seat stuff, one for doors, one for mirrors etc) its a bit easier.
Just make sure you use the original doors that are on your car. I used some spare ones we had, because mine were dented and scratched. And thanks to the build quality in good old South Italy they don't fit properly and now most of my doors leak when it rains.
Having some of the manuals and stuff will help. But then in english it says things like 'remove the piece with alfa special tool. To replace, reverse of removal'. which is actually NOT that helpful.
Good luck! _________________ Quadrifoglio Rosa |
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