Hey Jimmy, Sounds like you are onto a good thing then. What course were you doing in Melb? Should have said - some of us could have caught up while you were here?
Andrew > hey all > > sorry I have been in melb on course for two weeks. > > Anyway I have since got two people to come out, have a look and give me a quote. > they both said around the $5000 mark incl bead blasting. > > Funny thing is the first guy who quoted $10k was going to take short cuts that the > other two were not. Such as not fully painting the door jamb insides as "they are > not really seen all the time" > > the latter two both have an alright name and one of them wants to paint it up for a > magazine quality shoot as he wants the business spread around. > > sounds like a good option to me..... > > cheers > > > > > Andrew Greenbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rick and Jimmy etc, > > Sorry for the late reply on this - I was at a conference all last week. > > When I was looking at getting my car done, I would have thought $4g > tops would have done it, but it seems the story is quite different in > reality. At the same time I got mine done, a knowledgable friend got his > job quoted extensively. He had done all prep - all that was required > was final touchup and the actual spray - he paid $4g for the work, and > this was in acrylic. > > $10g does sound excessive, but at the same time the quote appears to > be quite thorough (including whole body sand blasting etc). I would > approach him with an aim of what result you were envisaging and an > idea of what you can afford, and see if a mutual agreement can be > negotiated - this is what I did and worked out well, with me doing pretty > much all nonspecialist work, leaving more money for the panelbeater > to do stuff which will directly affect the end result. > > Experiences I have heard about that have resulted in nice jobs have > been in the $6g ballpark. Someone else who may give some info is > David Andrews who is currently going through the process of getting > his 1600 done. > > Andrew > > > > > I would have thought a two pack paint job on a stripped car (not paint > > stripped, just disassembled panels) in reasonably good condition, should > > cost you $4000 from a professional paint shop, tops. Add more if panels > > require work. Andrew Greenbury should give us a guide - his paint job is a > > mickey mouse two pack job. Andrew did his own disassembly/reassembly. > > Rick Clough > > Ph: 03 5172 2670 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ********************************************************************** > > Any personal or sensitive information contained in this email and > > attachments must be handled in accordance with the Victorian Information > > Privacy Act 2000, the Health Records Act 2001 or the Privacy Act 1988 > > (Commonwealth), as applicable. > > > > This email, including all attachments, is confidential. If you are not the > > intended recipient, you must not disclose, distribute, copy or use the > > information contained in this email or attachments. Any confidentiality or > > privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you in > > error. If you have received it in error, please let us know by reply > > email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. > > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mobile > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
