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just wondering who here has had a complete respray on there car.....


i am tempted by the idea but its the $$$$ thats the problem

my cars is in the shop at the moment getting a new back panel coz
of the accident and im getting my bonet resprayed aswell coz of a pre exsisting narsty stone chip......

should be al ready friday arvo....

though who has had a full resrpay n if so did u change the colour?
chears:)

yo mell, im gettin one done as soon as my kit comes in. got too many dents in the car as well i will be changing the colour to crystler gun metal as well. there are a few here who have changed their colors. kev's gone lexus silver as far as i know

My car was silver, then after I was t-boned I changed it to
<--- this colour.

well after i get my new side skirts and front spoiler im getting my car sprayed the same colour becaus ei love the colour and the people that did the paint before i got it didnt do a good job!!!

so getting a re-spray when i get my new kit..

I'm getting one very soon. Think i'm gonna stick with red. Easier and i don't mind it.

Jase wrote:I'm getting one very soon. Think i'm gonna stick with red. Easier and i don't mind it.

There is something to be said for staying a basic colour, it's a lot cheaper and heaps easier to fix if anything should go wrong *touch wood*

just curious, for those who did a respray to a different colour, did you do both inside and outside? or just the outside? the last time i was quoted, prices range from 2k to 8k.

If you're respraying in the same colour I wouldn't bother doing an entire sand down of the whole car, just have the outer shell done.

so where is there a cheap place in sydney to respary ... well what i need is just the boot full respary & bit of touch up really, any suggestion?

danx wrote:just curious, for those who did a respray to a different colour, did you do both inside and outside? or just the outside? the last time i was quoted, prices range from 2k to 8k.

The guy quoted you $2k will mask everything on your car and paint over it. As a result paint will not go into the corners and end of the panels. You will start having chipped paints after a year.
The guy quoted you $8k does not want to do the work.

Make sure you get a proper job. Panels that needs to be resprayed has to be pulled out, sanded a bit, then any marks and dints has to be fixed, and only then paint the whole panel. And get a lifetime warranty. My car is in the whole respraying process at the moment, I have life time warranty against any wrong.

On the other hand, masking is suicidal.

You should be looking at anything between $2,500 to $4000. Anything over and under should not be considered.

thanks for giving the price range. will keep that in mind. $8k was too much. but didnt want a crappy job (i.e. if not done properly). really hard to look for trustworthy panel beaters here these days. lifetime warranty... sounds fantastic!

The guy quoted you $8k does not want to do the work.

This s***s me big time....you think the lousy fool could just say "no sorry I don't feel like doing this job"


Part of the reason I have a distrust of mechanics/panel beaters/any auto service.

I've had resprays that have cost +8k in the past.... that was engine out, all panels off, car stripped to nothing. Perhaps that was what he was thinking??

yes Bennoz, the $8k involves exactly what u mentioned. the prices r so variable... but so will be the quality.