Boot spray

[Alanb67]

The previous owner of my Capri had a go at repairing some stone chips on the boot lid but has made a bit of a mess of it. I got a coulpe of quotes to re spray it, one was £100 and the other was £200. The £100 was just the main bottom bit. The £200 pound quote was panting the whole boot lid, also taking the window out. I know the cheap quote is fair price but i think i would like the job done properly. Is £200 a fair price for a boot lid respray?

[Stish704]

Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

[Noel]

Yeah, if it includes taking the glass out then £200 does seem reasonable.

[Alanb67]

Yeah....i thought it was ok. Think I"ll get him to do the job.....Thanks.

[Arya2.0S]

Why would they take the glass out? Totally unnecessary and they are bonded in, gonna have a real hard time removing it and it's old and brittle so there's the risk in breaking it.
Any painter worth their salt should be able to simply mask it up properly and leave the glass in. If you have the earlier type rubber they can remove that then mask up the glass and just put the rubber back afterwards, this will ensure the paint gets applied to the edges under the rubber properly hence why they think they should remove the glass but it's totally unnecessary and just adds extra labour and risk.
I've painted 3 tailgates this way, looks perfect every time.

[pbar]

Is £200 a fair price for a boot lid respray?

Sounds very cheap to me. What do you get for that though? Will it be a blow over or are they doing much prep, stripping off the old paint, any rust or repairs to make? I suppose they won't know until they do take the glass and seals out.

[Major_Tom]

It's a good price... but be sure you don't get...

[pbar]

From the classic Towed In A Hole. Brilliant.

[Arya2.0S]

Is £200 a fair price for a boot lid respray?

Sounds very cheap to me. What do you get for that though? Will it be a blow over or are they doing much prep, stripping off the old paint, any rust or repairs to make? I suppose they won't know until they do take the glass and seals out.

I'd hope they'd be taking it down to metal, or at least the original primer layer. Still cant figure out why they need to take the glass out though.

[Alanb67]

Maybe my mistake. He said he would remove the rubber, i took it once the rubber was removed the glass would come away. Hes going to remove the lock and buff the tailgate down and respray it. The £100 pound quote was just a rubdown and a blow over. I think i prefer to get it done properly.

[Andrew 2.8i]

I think i prefer to get it done properly.

Quite right too!
I'm sure that some rear windows are bonded in and others aren't. I think it's dependant on the year of manufacture. If you can remove it prior to painting, the finished result will be better.

Andrew.

[Arya2.0S]

Maybe my mistake. He said he would remove the rubber, i took it once the rubber was removed the glass would come away. Hes going to remove the lock and buff the tailgate down and respray it. The £100 pound quote was just a rubdown and a blow over. I think i prefer to get it done properly.

Possibly. Certain years have a different type of rubber (i think earlier models) have a removable rubber thats separate from the window, though ive had both kinds and i think they are both removable but it was a long time ago so i cant be sure.