Good paint shops in Surrey / North Hampshire area

[Neil993fan]

Hi out there !
Does anyone know of, or have experience of, good paintshops ( that can handle Porsches ) in Guildford / Farnborough areas ?? Got some light rust developing on rear wheelarches of my 993 which need sorting and although my local Non OPC Porsche dealer can do it, all they will do is sub it out and put on their margin. I need someone who will spray both rear qsides of the car, removing rear side windows to ensure a good finish.
Suggestions appreciated !
Neil

[sb-1]

See my reply on the Ford restoration thread.

Not Farnborough/Guildford I know,but only about 1/2 an hour from there.

Edited by sb-1 on Tuesday 10th October 17:00

Edited by sb-1 on Tuesday 10th October 17:02

[morebeanz]

Hiya

I've been looking for a good body shop around Guildford, and Contactaspray and Shalford Coachworks have been recommended to me. I'm just having some work done at Shalford, so I'll keep you posted.

Cheers

[m3pilot]

if you'd be prepaired to travel abit (1 hour) I can recomen a bodyshop called SPR coachworks, there based in sussex

[morebeanz]

Just remembered this, and thought I'd report in. Had my Audi done at Shalford Coachworks - bad knock to the passenger door and sundry scratches and dings. They've put it all back to rights very nicely and at a very competitive price. I am certain they didn't charge me for all the work they did, and I am a very happy bunny!

[billm]

When my girlfiend had her car bumped she arranged to meet at the local Merc dealership for a quote and a guy from the sub-contractor body shop that they farm it out to turned up and did the quote there and then.

So I would suggest you do the same and just ask which garage he's from and go direct. If the dealer won't let you, then just ask em directly who they use. He can't lie now can he ?

If the body shop are good enough for a main dealer then they should be OK .. and cheaper cos you cut the dealer out.

[stain]

Barons BMW in Hindhead or Farnborough did a superb job on a scrape on our Beemer

[blakbetti]

stain said:

Barons BMW in Hindhead or Farnborough did a superb job on a scrape on our Beemer

how naive - they would have subbed it out

[sb-1]

blakbetti said:

stain said:

Barons BMW in Hindhead or Farnborough did a superb job on a scrape on our Beemer

how naive - they would have subbed it out

Actually Barons have there own bodyshop in Hindhead....it is excellent,I had my 530D repaired there a couple of years ago.

[stain]

Thank you Sb1 - you saved me the bother of replying to that patronising git. And I agree, Barons do a superb job.

[billynomates]

stain said:

Thank you Sb1 - you saved me the bother of replying to that patronising git. And I agree, Barons do a superb job.

May be for you they did a good job .

Doesn't mean that is always the case though?..from not a patronising git ..just what Ive been told

[stain]

Billy, of course you are correct in what you say, but the starter of this thread wanted advice on which bodyshops to consider, and all any of us can do is relay our own personal experience good or bad. It is naive of blakbetti to assume that he / she knows it all.

Edited by stain on Friday 8th December 19:30

[blakbetti]

the beauty of the internet - you never to whom you are speaking!

Barons Farnborough do not have a bodyshop. Barons Hindhead do. Farnborough sub their work to a Place in north camp. i guess having worked there means im instantly wrong.

c**ks!