who can i get to spray my van and how much should it cost

[andewilson]

hi guys, just had a local classic car restorer come and have a look at my van to give me a quote for prep and spray.

i dont know how much it should cost to get this done. he said about 3.5k to 4k which i am prepared to pay if the job is right.

the one main issue is the roof. i was planning on fittting a fistral sliding roof that i bought 2 years ago. the guy was not impressed by the quality of it and said that if he tried to fill it into the roof then the filler would crack

i am a bit gutted as i spent quite a lot on that roof and it now leaves me with a decision to make.

do i ;

1. fit the fistral, blend it in and hope it doesnt crack

2. fit the fistral with a rubber seal around it and not bother filling it in.

3. try and source a tintop and joggle it onto the existing roof as i dont really want to take it back to the gutters or pillars.

4. try and source a westy roof and graft that on.


what do you guys think

 

[Loxy]

That sounds in the ball park for a full monty respray, depends on the quality of the end product i guess.
Make sure you see plenty of whoever does its work before you commit

You can probably save some money with your own prep - but that may mean all bets are off if there is a problem with the paintwork.

 

[robins]

give these a ring if you dont mind traveling

 

[rustydiver]

give these a ring if you dont mind traveling

Worth knowing being only in bridgwater, may be asking the same question next year i hope.

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

There's no way in hell you can joggle and weld in a patch that large into your roof. As its big pre stressed panel it'll distort badly no matter how careful you are. We did some repairs on a splitty roof to fill 4 inch holes were CB aerials were fitted and it caused some problems.

To do the roof properly it needs the spot welds drilling at the gutters and completely swapping.

 

[Haveacamper]

You can probably save some money with your own prep - but that may mean all bets are off if there is a problem with the paintwork.

thats what costs the money and its the bit that it would take a novice ages to get spot on.

 

[Loxy]

thats what costs the money and its the bit that it would take a novice ages to get spot on.

Just a bit of spit on some wet & dry :lol:

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Not many places will accept someone elses prep work anyway.

Where abouts in notts are you?

We're in Lincoln...

Paint Perfect
01522 568 247

 

[andewilson]

Not many places will accept someone elses prep work anyway.

Where abouts in notts are you?

We're in Lincoln...

Paint Perfect
01522 568 247

im in long eaton mate. i chose not to do the filling as like you say no body shop would want to touch it.

 

[ianscooby]

Andy

If you willing to travel I paid £2k for a stripped bus for the ext only, it was a arizona bus so just digs and dents

 

[mjknight71]

...think there is a gen steel sunroof on Ebay.....