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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: parks on October 31, 2011, 10:44:47 pm

Title: Paint sprayer in Kent or SE London
Post by: parks on October 31, 2011, 10:44:47 pm

Evening all,

(not sure if this is the right section to post this so mods please feel free to move)


Im trying to get a new bonnet sprayed after a deer ruined the last one (deer is fine btw). I have rung a few body shops with mixed prices

quotes ranging from £120 to £300

I was also told that the price could go up if the wings needed to be blended in to achieve a good match.


Now, i am no expert, nor a sprayer but, surely (I could be wrong) a decent body shop could match the colour (Peugeot Metallic Blue - KMF) so wouldn't need to blend the wings in. Should i pay for them not being able to colour match it properly?

I do not mean to offend if you are a sprayer and this is the way it should be done, just my view.


any hoo

any places you would recommend?

Cheers (sorry for the rant - i've had a beer  :drinking:)

Title: Re: Paint sprayer in Kent or SE London
Post by: sub39h on October 31, 2011, 10:51:40 pm

for best results it will need to be blended. i know for black you don't need to as it's an easy colour to match, but for lighter colours it may well need it. red can be a right pig to match properly for example!

Title: Re: Paint sprayer in Kent or SE London
Post by: adamf on November 01, 2011, 12:01:55 am

120 to 300 sounds like a good price. And yes if it was me i would want it blended. Obviously spray outs would be done to get closest match but if they painted just the bonnet and you got it back and it didnt look right, you would be p**sed if you had to pay for it to be done again. At least pay once for a good job... :happy2: