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Re: Welding and Paint Costs
Posted: 14 Nov 2015, 21:43
by dbz864
^^^^^^^^^^^ You must have been the 0.01% then,lol. I deal with body people daily and it was just my opinion. The £10k price wasnt for a good job it was a top bolok job, the vans got a rotten roof don't forget.
I said £2800 for windows out doors off with new panels most of rust cut out,etc. And im not looking or want the work before anyone says that.

Re: Welding and Paint Costs
Posted: 14 Nov 2015, 22:05
by restoman
So what is an acceptable labour rate that owners wish to pay for this kind of work?
How much as an hourly rate?
or how much have people paid / been quoted?
Just interested, as there are often different opinions about a fair rate (for proper repairs, not quick bodges/blowovers)
Re: Welding and Paint Costs
Posted: 15 Nov 2015, 17:53
by dbz864
restoman. it totally depends on the type of garage/paint shop you go, if they have a smallish garage id guess from £20 /25 an hour, if someone is doing it as a hobby or there on the dole or semi retired £75/100 a day cash.A big big garage proberly make a "pooh" job of it will want £80/90 an hour. What do you want doing?
Re: Welding and Paint Costs
Posted: 16 Nov 2015, 12:13
by freckvan1
Firstly,I hope Alex you do get whatever you want doing to your van sorted .
I can only express my own experience, as an example I posted under the heading
New Front End ( 18.Aug.15) some photographs of work carried out on my van .
This in no way was designed to criticise bona fide Traders and hope my opinion
is not taken out of context .
Atb,
Chris