Respray Recommendation

[GD47]

Hi all,

Search facility not working. So, would be grateful for any recommendations for a respray. I need to get my front bumper done as it's chipped to xxxx. The only quote I've had so far is £600 ish from Autotech in Andoversford.

Cheers.

G

[thenortherner]

GD47 said:

Hi all,

Search facility not working. So, would be grateful for any recommendations for a respray. I need to get my front bumper done as it's chipped to xxxx. The only quote I've had so far is £600 ish from Autotech in Andoversford.

Cheers.

G

I'm not able to recommend, but £600 is a bit steep for just a bumper! Are they blending other parts of the car to match?

If it's just chipped then maybe a decent spot repair would do.

[GD47]

It looks like pebble dash, so I think it's beyond a touch up. Just remembered, was also quoted by Dick Lovetts at £750!! Must be somewhere locally more competitive?

[carreauchompeur]

Where are you? I've used Smart Autocentre for a few jobs, based in Fishponds, Bristol and seem pretty good. Competitive prices, too- Had an A4 bonnet and front wings resprayed, and the rest of the car touched up for about £200.

[GD47]

I'm in Bristol too. Car is a Ferrari 360, so looking for a good quality job at a reasonable price.

[carreauchompeur]

Ah, in that case I probably would want somewhere a little more pukka- I was quite pleased with the job on the A4 apart from one small run, however I think a Ferrari desrves a really decent job...

[dannytherev]

If you don't mind travelling my mate Al who is a Pher alsaautomotivedoes a lot with Ferrari's top quality job

[Six Fiend]

Talking with the guys who detailed my Jag yesterday they have heard good things about Brin Jones in Filton, but have not viewed the work themselves.

I have seen some good reviews online.

http://www.brinjones.co.uk/

[thenortherner]

Ferrari 360? Forget my earlier suggestions then.

You could possibly do worse than here:

http://www.jb-autos.co.uk/showroom.html

Judging by some of the cars he's showing here and also the photos he has up in the workshop, he's had some tasty stuff in there.

I haven't had respray work done there, however he did machine polish out several scratches on my car last week for a tenner and did a good job of it too.

[Six Fiend]

thenortherner said:

Ferrari 360? Forget my earlier suggestions then.

You could possibly do worse than here:

http://www.jb-autos.co.uk/showroom.html

Judging by some of the cars he's showing here and also the photos he has up in the workshop, he's had some tasty stuff in there.

I haven't had respray work done there, however he did machine polish out several scratches on my car last week for a tenner and did a good job of it too.

Now he does come recommended!

[thenortherner]

Six Fiend said:

thenortherner said:

Ferrari 360? Forget my earlier suggestions then.

You could possibly do worse than here:

http://www.jb-autos.co.uk/showroom.html

Judging by some of the cars he's showing here and also the photos he has up in the workshop, he's had some tasty stuff in there.

I haven't had respray work done there, however he did machine polish out several scratches on my car last week for a tenner and did a good job of it too.

Now he does come recommended!

Have you had work done there?

[Six Fiend]

Detailer, was talking to me about him the other day. Said it was the best he'd seen in a very long time (and he knows his paintwork). As long as you get the man himself doing the work it should be great. Problem with many paintshops is having the guy who did the fab job do yours! Hence it's very hard to make a recommendation except when it's a one man band.

[AngryApples]

thenortherner said:

Ferrari 360? Forget my earlier suggestions then.

You could possibly do worse than here:

http://www.jb-autos.co.uk/showroom.html

Judging by some of the cars he's showing here and also the photos he has up in the workshop, he's had some tasty stuff in there.

I haven't had respray work done there, however he did machine polish out several scratches on my car last week for a tenner and did a good job of it too.

Glad you posted this!

Remember you recommending him to me at Thornfalcon for the M3 but I forgot the name

Cheers

Matt

[andy miles]

Hi gd47,i run a 27 year old 911 porsche and recently had a really nasty large stone chip in the front part of my bonnet,i took it to my local spray shop which is run by a guy called Dave Bimson,Dave has loads of experience working on porsche and other exotica and made a brilliant job of my car,he has also done my front bumper and again,brilliant,he charged me £330.00 for the bonnet,i supplied the paint which i already had mixed,so depending on how far you want to travel i would recommend him very highly,he is in a small village in Devon just off of junction 25 m5,his company is called D.B.BODY'S,CULMSTOCK RD,HEMYOCK,DEVON,EX15 3RJ. 01823 681499 FAX [phone].
Give him a ring you wont be disappointed. andy miles 1983 estoril blue 911sc.

[GD47]

dannytherev said:

If you don't mind travelling my mate Al who is a Pher alsaautomotivedoes a lot with Ferrari's top quality job

Thanks all. Danny - Asla is the main man apparently but pricey and also overbooked according to folk on the Ferrari website. No harm in asking for a quote I guess.

Cheers

G

[agent006]

Try BP Motor Bodybuilders in Cheltenham. They've done some work on my BMW, it's good quality and they're competitive on price.

No website though....

Bp Motor Bodybuilders
01242 245698 - The Runnings Runnings Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL51 9NJ

[mfmman]

thenortherner said:

Six Fiend said:

thenortherner said:

Ferrari 360? Forget my earlier suggestions then.

You could possibly do worse than here:

http://www.jb-autos.co.uk/showroom.html

Judging by some of the cars he's showing here and also the photos he has up in the workshop, he's had some tasty stuff in there.

I haven't had respray work done there, however he did machine polish out several scratches on my car last week for a tenner and did a good job of it too.

Now he does come recommended!

Have you had work done there?

I have and was happy with the work done, good attention to detail and true to his word on costs etc. I have just found out my car is in the 'showroom' so will have to ask where my credit note is

[thenortherner]

mfmman said:

thenortherner said:

Six Fiend said:

thenortherner said:

Ferrari 360? Forget my earlier suggestions then.

You could possibly do worse than here:

http://www.jb-autos.co.uk/showroom.html

Judging by some of the cars he's showing here and also the photos he has up in the workshop, he's had some tasty stuff in there.

I haven't had respray work done there, however he did machine polish out several scratches on my car last week for a tenner and did a good job of it too.

Now he does come recommended!

Have you had work done there?

I have and was happy with the work done, good attention to detail and true to his word on costs etc. I have just found out my car is in the 'showroom' so will have to ask where my credit note is

Which is your car, if you don't mind me asking?

[AngryApples]

Just called J and B

Given me a 'ball park' figure of 500(ish) for bonnet and wing respray (after telling them its Carbon Black metallic)

Seemed very helpful, going to go and see them as soon as I get chance

[mfmman]

thenortherner said:

Which is your car, if you don't mind me asking?

The slightly orange Talbot Sunbeam