[928uk] 928 bare metal respray

[phil rick]

yes the sills can look perfectly fine when looking under the vehicle, its
only when the plastic sill covers are removed for the first time in 30+
years that you will know how good the sills are + usually the front lower
section of the rear quarter's + around where the handbrake cable goes into
the car, can corrode away.

also all the black trims around the glass may look good now but when fitted
to a freshly painted car can easily look dull and faded.
always better to do do all the little trims etc when refitting to new
paint, but these little things start making big holes in wallets
cheers
Phil

On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM Andy Denton <andy at romar.co.uk> wrote:

> I had one on my 87 S4 and ended up spending £16k. Most of this was because
> I needed new sills plus fabrication work. I also had a new windscreen as
> the original one was starting to delaminate.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Andy
>
>
> ---- On Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:06:37 +0000 * 928uk at lists.928.org.uk
> <928uk at lists.928.org.uk> * wrote ----
>
> when i did the SE i got a paintlress dent removal guy to go around it with
> a fine tooth comb before it went to the paint shop.
> a 90% saving in filler that the body shop would have used for all the tiny
> imperfections.
>
> and as Mike points out, the more you can take out yourself, the cheaper it
> should be and the happier the body shop will be, as they will have to
> store
> everything they remove somewhere, which is never easy in a busy body shop
> .
> + take lots of pictures of it before it goes in, incase you find damage to
> something so you then have proof it was not there before it went to the
> body shop.
> cheers
> Phil
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM jonathanrackowe--- via 928uk <
> 928uk at lists.928.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > I’ve just obtained an estimate for a bare-metal respray of my 928 GT,
> > including repair of any metalwork issues found:
> >
> >
> >
> > Approx 200 hours labour @ £65 = £13k
> >
> > Approx £3K paint and all materials
> >
> >
> >
> > Total £16k plus VAT = £19,200
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> > Does that sound about right?
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> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Jonathan
> >
> > West London, England
> >
> > 928GT 1991 Amethyst Metallic with Blueflame custom exhaust and Porsche
> 18"
> > Sport Design wheels
> >
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