respray, how much?

[Sam O'Neill]

hi

has anyone resprayed a mk1 golf lately, how much did it cost?

[Golf Loon]

I got one done at a panelbeaters on the cheap. It took ages, cos they did it between other jobs. But they did engine bay, boot and rest of car in 2 pac metallic. $1500. Thats a cheap price though.

You could buy the paint for $100 and do it yourself.

[Sam O'Neill]

If $1500 is cheap, what do you reckon an average price would be on a full respray in preferably 2 pac, or acrylic? the colour I'm looking at is a light blue. Someone told me it was called dolphin blue, it's an original volkswagen colour and a matt finish.
What are your views on Acrylic v. 2 pac

[joshyd-mk2gti]

ive never had a car resprayed, but i can imagine you get what you pay for. you could probably save a few $$'s if you did some of the prep work yourself, like sanding and all that jazz.

[Golf Loon]

If you do some prep yourself and dont paint the engine bay or boot, you will save money. When I got mine done everyone wanted $3000-$4000 which is heaps for an old car. That said its lots of work and I dont want to do it all myself. I visited lots of spraypainters and the good ones will show you a car they have sprayed.

I took mine there as a shell, no engine glass etc, so there was no masking, just sanding. My car is sooooo shiny, but serious hassle doing the engine bay etc, as you cant touch it with tools, as it`ll get scratched. The next car I get painted will be a runner and I`ll just paint the bits that show.

Bizzarely you often dont save that much money by sanding it back yourself, as panelbeaters have better sanders than we do and they simply use the old paint as undercoat for the new primer.

Good luck with whatever you decide upon.

[syncro]

the colour I'm looking at is a light blue. Someone told me it was called dolphin blue, it's an original volkswagen colour and a matt finish.
What are your views on Acrylic v. 2 pac

Dolphin Blue is a dark colour. For '76 only there was a Flipper Blue.

2pac would be my choice unless I was painting it myself.

[aprr32]

It cost me $5000.00 to paint my 914 in white 2 pack and that includes me taking everything off the car and paying to get it bead blasted. There wasn't much panel work to do but the paint is perfect. You really do get what you pay for and if you want good, you pay good.

[Golfwise]

If you are on a budget have a go yourself.
You can buy a lot of painting equipment for $3000 plus you would get charged and you can use your gear over and over.
Hot day in a clean shed 2 pack
Any other time in average conditions Acrylic, its easier to fix mistakes.
Keep away from pearls and COB colours.
Good luck

[imported_brackie]

Spray pianting ain't that hard in acrylic. (It's not that hard in enamel either, as long as you don't over-apply and get runs and you need a perfectly dust-free environment.) Trick is (with acrylic) to keep the paint thin and apply lots of coats keeping the gun moving all of the time and cutting the air at the end of each stroke. I've had no experience with metallic or clearkote, but the acrylic jobs I've done have turned out OK with minimal buffing. And yes, Wise One, the philosphy of buying the gear for an equivalent (or cheaper) price than getting the job done is a good one as you can use it time and time again saving money as you go.

[brisvegas_golf2]

i'm a spraypainter, and it's true what they say you only get what you pay for. a respary will cost around about $4500 to $5000. and add an extra $1000 to $1500 for a colour change because of all the extra work involved. i would go 2pac over acrylic anyday, simply because acrylic never goes hard, and dosn't last as long.