What does a Re-spray cost

[frix]

Hi every one, Ive just started to strip my 1980 S2.2 for a rebuild and have just had a quote for a full Re-spray which came in at

[andydclements]

The price depends on what they have to do, how thorough it is and the quality.

I assume from that price, they are doing all the work, stripping parts off etc, they are making sure all door shuts, light pod voids etc are painted and it's supposed to be a top notch job.

Andy

[Paul Coleman]

As Andy says... what are they going to do for that? Having the body shell + panels soda blasted to strip the old paint off would cost

[frix]

thanks guys, well ive stripped every thing off and removed the interior and am attempting to lift the body free this weekend. so the spray shop wont have to remove anything. I have told the guy that i want a beautiful job as you do and he has worked on my friends Excel with great results. Sounds like a lot of work to paint a Lotus?

[winners]

As per other replies, that sounds like a strip, prep and paint to a good standard type of price. So if thats what they're doing then that is a good price. Prepping takes time...time is money.

[Dave Freeman]

Hi, the price for an a1 job, is around 4,000 and for that it will be first class.

For that the car is stripped and rebuilt after painting.

For anything less that around 4k you have to lower your expectations on finish

Dave

[hylandmotorsport]

Hi, I've just had my car resprayed and I think that's expensive if you have already stripped the car and are going to rebuild yourself. I'm in Northern Ireland so prices are cheaper but that seems excessive to me.

But as everyone else has said you get what you pay for!

[Bibs]

The cost, as mentioned is labour as the Esprit needs to be dismantled and sprayed as parts.

You can get a paint job where this isn't done, expect to pay close to

[wayneb911]

I beg to differ. I had my 911 painted by a Porsche garage down in Essex. Westcliff on sea. The car was absolutely stunning. I handed them a rolling shell with just engine in nothing else. They removed the doors, rear spoiler, bumbers, bonnet and painted it. You can never tell from a picture but this car was like glass!! I paid

[Gasman GT3]

911 is a steel car which is a lot easier than fibreglass. If there are any cracks or microblisters all the paint will have to come off right down to the bare glass, and thats the expensive bit, and also getting the panels off. Try removing the front bumper off a Stevens.

[Choppa]

I recently got a quote for

[giorgio67]

You have a good price in UK in my opinion.

I have a specialist in my town, he know the GRP car, he know the job involved in a top paint job.

If I will do all the repairs and preparation, including primer etc...it will cost to me around 5000 Euro so more or less 4300 GBP.

Quite expensive compared to the estimates reported here.

I think a top job is time comsuming and the time is money.

Ciao

Giorgio

[Roger 912]

Just for comparison purposes I have just had a quote to do the Red one, that is presently in two tone red. I cannot make up my mind to stick with the Calypso red or the darker F word red.

To do a complete strip, fill if necessary and two pack with a top clearcoat I have been quoted the sum of R 18 000. That works out to about 1 300 pounds Sterling.

[Mike6]

Been qouted last week at

[Bibs]

Insurance job prices are, in my understanding, much lower as insurance companies use their economies of scale to bring costs down.