escortmad4eva Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 If i strip and weld and prep all i need is for a bodyshop to pick the car up final prep and paint roughly how much would that cost paint would be st orange cheers guys
SAMMYBOY Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 Probably a fortune.....The paint alone is expensive, and according to our ICI rep, a nightmare of a colour, especially to match up at a later date..I asked if this would suit a mk2 escort, and he said it was to modern a colour...I`d like to see it though if you get it done...
Tom Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 theres good jobs and cheap jobs but never a good cheap job. I'll ask the boys at work if they're up for it. How good is your prep gonna be though?
Ste-V Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 Trouble is, alot of proper painters don't like painting cars that haven't been prepped by them selves, as they don't want to put their name to a bad job.. Not that I'm saying you won't prep it properly, but it is fair enough I suppose
Fiesta Steve Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 A good paint job is 90% a good prep job, depending who does it and how good you want it, it could cost between £300 and £3000 or anywhere inbetween.
banarama Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 i did this work 15 years ago ,its the good prep that makes the finish/if the person sprays it and it turns out crap.dont blame them .rubbing down welding is a long drawn out job to get right especially on cars like we have .best to let them finish the prep of may cost a bit more but worth it in the end :
Guest cortinamad-gonetoo Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 yeah it really does need to be prepped very well and as above alot of painters wont entertain it unless they can prep it theirself
escortmad4eva Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Posted March 23, 2010 so how much would i be looking at them roughly?
escortmad4eva Posted March 23, 2010 Author Report Posted March 23, 2010 At the end of the day if its £2000 and i get a great job i will be happy i should be able to get it cheaper iam in the trade but not the paint side but no a few guys but dont want them to do a too cheap job its just i am trying to ad up the pros and cons.
banarama Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 paint/ laquar/activator/hardner/masking tape /paper. proberbly now best part of 300 quid maybe more
lead foot Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 st orange....3 stage pearl i think gonna cost alot , one of our painters sprayed his 206 in this colour, white ground coat, 4 coats of orange , then copious amounts of laquer even at trade price it cost him close to 800 quid for the paint alone
banarama Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 st orange....3 stage pearl i think gonna cost alot , one of our painters sprayed his 206 in this colour, white ground coat, 4 coats of orange , then copious amounts of laquer even at trade price it cost him close to 800 quid for the paint alone criky its gone up ill stick to a original colour .
Guest cortinamad-gonetoo Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 maybe £2500 then seen as the colour is so expensive
Matt.C Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 i dont no about cost but i know a painter in wokingham that will happily paint a car that has been preped by someone else. hes really good to but obviously your prep would have to be great as already said. his bodyshop is called imagination creations. you might have herd of it? he is going to let me hire his paint booth when im ready to paint my escort myself.
JAY PS Posted March 24, 2010 Report Posted March 24, 2010 Yep that paint is a 3 stage pearl and i was going to do the van this colour but at £1,000 just in materials ,i left it yellow ! Sorry to say that the St orange is old hat now and you would be better finding a different shade of orange thats not pearl to keep the cost down subject to prep we could do it for approx £2500 in a metallic shade St orange would be nearer £3k ! Let me know Jason on 07803 253977
escortmad4eva Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Posted March 24, 2010 Jay ps where abouts is the bodyshop and whats it called?
escortmad4eva Posted March 24, 2010 Author Report Posted March 24, 2010 Oh you work at austin shewoods i work down the road from you i work at motorcare.
MinesGT Posted March 24, 2010 Report Posted March 24, 2010 How about vista orange then? Hi When i was looking at the ST orange, the cost of materials (i think it was a 3 stage paint?) was off putting, but the paint supplier suggested a Lamborghini orange which was very close in shading, but about half the price!! Trouble is, i can't remember the name of the colour, other than it was one of the new ones!!! cheers kevin
SAMMYBOY Posted March 25, 2010 Report Posted March 25, 2010 Lambo colour might be Arancio Orange.........Stil dont think it`d suit a mk2....Cant someone Photoshop it...?
willsy Posted March 25, 2010 Report Posted March 25, 2010 From experience at least £2000 for a descent job mate
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