Body shop recommendation in Sydney, Australia
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Hi All!
I recently purchased a 1984 Mercedes 280E, it's in lovely condition but would benefit from some very minor paint touchups in a couple of areas.
Can anyone recommend a bodyshop / painter in and around Sydney that they've had a good experience with? Key thing for me is they're sympathethic with it being an older car. The car is very original and as a result I'd like to retain as much of the original paint as possible so not looking for someone who just wants to respray the whole car.
Cheers,
Tim
I recently purchased a 1984 Mercedes 280E, it's in lovely condition but would benefit from some very minor paint touchups in a couple of areas.
Can anyone recommend a bodyshop / painter in and around Sydney that they've had a good experience with? Key thing for me is they're sympathethic with it being an older car. The car is very original and as a result I'd like to retain as much of the original paint as possible so not looking for someone who just wants to respray the whole car.
Cheers,
Tim
I have used 'Phoenix Vehicle Restorations' for all my cars for about 8 years.
It's a small business run by one person (Jameel) who is a perfectionist. As well as the work being excellent / undetectable, having low overheads means his prices are reasonable as well.
A lot of the cars he works on are very precious and >70 years old. As I said.. perfectionist!
02 9907 1605
p.v.r@bigpond.com
20a Waine Street, Freshwater NSW 2096
I found him through recommendation after I was looking for someone to repair an awful quality repair (by a large-brand body shop).
I've also sent other friends / neighbours to him and they always come back happy!
It's a small business run by one person (Jameel) who is a perfectionist. As well as the work being excellent / undetectable, having low overheads means his prices are reasonable as well.
Tim_D said:
Key thing for me is they're sympathethic with it being an older car. The car is very original and as a result I'd like to retain as much of the original paint as possible
A lot of the cars he works on are very precious and >70 years old. As I said.. perfectionist!02 9907 1605
p.v.r@bigpond.com
20a Waine Street, Freshwater NSW 2096
I found him through recommendation after I was looking for someone to repair an awful quality repair (by a large-brand body shop).
I've also sent other friends / neighbours to him and they always come back happy!
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on Tuesday 30th March 04:32
on Tuesday 30th March 04:32
said: I have used 'Phoenix Vehicle Restorations' for all my cars for about 8 years.
It's a small business run by one person (Jameel) who is a perfectionist. As well as the work being excellent / undetectable, having low overheads means his prices are reasonable as well.
Well, went and met Jameel last week - nice bloke indeed - going to use him to tidy up a couple of small bits on the 928 It's a small business run by one person (Jameel) who is a perfectionist. As well as the work being excellent / undetectable, having low overheads means his prices are reasonable as well.
There were some very, very nice things in his workshop...Now, don't suppose you know a decent exhaust fabricator too? Don't need a motorsport dude, just a good pair of street pipes. The bloke I was hoping to do the work has left the business.
PomBstard said:
Well, went and met Jameel last week - nice bloke indeed - going to use him to tidy up a couple of small bits on the 928 There were some very, very nice things in his workshop....
Lockdown, brakes and sunroof have conspired to keep the car out of Jameel’s place but have finally got it booked in for next month. Went in today, 3 Rolls Royce the newest of which was an S1 Silver Shadow, a 1929 Bentley and an early 356. Oh, and a 2CV…. There were some very, very nice things in his workshop....Gassing Station | Australia | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff