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Reputable/money worth respray in Brisbane

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:15 pm
by iambrian
Hey Guys, i recently returned from a holiday in Melbourne to find my brother has scraped the rear bumper of my car against the mail box while reversing down. -.-

Anyone know any reputable places that's decently priced to get the rear bumper resprayed?

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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:50 pm
by Mitch
Grand Prix Panel and Paint top blokes and great customer service

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:19 pm
by iambrian
Cheers Mitch, will give them a call !

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:51 pm
by black_ice
If its a small job try a mobile paint/dent restoration business...they will come to your house and do it and its so much more convenient...Sorry dont know any good ones on Brisbane..

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:24 pm
by Mitch
iambrian wrote:Cheers Mitch, will give them a call !
not a problem mention to them Mitch with the Orange Sportage forwarded you to them

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:25 pm
by himynameisdaniel
Let us know what was the rough cost.
lots of stone chips on mine.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:29 pm
by turbogirl
Perhaps try your Mitsubishi Service department and see who they recomend

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:33 pm
by sleeper
if your near nundah rainbow paint and panel is my preferred painter.
Paul is a wizard :)

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:47 pm
by Zaphod
himynameisdaniel wrote:Let us know what was the rough cost. lots of stone chips on mine.


Just spent the last couple of days running around getting quotes for the Colt (bonnet is nearly vertical, so lots of stone chips) - quote was to rub, fill & respray the bonnet (which is tiny), respray the front bar, blend the front guards & both 'A'-pliiars (more stone chips)...

Quotes varied from $425 for 'on-car' repair to just over $1000! - average was $600-700

I found the big panel beaters with the nice reception area cost double the guy who has a spray booth in the industrial unit 'round the corner - most good ones have a collection of photos they're happy to show and are happy to run through exactly what they will do for their money. You'll soon get an idea of who's good at their job and interested in what you have to say.

Shop around... :-)

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:05 pm
by iambrian
Yea I deffinately will have a shop around, so paranoid the job will either turn out good or extremely bad.

heres a couple photos, dont know how he did it, but he scraped it against our mail box..
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Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:09 pm
by Zaphod
is it just scratched or is there a dint/depression in the metalwork?

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:12 pm
by iambrian
fortunately just scratched the paint.

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:33 pm
by Zaphod
That's not so bad.

Before you go and get quotes, go over the damaged area with a clean cotton cloth and plenty of thinners - a lot of the light stuff will disappear and the damage won't look so bad when you're going for the quote... rub like you were polishing - it just 'melts' the clear coat and fills the fine scratches in, but make sure it's clean first...

Shouldn't be too expensive, just put a day or half-day aside and get three or four quotes and go for the middle price... I went and got five!

:-D

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:39 pm
by debonaire
I had insurance repair at Grand Prix as well, they're Grand Prix as in Grand Prix Mazda.

It was a tiny bumper scuff that someone gave me in a car park, I haven't thought about it since so they've obviously done a decent job. No panel damage, just paint - if I remember I'll have a dig to see how much it cost. Obviously I didn't pay so can't remember, I just hope when someone damages my car they pay dearly :)

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:46 pm
by Mitch
debonaire wrote:I had insurance repair at Grand Prix as well, theyre Grand Prix as in Grand Prix Mazda. It was a tiny bumper scuff that someone gave me in a car park, I havent thought about it since so theyve obviously done a decent job. No panel damage, just paint - if I remember Ill have a dig to see how much it cost. Obviously I didnt pay so cant remember, I just hope when someone damages my car they pay dearly :)
i can vouch for that look at my car now she looks sexy just like before