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Wise move to spray the lot and not have matching and blending problems. :
Hope you sprayed anti chip on the undersides of the new wings for extra corrosion protection and trashed the V.W sponge 'wing rot' components made of the same bad water absorbing open cell foam they used for the roof pump box.
Hope you sprayed anti chip on the undersides of the new wings for extra corrosion protection and trashed the V.W sponge 'wing rot' components made of the same bad water absorbing open cell foam they used for the roof pump box.
I used raptor by upol really tough stuff I have done loads of vw Audi wings I have a body shop www.eastcoastsprayshop.co.uk
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UK price depends on whether it's a small one man band spray shop or a large firm doing lots of accident repairs for insurance companies. IMHO the big firms charge more because insurance firms can be picky and they do everything to top spec. and warranty. If you go for cheaper smaller firms you need to see some of their work, get recommends and be in control of what materials they are using and if they are using a drying oven. Top flight paints will be Glasurit and some of the German paints, but they can put anything in their paint mix systems. Top coat lacquer quality is often sacrificed for cheaper lesser known bulk brands. Don't do it because it's the top lacquer coat that stops U.V and keeps the paint on. Price doesn't tell you what kind of result you will get.
I paid £500 2 years ago to paint 2 new wings which I supplied and they fitted. I would think you could be looking at 2K + for a whole car? The hood and rear lid are large areas, but not much to do on the EOS roof.
I paid £500 2 years ago to paint 2 new wings which I supplied and they fitted. I would think you could be looking at 2K + for a whole car? The hood and rear lid are large areas, but not much to do on the EOS roof.
That sounds fair. Get them to paint the insides of your new wings with anti stone chip - a kind of underseal. It reduces some noise that might otherwise been damped out by the nasty gray foam blocks. If they were painting for an insurance job they would charge a lot more.
We tend to judge on price for the finished work although paint quality and time spent blending are difficult to tie down in the variable mix. A few here had cars with paint blistering and were ready to blame V.W until we learned the parts had been re-painted and the quality of clear coat used was suspect. Clear coat is important because it should contain U.V protection agents to reduce color fade and keep it stable in the hottest of sun. Shops with their own paint mix systems tend to source from the mixer system supplier who has to maintain good standards on base colors, but clear coat is a universal product sourced from many distributors at varying prices. Recommends and seeing their work on other cars is better than using price alone. If the shop does insurance or work for V.W/Audi dealers it gives some confidence.
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To a degree I would agree approved accident repair centres have to meet minimum requirements, and are usually up to date on new techniques.
But find somebody who is passionate and well skilled can easily out shine any dealers.
The small shop I use decided to leave the main dealers and was happier to work on everyday cars independently just for the satisfaction of customers seeing there cars for the first time, rather then just another job sheet
But find somebody who is passionate and well skilled can easily out shine any dealers.
The small shop I use decided to leave the main dealers and was happier to work on everyday cars independently just for the satisfaction of customers seeing there cars for the first time, rather then just another job sheet
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