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Full Polo Paint Job
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:34 pm
by hafpolo
hey,
Does anyone know how much it costs to get a full paint job done on the polo (in the uk), thanks
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:38 pm
by mysteryboy
yup £1000 would be a minimum
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:22 pm
by hafpolo
would that price be for taking everything out of the car and spraying it or just spraying it with most stuff still stuck on the car?
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:14 pm
by wils0n86
respray costs depend entirely on the garage doing the work, the condition of your car and what other work you are having done (smoothing etc) if a car has very little or no prep work to be done then the cost should in theory be alot cheaper than a car that needs alot of work doing to it prior to painting, i.e treating rust etc. there are some places that will be cheaper if you do the prep work yourself, however the bodyshop i use wont touch cars if they have been prepared by people other than themselves.
in terms of cost, id say for a full bare metal respray you would be looking anywhere between £1000-£1500 maybe, depending on where you had it done and what you had done etc.
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:05 pm
by Alex_6n2
THe bloke who did my front bumper (he IS good) said to me he would do a full respray if you help him prep the car (sand it) for about £400
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:47 pm
by paul007
a boy up here did a mk4 golf, the whole thing, took the bumpers off smoothed them and the side skirts everything off and sprayed for an estimated (by him) price of £1500-£2000. and its a f*ckin top quality job too!
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:09 pm
by Iceash
I’d be worried about the longevity, I mean I’ve seen cracking paint jobs that end up well er cracking
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:06 pm
by willy g
I agree. I work for a specialist coating company and a full aftermarket respray on the cheap will only be good for a few seasons. Its normally cracking within a few years. OEM,s use cellulose paints normally and garages and spray shops go for cheap 2K paints
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:13 am
by Iceash
It seems to be more the plastic's that go first from what I have seen, maybe the flex more and the paint gets britle them bam cracky cracky
I'd like a flash spray done to mine, but I'd need to find somewhere that would offer longevity. Maybe as a warranty or something.
Ash
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:55 am
by olop_chris
iNfa-ReD wrote:THe bloke who did my front bumper (he IS good) said to me he would do a full respray if you help him prep the car (sand it) for about £400
If hes so good get him to do your back bumper also!
did you say you spray caned the back yourself?