respray

david29dpo

anyone know how much a good re-spray costs these days? its an old shape mini and will be self prepped. i have removed all fittings and windows etc and is presently metallic green, so keeping it the same. thanks.

steveo3002

around a £1000 anywhere up to 5000 depending how good or bad the car is now and how perfect you want it to be etc etc

tomstickland

It depends on what quality of job you want. From £400 to £1500 I guess.

I had a car resprayed a few years back and the results were excellent. However, it was scratched and chippped within two years, so I'd never go for a top job again, I'd go for a "looks OK from 1m away" job. So I'd expect to pay around £500-600 for an acceptable job.

battybird_2

the local high school near me does a course on spraying and a friend of mine had his car done for just the cost of the paint by students not a bad job and didnt cost the earth

Conor_3

battybird wrote: »

the local high school near me does a course on spraying and a friend of mine had his car done for just the cost of the paint by students not a bad job and didnt cost the earth

I'd go so far as to suggest it was probably a better job than a lot of bodyshops will do as the lecturers won't let the students cut corners and they'll redo it until it's right.

vansboy

Don't reley on preparing yourself, do let the paintshop give it a once over, too.

OK for stripping /refitting, but you do need to be pretty skilled to 'flat' the bodywork properly.

Best places to try, are the bodyshops that do work for local used car traders.

Ask at your local independent dealer. Avoid BIG dealers & insurance company approved places, as they probably won't be interested.

£500 + paint would be reasonable expectations. But don't expect concourse finish for that!!

VB

david29dpo

thanks all. preparing is no problem for me, i used to work at vicarage, the jaguar people years ago. it just the spaying i need done.