scooby door spray cost?

sitja

Hi guys i got an impreza 05 model with a few deep scratches on the back passenger door... how much would it be to repsray the door and whatever blending needed to be done its a blue metallic paint job, any ideas guys, thank you?

pajero12

PaintDoctors your man;)

sitja

whats that man?

Ali Babba

Garages usually charge around 200 to paint a panel and 100 to blend in the panel either side, smart repairs are limited to bumper scuffs and wheels. I've seen smart repairs on main panels and they were poor attempts at best, also remember smart repairs rely on the weather to repair your car outside, a panel-beater will spray your car in an oven or at least bake the paint with an infrared lamp.

sitja

so about 300 euros atleast? there are only one or two deep scratches on the door, the rest are fairly light, would that make a difference on price or does it matter as there respraying whole panel?

Owen

Ali Babba wrote: »

Garages usually charge around 200 to paint a panel and 100 to blend in the panel either side,

Most bodyshops I know charge about 300-350 a panel.

smart repairs are limited to bumper scuffs and wheels

Not true, the system can be applied to a whole car if necessary, but I generally draw the line at doors. I'll do wings, quarters, entire bumpers, alloys, but not doors.

. I've seen smart repairs on main panels and they were poor attempts at best, also remember smart repairs rely on the weather to repair your car outside

True about needing good weather, but blaming the poor repair on the SMART repair technique? That's like saying if someone uses an Aldi drill instead of a DeWalt, that the job is poxed from the get-go. Its down to how proficient the repairer is. The funny thing is that there's no half-assed technique in SMART repairs, it's similar to what bodyshops do, but uses fast drying primers, paints, and lacquers. Some bodyshops even employ SMART techniques.

a panel-beater will spray your car in an oven or at least bake the paint with an infrared lamp.

Most SMART repairers will bake the lacquer (You don't bake paint these days) with an infrared lamp too.

sitja wrote:

Hi guys i got an impreza 05 model with a few deep scratches on the back passenger door... how much would it be to repsray the door and whatever blending needed to be done its a blue metallic paint job, any ideas guys, thank you?

Best to bring it to a reputable bodyshop, and I'd estimate you'll end up paying between 350-400 Euro for a resonable job. Tell us your location, and someone will be able to recommend a place.

sitja

yeah im located in cork so you reckon about 400 hundred? will look into that so, thanks.

Owen

I can't do it for you unfortunately, but I would recommend a few people. Don Atkinson in Innishannon is a gifted painter, and Pat Hegarty in Marina Crash Repairs - both established, talented, and stand over their work.

sitja

thanks anyway bud, never heard of your work before, what is it you can actually do? will look into those tomorrow.

Owen

Without shilling, basically a call out service, repairing bumper/wing/quarter scuffs in about 2/3 hours for a lot less than bodyshops - link is in my Sig to my business FB page.

Good luck getting your car sorted!

sitja

thanks man will keep your work in mind for others.

Ali Babba

I don't think I was too far off the mark either tbh. All waterbased paint is dried by air but the 2 pack lacquer (it's still being used ) is best baked on with an infrared heat source of some form. Plenty smaller repairers around who do better standard of work than the bigger repairers by far.

Owen

Ali Babba wrote: »

All waterbased paint is dried by air

You'd be a long time waiting for waterbased paint to dry by air

Ali Babba

Air as in out of a compressor.;)

Owen

Compressed air'll do feck all too, a heat gun works wonders though to evaporate the water

Ali Babba

Technically though your supposed to use compressed air, heat guns have a tendency to lift the basecoat down the road and cause the paint to lift off, I promise I won't tell anyone though.;)

Owen

Trust me, I paint a lot of cars. The heat gun when used by someone who knows what they're doing is the fastest, most efficient way of drying waterbased paint.

If you use compressed air, it'll work, but in the same way that blowing on your hands will dry them compared to a dyson airblade.

Ali Babba

I've been painting cars for the last 35 years, here and the US, cellulose, 2 pack and waterbased for the last five years, trust me, I know a bit about paint too, I worked for DeBeers as an instructer and Berger too.;)

Owen

How did you find DeBeers? I trialled it when setting up and couldn't get over the amount of paint you needed to provide coverage, I can do the same area with about half the amount of Spies Hecker. There's a world of price diff though - the DeBeers is at a much better price point.

Ali Babba

Tinted primer is the secret to coverage no matter what paint you use, DeBeers is a very advanced paint and expensive to boot but has great back up and excellent colour matching, Spies Hecker is also quite a good paint manufacturer. Akzo Nobel are another one worth considering, very well respected, good back up and most importantly good value for money. When all is said and done they're nearly all the same with the exception of Du Pont and a few other specialised paint companies.