What sort of figures am I looking at for a respray? Recommendations?

M@r]{ · February 10, 2006, 04:32:59 PM

Looking to get this done in the next few months - depending on cost!

So how much should I be looking to pay for a good job? I dont want flip paint or anything - just something metallic, perhaps with that silver fleck in the paint?

Initial-D · February 10, 2006, 05:08:44 PM

I would have thought 1-1.5K, depends on whether you have any pin dent etc that need putting right which will bump up the cost and the amount of flake. Metallics will be more than a standard flat colour.

pete sparrow · February 10, 2006, 05:21:14 PM

Hi Mark
For a full respray(into boot,door shuts and engine bay lip) with a met paint and flake in the laquear,your looking around Â£1500. That\'s as long as the body work is clear of dents,so all they have to do is rub down,mask up and paint.
I would recommend the guys that sprayed mine to anyone.
Auto Finish 01544327754 John and Clint
Cheers
Pete

normski · February 10, 2006, 08:02:40 PM

Well, I would say if you are looking, for something a bit off the track, nice, met colour it\'s going to cost you about 5 to 6K

pete sparrow · February 10, 2006, 11:00:56 PM

Quote from: normskiWell, I would say if you are looking, for something a bit off the track, nice, met colour it\'s going to cost you about 5 to 6K

I would say mine was \'a bit off track\' work included panel work,welding,body kit fitting and the full respray in spectra flash but it didn\'t cost anywhere near 5K!!!!!!!

monkey-fd3s · February 11, 2006, 08:22:22 PM

5K get real.... if you\'re paying that for someone to fit a body kit, take out the dents and paint it you are being ripped off.

For a respray in the same colour you have on the car now it\'d probably be about Â£1500

For a change of colour it\'d be about Â£2500

For something fancy like a HoK candy or metal flake job it\'d probably be about the 5K mark.

They are real prices i\'ve been quoted in the South East over the last couple of weeks from good body shops with good reputations

Fish · February 12, 2006, 07:36:02 PM

I am guessing that Normski is on about a bare metal re-spray. That\'s the only way I could work out a price like that.

Fish

pete sparrow · February 12, 2006, 10:40:18 PM

Quote from: FishI am guessing that Normski is on about a bare metal re-spray. That\'s the only way I could work out a price like that.

Fish

Good point.
Mine was black originaly the right colour for spectraflash to go onto which was a bonus.

Sy. · February 13, 2006, 12:51:12 AM

mine is getting re-sprayed and that is around the 1.5k mark, ready for show season

M@r]{ · February 13, 2006, 08:55:25 AM

Thanks for all the tips. that was I was thinking - well around the Â£1500 mark. Just got to find a decent bodyshop and decide on colour.

Anyone recommend a decent bodyshop?

And what do you guys think of the mazda RX8 blue?

pete sparrow · February 13, 2006, 03:15:29 PM

Mark
I did in my first reply to this thread!
Pete

Jovic82 · February 13, 2006, 04:32:34 PM

Rx8 blue, is winning blue metallic.

I had one for a while and it was stunning to say the least in the sunshine!!

M@r]{ · February 13, 2006, 04:33:10 PM

You did, thanks for recommendation. So where abouts are they?

Quote from: pete sparrowMark
I did in my first reply to this thread!
Pete

M@r]{ · February 13, 2006, 04:36:08 PM

Do you know if they ever produced an RX7 in this colour? From the factory?

Quote from: Jovic82Rx8 blue, is winning blue metallic.

I had one for a while and it was stunning to say the least in the sunshine!!

Jovic82 · February 13, 2006, 04:52:43 PM

not as far as i know. i think it was only introduced when they started selling the Rx8.

The one i had was resprayed in Japan.