I'm going to respray the VL Calais Turbo, Pearl Blue. What's the going price of full respray?(engine bay, doors, pillars & the rest).

For a flawless (gunbarrel) job your looking at 10k+, but it all depends on the condition of your car, ie: rust, etc..

Unreal 10k!!! That's abit out of my league I think. What the going price for a standard full respray?

depends where you go but i would say for the entire car, engine bay and all. top shelf job it would be closer to 15 to 20k My boss had his car painted a couple of months ago by a really good painter, my boss took the car back to bare metal himself the painter just tidied it all up and painted it. cost him over 13k

I had no rust and is woz 10k man but it came out mad

Dude I Econ you should prep the car yourself and save some money and find a sprayer of this fourm to paint it in a booth for you ??

go to patti panels in campbellfield, they do quality work at a good price. luvmtl - it is a good way to save money but i think most panel beaters would rather do it themselves so they know it is getting done right.

mines being done in the same colour just change to 2pack but my shell is perfect no rust 2 dents its costing me 4k for everything thru a mates shop with me doin all the stripping and re assembly paint jobs aint cheap if you want good quality

Take my advice most times cheap = crap i learnt the hard way trust me. I know some people do get good jobs cheap but i dont think i'll ever take that chance again. Take my advice and go to a reputable panel shop at least you have some grounds to stand on if your not happy unlike backyard jobs. Just my 2 cents worth...........

My BT1 owes me 8500 in body and paint

I ended up paying 7 for panel work and then painting. But you can get cheap jobs, anything from 1k and upwards. Best bet is to call a few places local and tell them what you want.

Thanks for the reply's.

how longs a piece of string?

good comment forza! very true

Quote: Originally Posted by FORZA how longs a piece of string? Double the length from the end to the middle

8k Originally for mine, Then another spray (Engine bay smoothed etc) for $1500 mates rates.

I paid $6k about 8 years ago, so that would be $8-10k these days and it still looks decent today. Like most things you get what you pay for. Cheap jobs might look ok for a few years, but if shortcuts have been taken a nice looking job goes off very quickly

Quote: Originally Posted by HTURBO Thanks for the reply's. I thought you were selling the Calais?

He has pulled the for sale ad

A basic same colour externals respray is around $3K at my local, but it does depend on what body repairs are required. Door jams and engine bay will make the costg go up considerably, ofteb more than double. Budget at least $4K for a same colour external respray. Changing colouir requires more preparation, and therefore costs more.