the baron Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 My cars 20yrs old now and it has a few battle scares, nothing much but usual stone chips on bonnet and the odd ding here and there with a bit or rust near the side vent, so I might treat her to a full body work over, sticking to the same color, has anybody done this recently, how much roughly did it cost and any recommendations for the Wiltshire area? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allatsea Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Brought my S and intended to strip out as a lightweight streetcar and have re painted Miami Blue (originally Guards Red)....... Then someone told me the answer was £6000......... Decided I liked Guards Red. AaS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvw Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I did part of mine recently. Rear bumper, rear o/s quarter, o/s door, o/s sill, o/s front wing and front bumper. I had some lacquer problems, couple of dents and it cost just under £1k. It was approx £150 per panel which included a car and VAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Had 6 panels done on mine. First class job but expensive at £2200 several years ago. Surrey pricing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Decent paintshop in Bristol - circa £250 a panel, chap has a portfolio of work including Porsche, Ferrari & Lamborghini. Can let you have the details if you're interested? Bit of a waiting time though as he's quite in demand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Total respray? 16 hours ago, allatsea said: Then someone told me the answer was £6000......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 9 hours ago, Boxstercol said: Decent paintshop in Bristol - circa £250 a panel, chap has a portfolio of work including Porsche, Ferrari & Lamborghini. Can let you have the details if you're interested? Bit of a waiting time though as he's quite in demand... Sounds, good, Im in no hurry, will get the winter out of the way and book it in for Feb/march next year, could you PM the details, ta very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 19 hours ago, allatsea said: Brought my S and intended to strip out as a lightweight streetcar and have re painted Miami Blue (originally Guards Red)....... Then someone told me the answer was £6000......... Decided I liked Guards Red. AaS If you want the stripped parts painting, shut lines, remove windows etc and even for them to do the prep and strip work it will cost a big chunk more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That986 Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 I love when people ask this, i can see a few people i know rolling their eyes right now. When it comes to resprays the limit is your wallet and how good a job you want. For example the beetle my missus has is costing around £3.5k (that's just the paint and prep, not including the strip down done before) and that's not a full show job but better than most, go to someone like SVR and you could easily double that and see the mile deep paint to justify it. On the flipside of that there will be a man in a shed somewhere that will do a blowover for a lot less and last for a season. German OEM paint as is about as good as it gets (ask any painter) so to get it sorted out properly you ideally want to be spending some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Or wrap it? A grand or so I think. Your 2.5 has 180k miles on and is therefore worth three bazooka joes and my brother's old Def Leppard t-shirt; seems odd to spend 3k on spliffing up the paintwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That986 Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Menoporsche said: Or wrap it? A grand or so I think. Your 2.5 has 180k miles on and is therefore worth three bazooka joes and my brother's old Def Leppard t-shirt; seems odd to spend 3k on spliffing up the paintwork. Any decent wrapping company won't go over rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: Or wrap it? A grand or so I think. Your 2.5 has 180k miles on and is therefore worth three bazooka joes and my brother's old Def Leppard t-shirt; seems odd to spend 3k on spliffing up the paintwork. Maybe it's not worth that much to others, but I've spent close to £5k in the last 2yrs on suspension and other bits that needed sorting. I'm never going to sell her, so values as they stand now have no relavance, if I spend £3k on sorting the body work and it lasts another 20yrs that's money well spent, and who knows what's going to happen to Boxster values in the future. Look at 924s and 944's who'd have thought they would appreciate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Fair comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfprorich Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 A good mate is having his 911SC bodywork sorted. Back to bare metal and a lot of rust removal, fabrication and welding. Current bill is £12.5k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allatsea Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 I’m starting to like Guards Red even more...... AaS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 I am well aware of how much restoration can cost having owned several 356’s, I had a ground up restoration by Roger Brey which cost over £100k, I’m not looking for that, always good to have recommendations from customers with experience of the actual garage, especially if local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxstercol Posted October 27, 2017 Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 11 hours ago, the baron said: Sounds, good, Im in no hurry, will get the winter out of the way and book it in for Feb/march next year, could you PM the details, ta very much. PM sent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mike Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 I'm circa 10k into the bare shell respray on my 3 door bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimk04 Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 Mine at the moment.. Will be 2 grand ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the baron Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 9 hours ago, jimk04 said: Mine at the moment.. Will be 2 grand ish That seems like a good price, did they strip the car themselves or did you do it? Who are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimk04 Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 I stripped bumpers...lights....door handles, vents etc...they did the rest. JRB Auto Body Repairs. Stokeham. Notts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kas750 Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 My ‘72 914 is on its way back to me shortly after a full respray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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89rallye Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 omg ^^^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 @topradio will tell you to put a red roof on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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