Patches Posted February 19, 2013 Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Anyone know a good body shop in glasgow? Quality of work is more important than price but obviously a low price would be nice. Was considering Pro bodyshop. Cheers! Edited February 20, 2013 by Patches Quote
Chris_GlanzaV98 Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Peo bodyshot are good ! Give kenny laird a shout he is an epic painter he doesnt do welding though if you need a plate or whatever put in but he has a welder i have his number if youd like it buddy Quote
Patches Posted February 20, 2013 Author Posted February 20, 2013 Went to see both of them today, going with kenny laird i think. Had a good hour long chat with him about it, loads of great advice and seems to really know his stuff and care about his work. Cheers for the heads up! Quote
Patches Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 £320 for both arches repaired and sprayed. Pro bodyshop were talking 350 Quote
StuDoc 72 Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Awryt klkl see when u see him agaim find out what hes after for a full respray. Sounds like he is quite expensive tho. Quote
td04 glanza Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 If he is getting both arches repaired and painted (giving that they are bad) then £320 is a cracking price stu!? Quote
daniel_g Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Any scottish members on here on in the bodywork trade ? Will need some stuff prep'd and painted in the next while... Dont want raped by a bodyshop, homer style rattle cans will do haha. Quote
Patches Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 Awryt klkl see when u see him agaim find out what hes after for a full respray. Sounds like he is quite expensive tho. Full respray in the standard colour i was quoted £1500. Guy seems totally spot on, im dropping off my starlet next week. Will post photos of the results Quote
Chris_GlanzaV98 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Glad to hear it patches ! 1500 might seem alot of money but i know he is amazing at what he does, was down a few weeks ago and he had some weird car/buggy thing in, he said there was only four in the country Where abouts you from patches im through in baillieston about ten mins from kennys, look forward to see the work ! How long dis he say it would take ? Quote
StuDoc 72 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 £1500 my fucking days!!!! I should hope its good quality at that price. Fair if its a big car but a starlet it half a car. I had mine resprayed cost me £550 fair enough you get what you pay for but its still a not bad job im just very pernickaty and want it perfect so shopping about but its fine as it is just now. Quote
td04 glanza Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 If he is removing glass and all rubbers ect then £1500 is not bad, thats only if he is as good as you say. £550 is ridiculously cheap but as you said stu you get what you pay for, im hoping to sell the glanza and with the money buy a tatty white gt and get it sprayed for around £1000-£1300 but that is the full works like far better than factory standard ;) Quote
pick1 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Buy a good condition white gt and save the re-spray money for engine mods and it is about trusting the man with a spray gun I'm lucky I have a mate that does spraying and he is one of the best I'm my area his finishes are awsome Quote
StuDoc 72 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Aye if hes stripping it back to the hills then fair doos. Id also be wanting him to sand it right back to almost metal for that price tbh. I would expect nothing other than absolute perfection at the cost along with a warranty. Paint costs about £50 so thats £1450 labour so well over 20 hours. Which is way more than enough in a body shop to strip sand paint and cook. Also does he have an oven then? Quote
PaulStarletSR Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Aye if hes stripping it back to the hills then fair doos. Id also be wanting him to sand it right back to almost metal for that price tbh. I would expect nothing other than absolute perfection at the cost along with a warranty. Paint costs about £50 so thats £1450 labour so well over 20 hours. Which is way more than enough in a body shop to strip sand paint and cook. Also does he have an oven then? aye a see your point stu, i, at the most, wouldnt wana pay more than 1100 and would like windows removed n door checks done 2, plus taken back as close to metal as poss. its alot of money and what it works out theyd be earning per hour is stupid Quote
StuDoc 72 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 As far as the going rate goes it may be a fair price. BUT painting a car is 1 of the biggest rip off proffessions going for the amount of work actually involved. I could strip a starlet down for painting in 2 hours probably so you think they spend 15 hours on prep? I highly doubt it. Quote
PaulStarletSR Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 nah they dont, helped prep a couple of cars before and it didnt take long to rub it all down ready to go Quote
pick1 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 As far as the going rate goes it may be a fair price. BUT painting a car is 1 of the biggest rip off proffessions going for the amount of work actually involved. I could strip a starlet down for painting in 2 hours probably so you think they spend 15 hours on prep? I highly doubt it.I understand and agree with what your saying mate in most cases but I've been there with my mate when he's prepping a full car and it can take a couple of days to prep right any slight knock / bang / dint and to get a good paint finish or a near perfect finish it is all about the prepping if done right u will get a sweet finish if rushed and not done the finer details then u will end up with a paint job with imperfections Quote
StuDoc 72 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 They use pnuematic tools aswell plus have experience which will make it even quicker. I know what you mean by any repairs but if you have an immaculate car you just want rubbed down and painted they still try and bend you over. Quote
pick1 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 ^^^ oh hell yeah I've been to a couple of different ones in the past and the prices they can charge is unreal Quote
td04 glanza Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Buy a good condition white gt and save the re-spray money for engine mods and it is about trusting the man with a spray gun I'm lucky I have a mate that does spraying and he is one of the best I'm my area his finishes are awsomeIts very hard to find a perfect example unless you sell me yours yeh i know what yous are saying the hourly rate if you worked it out would be mental lol but its the way it seems to be Quote
pick1 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 Makes me chuckle its just anotherJob where the company souly reep the rewards as they charge high amounts for the work but a sprayers wage ain't axing and doesn't really reflect the money there company charges for the work Quote
StuDoc 72 Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 The price they charge does not reflect the work they do either. Painting requires a substantially less amount of training/qualifications than becoming a mechanic its also not technically difficult. In the case of spraying practice is the only way to become good there is very little theory other than learning which paints and primer to use on surfaces. Yet they still charge significantly more than a mechanic or even a painter of any other sorts tbf. I garuntee if some 1 with a tatty glanza got a quote and had the work done and was charged £1500 for his and then I took mine in for the same and went back they wouldn't turn round and go mate your car was really clean and straight so its gna cost £1200 after all not £1500 as we didnt needa spend 5 hours beating and filling yours. They charge you as a whole not in hours which is why its a rip off. Why should i pay the same that someone with a shed of a car pays? Quote
Rubix_Cube Posted February 22, 2013 Posted February 22, 2013 You'll get nothing short of perfect from Kenny Laird. He is expensive for a dam good reason! Quote
Patches Posted February 22, 2013 Author Posted February 22, 2013 He said he would need the car for about 2 weeks for a full respray, that included removing certain windows to get the best finish. This was the quote he did me, my front bumpers a bit bent on one side and have a few dents here and there so he was going to be sorting all that as well as sorting out the arches. I had a good hour long chat with him about it all, he seems really into what he does and was making it very clear he knows he's working on someones pride and joy so would take extra care to get it right. Got quoted the same at pro bodyshop Glad to hear it patches ! 1500 might seem alot of money but i know he is amazing at what he does, was down a few weeks ago and he had some weird car/buggy thing in, he said there was only four in the country Where abouts you from patches im through in baillieston about ten mins from kennys, look forward to see the work ! How long dis he say it would take ? im staying up the city centre, he said i should have it back over the weekend or monday if i drop it off the wednesday night Quote
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