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Old 13-05-2008   #1
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is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

So ive been qouted £60 to paint my standard plastic mirrors x2 and handles x2 by a bodyshop. they are on a grande punto, they will be painted when removed not painting while on the car.
is this a good price i think so?
what should i be warey of?
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Re: is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

seems good to me, if you did it your self, primer would be £5+, paint £15+, lacquer £5+ plus you have to remove it etc and rub it down, so £60 is cheap- go for it.
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yeah 60 quid is cheap, i would charge more than that. make sure if the handles and mirrors are textured that they rub them down not high build them because thats lame
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Re: is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

but your mirrors and handles are already black
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Re: is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

ye but going grey as its plastic
n it gives me somethin else to polish

also if they high build them then is this bad for the finish or do they not last aslong? plz explain why thats lame?
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baby oil them
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Re: is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

high build after a while can look a bit ripply, i would take them off and smooth them that way there is a perfect base for the paint and they will be as smooth as glass and the paint will adhere much better and there is a much lesser chance of paint flaking off.
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Re: is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

So do you think its better to get them sprayed rather than buying primed mirrors from here?

http://shop4parts.co.uk/
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Re: is £60 gd 4 painting mirrors n handles?

i did this all myself including the bumperstrips and a few other bits and bobs and £60 is very reasonable. consider buying paint and laquer, plus these all should be fan nozzle making it more expensive again. along with decent primer and rubbing down paper along with the great time goes into it it certainly would be worth it
my only experience with bodyshops is that theres a great variation in price. i would phone up some other shops and ask for a quick quote for the same job, you will start to see a lot of different quotes for the same job. this is usually highly dependant on the quality on the bodywork. the cheapest quote will use high build primer and less paint and wont look as well, so a reputation is one of the best things to use when choosing a bodyshop
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