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 Purple Martin
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 12:27 PM |
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how much to get a kombi painted?
This morning my girlfriend asked me how much it would cost to get the kombi spraypainted - I don't think she likes the blotchy baby-poo colour it is
now 
So how much would it cost, roughly? It doesn't need to be anything special, just a basic respray.
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azz
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 12:57 PM |
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3.5k if its the not a totally new colour
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 helbus
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 02:38 PM |
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El cheapo having everything masked up not removed and no dents or rust you might get it as low as 1.5k
You will wish later that you had spent a bit extra and not have peeling paint at the edges of the rubbers.
3k will get you a basic respray without rust or major dents. This will also usually mean the car will look great from about 3 metres away, but if you
look up close you will see minor bits.
You would have to spend 5-6k to start getting a real nice job.
Hope that helps. 
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Purple Martin
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 05:27 PM |
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Thanks! When I said to her "I guess it would be about 2000" she didn't believe me at all. Now I can tell her it'll probably be even more, and
she'll stop badgering me.
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baybuscamperkid
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 05:42 PM |
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yup, sounds about what i have heard. have seen advertised near us spraying from $600, but that sounds pretty damn iffy to me. good jobs are around
what helbus said.
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 05:50 PM |
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Just the paint will cost a grand.... without any surface prep or dents filled...
Pay your debts, CxxT
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baybuscamperkid
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 08:00 PM |
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just outta interest, if i was to do it myself (which i am planning to), what would the paint cost (just colour and clear coats, the rest is done)?
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 08:33 PM |
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So what sort of money for a change of colour outside & in ?
Would it be worth skimping and not taking everything out ?i.e. windows, headliner, pop-up, engine
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 08:52 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by baybuscamperkid
just outta interest, if i was to do it myself (which i am planning to), what would the paint cost (just colour and clear coats, the rest is done)?
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Mate it realy depends on what type of paint you use.
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 09:21 PM |
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testing
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vanderaj
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 09:25 PM |
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testing 2
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vanderaj
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 09:27 PM |
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testing 3
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vanderaj
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| posted on April 15th, 2004 at 09:29 PM |
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testng 4
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helbus
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 08:26 AM |
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To do the insides adds considerably to the cost. Probably an extra grand for an average job, but because it is so fiddly it will cost heaps if you
want it really good.
The most common items to be left in when doing an inside colour change are.
The headliner.
The Dash
The engine
Quite often these items are just too much work for the small extra they give.
On our beetle I painted in the engine bay and under the bonnet in satin black as that was easier than body colour.
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posted by pavelmac
So what sort of money for a change of colour outside & in ?
Would it be worth skimping and not taking everything out ?i.e. windows, headliner, pop-up, engine
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helbus
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| posted on April 16th, 2004 at 08:29 AM |
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If this is hijacking.
I will never surrender.
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testing
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| posted on April 24th, 2004 at 09:53 PM |
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im going to remove all my dents rust etc and have it sanded ready for paint
external only no windows removed "a quik fix until ive got some serious cash"
a mate is going to spray it acrylic only two days labour $500 including paint, basic white and grey
show us your gates
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| posted on May 5th, 2004 at 08:55 AM |
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in my experience, if i was to respray our bug again i would not go the cheapo option.
There is nothing sader then getting new window rubbers a year down the track to have a thin line around the new rubber in the old colour.
it may be a little extra but next time i respray i am pulling the bug apart guards and all.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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