EK civic project - Respray costs?

Shadow_EK · 6th June 2008, 18:19

About 8 months ago picked up a 1997 civic 1.4i EK hatchback from my neighbour, who is a good friend of mine but never really drove much - he's had the car from new and it only has 48000 miles on it. I've got a lot planned for it - So far Recaro seats, 4 point harnesses (back seats removed), I've got some new wheels on order and there's more to come - but right now I'm looking at a respray since the paint's white and has small rust spots on several panels caused by untreated stone chips. I have a friend who works at a paint suppliers who has been able to find me a source for the paint I want at about half the normal price, and I may be able to do all the sanding work on the car myself. The only thing I'm not entirely sure on is what I'd be expected to pay for a respray like this, I've had quotes in the £1200-£1500 mark for the respray from scratch including the cost of them buying the paint, but what would you expect to pay for a good respray if supplying the paint yourself? How much would I save by sanding down the paintwork myself?

Oh, and this is my first post here, hi

ITSRICKSCIVIC · 10th June 2008, 06:42

Hi im from the new civic bit of the forum but if you search on there for paint sprayers im sure somebody in you area .

Munro · 18th June 2008, 21:59

White is one of the easiest colours to match. You might get away with local repairs to the rust patches and save yourself a fortune.

£1200 is a lot to pay for a respray on an older car

Unknownsoldier · 19th June 2008, 14:23

Some places do resprays for 99 quid, and on a white car as has been said shouldn't be too hard to match the colours.

Tom

6th June 2008, 18:19	#1 (permalink)
Shadow_EK Join Date: 6th June 2008 Location: UK Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	EK civic project - Respray costs? About 8 months ago picked up a 1997 civic 1.4i EK hatchback from my neighbour, who is a good friend of mine but never really drove much - he's had the car from new and it only has 48000 miles on it. I've got a lot planned for it - So far Recaro seats, 4 point harnesses (back seats removed), I've got some new wheels on order and there's more to come - but right now I'm looking at a respray since the paint's white and has small rust spots on several panels caused by untreated stone chips. I have a friend who works at a paint suppliers who has been able to find me a source for the paint I want at about half the normal price, and I may be able to do all the sanding work on the car myself. The only thing I'm not entirely sure on is what I'd be expected to pay for a respray like this, I've had quotes in the £1200-£1500 mark for the respray from scratch including the cost of them buying the paint, but what would you expect to pay for a good respray if supplying the paint yourself? How much would I save by sanding down the paintwork myself? Oh, and this is my first post here, hi

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10th June 2008, 06:42	#2 (permalink)
ITSRICKSCIVIC Supporter Join Date: 12th July 2007 Posts: 137 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi im from the new civic bit of the forum but if you search on there for paint sprayers im sure somebody in you area .

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Munro Supporter Join Date: 10th August 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,712 Thanks: 51 Thanked 84 Times in 72 Posts iTrader: (0)	White is one of the easiest colours to match. You might get away with local repairs to the rust patches and save yourself a fortune. £1200 is a lot to pay for a respray on an older car

19th June 2008, 14:23	#4 (permalink)
Unknownsoldier No No Not the comfy chair Car: 57' NHB Type S-GT 1.8 I-Vtec Join Date: 22nd September 2007 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 4,422 Thanks: 198 Thanked 95 Times in 92 Posts iTrader: (0)	Some places do resprays for 99 quid, and on a white car as has been said shouldn't be too hard to match the colours. Tom