Tank and side panel respray

[gary123]

Just been quoted £850 to paint the tank and side panels on my 550. Single color orange and apply decals (I think).
Im genuinely shocked, should I be? or is this the going rate. A good friend is getting his Mustang redone in orange, if its close Ill slip my tank in with it.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I've got my tank & panels at the painter ATM £400 in black  with painted stripe. Might be extra for VAT.

[Matt_Harrington]

I paid £500 for 400/4 tank and side panels at the end of last year and an excellent job....

[Laverdaroo]

Bit steep I reckon. My tank m panels were 640inc. There was a mudguard n a stand with it though. Should be between£500-£600 I would expect……..


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[philward]

I'm spoiled - I have a painter who charges me £300 (I provide the paint though) for a tank set in original paint colours. Had my 750k2 done in Planet Blue, 500k2 in Gold/Black and 350k0 in Red/White (inc fork ears/fork cover/headlights) plus several others. He does it in his spare time (curently sprays Typhoons at BAE - previously various car repair shops). Unfortunately. not commercially available.
I do give him the tank basically prepared, he paints, he gives me it back to fit any decals and then he finishes it off

[gary123]

Well I might have a go myself, can always go to a pro if its no good.
Its only one color, what could possibly go wrong

[Orcade-Ian]

Gary,
I've also been spoiled for many years.  The cost as you know is in the stripping, cleaning, filling, blocking down and getting ready for priming and final coats.  All jobs you can do to a very good standard yourself.  Yes, the paint itself is now very expensive. 
When I was South, I did all the donkey work and a friend who repaired cars mostly,  hit the parts with 2 pack high build primer for me to guide coat and block down.  He then applied the colour coats and a layer of lacquer.  I then scotched that and applied any decals prior to him applying more lacquer.

It didn't take me long to find a similar friendly painter here in Orkney who was happy to do the same.
As long as you realise that the finished article will only be as good as your prep then everyone will be happy.

I also make hooks and methods of suspending tanks, panels, mudguards etc to make their life easy for painting the parts.

I use UPOL filler, etch primer and other materials - if you want to pm me I'll discuss what I do - but not an expert (I've never used water based stuff), just been doing it for about 40 years.

Ian

[gary123]

Cheers Ian, all good advice there. For now Im going to look around for a local guy and as you say do as much prep myself.
Trouble is Ive no patiance and tend to rush things but needs must, I cant justify that kind of expense.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Trouble with doing your own prep is you only have yourself to blame if the finish is not as good as you wanted.

I've seen some good rattle can finished items here.

[Orcade-Ian]

Yes Ted, I agree and that was why I put that line in:

'As long as you realise that the finished article will only be as good as your prep then everyone will be happy.'

The thing is YOU are in control and can fart about until it's right.  I even occasionally blow a coat of any old rattle can colour to be sure my prep is good enough.

Gary, you'll just have to try to be more patient if you want a good result - remember the story of the old bull and the young bull - young bull says to old bull 'Lets run down this field and screw one of the cows down near the fence'. Nah! says the old Bull 'Lets just saunter slowly down the field and screw 'em all!'

Ian

[gary123]

  More good advice, specialy about the bulls.

[Laverdaroo]

Bull’s are awful at paint prep and block sanding Gary. They leave loads of edges


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[gary123]

Cheers Roo, good to know, 

[Laverdaroo]

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[Athame57]

I think you will be paying through the nose!    I had a lovely job done on my CB400F2 tank and side panels for £377.00. The tank was new and ready primed but the side panels had to be prepared first. Also the decels were put on, fairly complex with an F2. That was in 2018. See the bill picture.