car paitners plz help.

[ethan]

gday all,
i need my car striped and repainted, i live in hobart, if any one could do it or knows any one who could please give me a ring on 0447009864. its got a bit of rust and i dont have the knowledge of how to do it. plz help.

cheers ethan

[gldgti]

panelbeaters mate

[Jace]

Materials will cost you a good $600, or professional resprays start at about $1500 (professional is open to interpretation).

If you actually want it done, be prepared to pay a lot for it, or DIY!

[roccodingo]

check out your local tafe, tech college, trade school etc They may run evening classes where YOU can learn the basics of spraypainting, bodywork right up to advanced metal working / custom painting, ya never know if you dont go looking !!

gday all,
i need my car striped and repainted, i live in hobart, if any one could do it or knows any one who could please give me a ring on 0447009864. its got a bit of rust and i dont have the knowledge of how to do it. plz help.

cheers ethan

[foc64]

check out your local tafe, tech college, trade school etc They may run evening classes where YOU can learn the basics of spraypainting, bodywork right up to advanced metal working / custom painting, ya never know if you dont go looking !!

Sorry to say that in Tassie thanks to the current miss guided Politicians, the TAFE system doesn't exist (now split in to The Polytechnic and The Tasmanian Skills Institute) as such night courses are almost non-existent and all the Automotive painting/panel beating training is undertaken in the north of the state.

If your keep to do the work yourself Adult education may have a course that covers this otherwise you'll have to find a good body/paint man.

Chris

[captainvw]

Get your wallet ready do as much dissmantling as possible remember time is money.At the end of the day you get what you pay for like anything .Most local painters i know would charge you upwards of 5k without Rust repairs

[Henri]

You might want to have the car sprayed professionally but you should be able to do a bit of the stripping and rust treatment yourself. If not there definately are places in Hobart that will do a really good job. For example Davidson Autobody can do all the panelwork and also spray the car, their work is awesome. However you have to be serious and as said before, be prepared to pay good money for a good job.

[Jace]

Any 3rd party (as in nobody you know personally) panel shop won't be keen on painting over your sanding/prep. Not from what I've found anyway.
Stripping a whole car down (trim/glass/everything wise) on the other hand would probably work in your favor.

[mikinoz]

Mate, I will be honest - head to somewhere like Cygnet or Huonville to a smaller workshop that is not going to be as busy as one in Hobart. You may find they are more willing to take this sort of job on. Other than that, ask about in the older car scene in Hobart, though the VW club or Club Motori Italia - there should be someone with some contacts.

[Jarred]

Any 3rd party (as in nobody you know personally) panel shop won't be keen on painting over your sanding/prep. Not from what I've found anyway.
Stripping a whole car down (trim/glass/everything wise) on the other hand would probably work in your favor.

yep, I have to agree with this regarding most panel shops.

most shops wont want to garuentee work they havn't done (prep is more important than top coat!)

[revnit]

with paint its pay for what you get spend $5000 and thats the job you get and these days $5000 is a cheap job depends on what you are after ive seen cheap paint jobs look awesome but 12months later looks rubbish rush coming though primer shrink even bubbles due to a basic prep my car is currently in bare metal the only way to go.

[Henri]

Other than that, ask about in the older car scene in Hobart, though the VW club or Club Motori Italia - there should be someone with some contacts.

This would be a good idea. Contact people in some motoring clubs down here. Nino, the head of the VW club, will probably tell you to head over to Bocchino Motors (the company he owns). They do some of the best work in Tas, however will be expensive. But other people in the clubs should point you in the right direction.

[JoshFair]

go to a little shop bro. my mate needed to re paint his pulsar's bonnet, roof and boot. he got it done in smithton for 300 bucks... so yeah look around the smaller places are usually willing to lower there prices considerably.