Cost of a Respray..

[NickyG]

So all in all im starting to write down how much it's going to cost to do the things i want done to my car... So im looking for the price to get a car resprayed and ways possibly to make it cheaper for my self. So any tips? i can probably strip it down to metal by myself. but just looking for ways to make it cheaper for myself like taking the panels of etc and sending them in..

[HK1837]

The easiest way to save bulk $ on a paint job is to buy a straight, rust free car in the first place. That is why I pointed you to that WB. Hierachy of choices is:

1. Buy a rust free, straight car.
2. Buy a rust free car with dents.
3. Buy a straight car with rusty panels and replace panels.
4. Buy a straight rusty car, replace rusty panels and repair body.
5. As above but dented also.

You'll save 40% on a paint job if you buy no.1. So drop from $10,000 to $6,000 (this is for a quality 2 pack paint job, not show quality).

If you paint strip it yourself you might say another $1,000.

These are just random numbers, so can vary wildly depending upon multiple factors. What i'm trying to convey is buy the right car first, not the cheapest or the most pretty/shiny. That WB appeared to be a 1.5 - it had a few marks here and there like the bodgy tail-gate locks.

[ozbox]

the last car i painted a couple of years ago was my sons vn ute..2 tone paint,we did not strip it back to bare metal..materials alone was around $1600...
this was also 2 types of metallic paints and clear to go over that..so dearer than a solid colour...

[NickyG]

ok so straight body it is.. what is the best way to tell if a body is straight without having to put plum drops everywhere? im tossing up between the following two

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-WB-PAN...item27b8f11ba0

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Panelv...item1c1988ee35

[HK1837]

Go and look at it with an experienced person with the series or a panel beater. There is really no other way.

[GTS]

Even if you have an experienced person with you, you still cant see what is under the paint......I found that out with my "rust free" van....that only took 3 hours a day for 5 months to repair.