Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:11 pmhi a few pictures of 1969+2s after two year + restoration.
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Adding the shinny bits part 2
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:11 pmRe: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:37 pmstill looks good -nice blue --ed
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:23 amNot sure why you're Fedup, it looks a great job and an excellent colour. Can you tell us what the colour is and who painted it please?
Best wishes,
Mike
Best wishes,
Mike
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:19 amThanks colour is audi lquid blue painted and prepaired by Mick Hadley Autos ltd Brierley Hill West Midlands. Back to gel coat and retissued all over reshaped and painted they have done a excellent job i do believe they do work for Paul Mattys .
I may need to change my users name ?
regards ian
I may need to change my users name ?
regards ian
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:24 pmHi Ian
What was the price of the paint and prep?
Jason
What was the price of the paint and prep?
Jason
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:32 pmJason1 wrote:Hi Ian
What was the price of the paint and prep?
Jason
Exactly the thought that came into my head.
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:40 pmPrice for removing paint to gel repair were needed and applying a complete layer of tissue.reshaping and painting ?4300 but as you can appreciate condition of bodyshell will dictate price .
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:50 pmSTRUTH!!!!-- 
-no wonder it looks so good --thats 9000 cdn dollars --ed
-no wonder it looks so good --thats 9000 cdn dollars --edRe: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:42 pmSounds like a reasonable price to me. Looks great. It's at a similar point in the restoration as my own +2 - I'm starting to put the shiny bits back on... very satisfying!
Sean.
Sean.
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:54 pmHi
It does look good but...... it is a lot of money. I'll swap you my shabby one
I was quoted ?4k to ?5k to paint mine and as the car is worth ?5k to ?6 I decided to leave it be. I am learning to love the shabbiness of it
Hopefully one day the wife will pay for the paint job for Christmas
Jason
It does look good but...... it is a lot of money. I'll swap you my shabby one
I was quoted ?4k to ?5k to paint mine and as the car is worth ?5k to ?6 I decided to leave it be. I am learning to love the shabbiness of it
Hopefully one day the wife will pay for the paint job for Christmas
Jason
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:59 pmMine is at that point too; although i got there at a fraction of the price: ?1250. as labor costs are so low here in Malta.
Shiny bits are on, now i just need to sort out the brakes, cooling, carbs, tires etc.
Shiny bits are on, now i just need to sort out the brakes, cooling, carbs, tires etc.
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:46 amOver Steer wrote:Mine is at that point too; although i got there at a fraction of the price: ?1250. as labor costs are so low here in Malta.
Hmm, now there's a thought - ship the car over to Malta to have the bodywork sorted. At those prices we'd probably still finish ahead. And, expanding on that thought, anyone know of a really good fibreglass repair/vehicle sprayshop in eastern Europe?
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:11 pmHi,
I have been quoted ?5600 for mine, and the guy told me that mine was in quite good shape
On the Eastern European front, a work mate watched a restoration programme on sky TV and they took a car to Poland for a complete body restoration and paint. I think the cost was around ?1500 mark, cant be certain.
Chris
I have been quoted ?5600 for mine, and the guy told me that mine was in quite good shape
On the Eastern European front, a work mate watched a restoration programme on sky TV and they took a car to Poland for a complete body restoration and paint. I think the cost was around ?1500 mark, cant be certain.
Chris
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:52 pmYes, I saw a Sky program on an old Rover SD1 (can't understand why anyone would want to spend so much in one of those!).
Does anyone know of a fibreglass specialist in eastern Europe?
Mike
Does anyone know of a fibreglass specialist in eastern Europe?
Mike
Re: Adding the shinny bits part 2
Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:04 pmyou could always drive it down to Malta; my best friend just drove his boxter down from Glasgow in 2-3 days, then catch a ryanair back up.
the advantage of malta being that everyone is fluent in english & it has better transportation links to the Uk than eastern European states.
the advantage of malta being that everyone is fluent in english & it has better transportation links to the Uk than eastern European states.