Repainting the NA

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Ralph66
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Repainting the NA

Post by Ralph66 » Sat Mar 05, 2016 5:51 pm

I have a tidy RED NA. It needs repainting.
Has anybody done this lately?
I got a rough estimate last week of $4000 plus GST. Engine in repaint.

Not sure if that is a reasonable price.

Can anybody recommend a car painter?

Do you leave soft top attached during the repaint process?

I live in Akl.
This is a car I intend to keep for a long period of time.
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Post by ch4ng » Sat Mar 05, 2016 9:39 pm

Sounds pretty close for a decent job. Speak to Cole at Bodyworks, not sure how often he frequents the forum.

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Ralph66
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Repaint

Post by Ralph66 » Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:17 am

Sweet.

I have heard of other people doing it for less, like $2500!
However, I have not seen the cars, maybe a low quality job!

I guess, good things are not cheap and cheap things are not good.

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Post by 2low2c » Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:07 am

if you want a top quality job you remove every thing bumpers, lights door handles,moldings,soft top. the price will depend on how much you do yourself and how much repair/prep work is required

Ralph66
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Reprinting NA

Post by Ralph66 » Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:01 pm

Yeah. Sweet

My soft top is worn anyway. I was going to remove that.

Doors, left on?

Front bumper, on/off?

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Post by Timmo » Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:44 am

If you are simply 're-painting' in the same colour as the car is now, then that cuts down on a lot of the work since not all nook and cranny needs to be sprayed.
Ex: 1991 BRG NA6, 1998 White RS, 1997 Wine Merlot M Edition

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Post by 2low2c » Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:24 pm

Timmo your right if you want paint job that won't last as long, paint can bridge the nooks and cranny's and crack with body movement . I personally remove every thing that bolts on because that way you get a lot less over spray and no dry edges,but that's me it really comes down to which way you want it done and the painter to sort out .

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