respray job

[negenelf]

Hi.
i have some problems with the motorhood the varnish is losing its grip , so on many spots i see already blank paint , i went to look to repair it and the guy told me it would be 500 euro to respray the hood , he told me the price is that high because it is polyester... the same job for a normal car would been 200 euro he told me ,
so i want to know if its true that polyester cars are so much harder to respray then ordinary cars and if so howcome its so much more expensive
thx
stef

[Dico]

I wouldn't have thought there should be such a difference in price?
200 euros sounds a bit too cheap to me. I wouldn't expect a quality job at that price. Think I would try elsewere.

[clemo]

Paint can shift on plastic cars ( however a good sprayer should know what he/she is doing) also if he/she has to take out blemishes or fill then a gelcoat has to be applied .also the sanding technique will be different than that a standard metal car.

i would take it to another garage and ask then "what they are thinking" and see if they mention fiberglass and its implications...

best of luck.

[Monty]

Best person to speak to is SurferPhil

If the Gel coat isn`t damaged/crazed then there shouldn`t be much difference in price and not much difference in prep and spraying

[negenelf]

what do u mean by gel coat?

[dermotbell]

what do u mean by gel coat?

A gel coat has to be applied onto the fibre glass body otherwise you can't paint it. Well you can but it won' stick.

If you have a blemish that breaches the gel coat this will need repairing, If it is a crack quite often the cut a (small) v shaped groove in and fill this, then paint.