Daveproyoyoyo 10 Posted March 22, 2019 Can anyone recommend a body shop to get a few dents pulled out and some small bits of paintwork done in Manchester? I have tried few places but prices seem to vary hugely and don't appear to be based on anything but a number plucked from the air. It's getting a bit tedious driving from body shop to body shop. Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keyo 47 Posted March 22, 2019 Can anyone recommend a body shop to get a few dents pulled out and some small bits of paintwork done in Manchester? I have tried few places but prices seem to vary hugely and don't appear to be based on anything but a number plucked from the air. It's getting a bit tedious driving from body shop to body shop. Cheers. Yep it really is hard finding a fair priced body shop who actually do a proper job, their use to getting insurance contracts where they just knock them out as qucikly as possible. Im trying a classic car specialist body shop next in Nuneaton. If you have a bit of rust you want sorting they wont even treat the rust these days just sand over it and paint ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daveproyoyoyo 10 Posted March 22, 2019 Yeah I think there is definitely an element of that for sure. It's also probably easier to just replace the panels, instead of taking the time for a proper job. I had one place insist I needed a whole respray at £6000 because I had a large dent in the bonnet, a blistering front bumper, stone chips on the wings, and a few really small parking dings in the door. Utter jokers. Another place said that it would be £1500 to repair the dent and repaint the bumper and not touch the dents or the wings, when I asked what that was based on, he said it was just what he reckoned..... Presumably these places must have an hourly rate somewhere in the region of £30-£50 per hour plus materials, and have a rough idea of how long it will take. I can't understand why I can't just get a straight quote. Hoping someone will have a decent recommendation for the Manchester area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keyo 47 Posted March 22, 2019 It is a joke i got quoted £1500 pounds and the classic guy £600 and that includes cutting out and fabricating. I would try and find somewhere outside of Manchester in a little town that has less competition, they might appreciate your business more and smaller firms tend to do a better job from my experience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daveproyoyoyo 10 Posted March 22, 2019 That's not a bad idea actually. I might spend some time calling a few places to see what they say. So frustrating! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daveproyoyoyo 10 Posted March 22, 2019 I've spoken to another garage about why they were so much money and he says that because the insurance companies require a warranty on all the work they carry out, they don't do spot repairs to panels as they can't guarantee the work, they only replace, or repair the whole thing. That at least is a small explanation. Perhaps a classic car workshop is the only choice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1200 bandit 10 Posted March 31, 2019 My mate has garage that dos bodywork but he is Liverpool,You will have to ring him and have a word to see if will do it.As the garage is always chockablock with work,If you what the phone number let me know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
