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Hi, I am looking for a sensibly priced company to spray my t25 high top in south Norfolk but anywhere around that area will do, and wondered if anyone could recommend some companies, and ball park figures so I have an idea if I am being ripped off.

I am looking to have her taken back to metal and given some much needed love after several years of neglect.

Many thanks

For a back-to-bare-metal job, I doubt you will get much change from £10,000. It also depends on whether any panels need replacing. I had my van done not so long back. It cost me more than the van is probably worth, but I love my van and intend on keeping it.

Ouch! I thought it was going to be expensive, apparently most of the panels are ok but you never really know till it is naked!

I am going to have to come up with plan b then as the house is falling down so that takes priority

Thanks for your response

When you consider that most places charge between £70 and £90 per hour for labour, the costs soon add up.

There a concept I have never thought of, wrapping, social media is full of articles, most say not good for above 3 years but, by all accounts its a reasonable cost? Suppose its an easy way of face lifting a van  - I couldn't afford the full back to metal respray at the cost suggested by Rob, so may embark upon a DIY approach of grinding rust out where I can and filling in small areas that obviously are cosmetic ,not structural?

If I was you, Do most of the prep yourself.

These buses are now a labour. Learn some skils and save a bloody fortune.

i dropped my engine a few months back. Rebuild by AW.

If i had someone else do all the dropping, removal pf everything, reinstall it would have cost me a shed load of dosh let alone would they have done it to my Anal standard and shopped on BW, ebay and every where else for the odd missing bolt and washer here and there and getting everything right.

just my 2 pence here - having been through it in 2020.

Whatever the quote is, make sure you add 50%.
They will find more rust and ‘issues' than initial eyeballs see.

For context, my total comes in over £10k for the body work ( back to metal. ) I dare not add it up 

A bit like Rob though for me in that I knew it wasn’t about what it was worth in resale value, it was about wanting to keep the van for many more years.

The wife still bends my ear about it 

Do a search for "roller paint campervan" on YouTube

Thanks the roller idea had made me think, not overly sure about the product at this stage (one video gave  Rust-Oleum CombiColor as a good paint - 2 tins per van - need to think on this as always thought of acrylic spray approach), so will do further research in coming weeks, like the idea though, must say, it looks easy ish after the prep work good which is massive, good info!

Just do one door first, see how you get on?

Raptor paint is a popular choice for rollering.

https://youtu.be/c-NUmQ9xALI?is=m2VTCXH5obp8K0Ug

Watch as many videos on rollering as you can, there are little tipsandtricks in each one.

Size and quality of roller was one I saw somewhere but I can't remember the detail.

Thanks for the handy tips, once done in that paint I assume you have to stay with that paint , dont thick traditional acrylic paint goes over it , just brainstorming, its quite a big decision I guess.