Project golf costs.... advise needed

Hi guys looking at a golf Gti project. Car seems solid and runs sou d however needs a new lease of life. Few bits of rust to body bit underside ect solid. Few questions i had from anyone who may have done this.

1. Roof. How much does a new roof headliner and tensioners plus fitting cost.
2. It needs a full repaint i will strip it all down but rough ball park cost for a full colour change im in yorkshire
3. As mentioned a few patches of rust to body assume can be groind back treated then final paint job would sort… am i wrong?

Also further down the line what does a interior retrim cost seats and door cards in a trendy cloth….

Apprecite this could be how long is a piece of string but from those who have done bits similar throw out your ball park numbers please.

Roof. £100 for the kit. £200 fitting bit not too hard to do yourself.

Full repaint. An ok job will be about 5k. 20k for show standard.

Various rust spots etc should be in the paint job. But I would allow 500 for day arch or floor panels to make the job better.

Now watch everyone tell you this is expensive and cheap as no one ever agrees on this type of discussion - have fun.


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Ps put some pictures up. We love seeing all cars in any condition especially those getting some love.


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Yeah will add some if it pulls off…

5-20k for paint is the painful bit….Would it need going right back to metal or do they rub down and prime whats there. It would be going from red to a totally different colour. Was hoping something more like 3k its going to be a weekend summer car for me to enjoy not a show car!!

Well if you're changing the colour, then it's gonna be an inside and out job with the engine bay. 

If you want it looking good, then it's gonna cost you a lot of money. 

Cheap colour change resprays are so wonk.

Door shuts, boot, engine bay etc all need doing. Which as said means tons extra £ work. Buy a car the colour you want.

Mars Red is the best MK1 colour anyway.

Are you considering doing any of the work yourself?

There is a paint you can roller on and thern with lots of sanding it'll come up shiny and smooth.

Just a thought.

Ian

What colour is it and why do you want to change it?
Colour change is the expensive bit..

Stripping the car, all trim removed, glass out, lights, interior out and preparing some of the body work yourself will bring the cost down.

Removing engine and some of loom will also help if you paint the engine bay as well or done get them to paint in the engine bay will also help.

Driving into a body shop and getting them to remove and refit everything takes time.
 

Will need a repaint as to be fair most i have gone to see that are supposidly in great condition still have issues blistering hazing fading ect... which would drive me mad. So i thought rather than spending 3.5-4k on a good car. Spend 2k on one that needs work and put money in to making it mint. Stripping down ect isnt an issue... I was just trying to get an idea for what others have spent thats all.

Have a read this right? £5000 - £20000 for a respray? 

Thats what it says. I have a ball park quote of 3k if i stripped down

ajc1984 said

Thats what it says. I have a ball park quote of 3k if i stripped down

That seems high, unless you factor in the body repairs/rust.

Oh, and I won't touch a top recover all 3 layers for less than 600 USD.

My mates rates for an inside and out including engine bay. Me stripping it down. 

6k. 

3k will get you a nasty nasty job. 

3k nasty job. Dont know how paying a painter 2k for 5 days work would get a nasty job (paint been 1k top end) jesus they would earn 96 grand a year at that rate.  Your mates rates at 6k dont seem very mates rates to me. Im not talking show standard paint im talking new car off a production line level.

We'll agree to disagree. 

I forget that yours is a floppy top, so you can knock a little bit off, less of a car to paint. 

It's all in the prep, proper prep is way more than 5 days imo.  

Let’s do some numbers

Painter is paid 36k. (3k a month / 750 a week)
No contributions and pension etc cost his employer another 250 a week.

So 1000 labour before you start

Running the workshop say 500 a week for a really small shop and booth

Materials let’s say a very reasonable 500

We are now at 2k and no profit yet and not paid the owner.

So let’s assume 20% for profit snd other overheads that is 2400 for a bare bones paint job and naff all materials really.

If you want a 500 paint job ask yourself would you do it for a week less materials, tax, overheads etc for that much.


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Sorry lost me a bit but if your suggesting its £500 for a paint job to a garage then your maths isnt quite right. 1. You have paid the painter a £1000 wage which is good in anyones books.2. If you run the shop you are basically just over seeing the work so will probably have multiple projects on the go at once  so assuming the 20% profit to the owner thats £400 in his pocket plus the £500 you say is for the 'paint job' the garage owner is clearing £900 for lets face it naff all as we have already calculated his overheads in running the shop in the above. Given he might have 4 jobs in at a time hes doing £3600!! All im trying to say is i have a price for a cab full respray colour change if I strip down they will do minor body work if worse i have to pay more, for 3k yes wont be a show winner but will also be better than 90% of the new cars on the road as it has rub downs between coats. I really dont know where you all take your cars but 6k to 20k for a paint job on a golf is crazy.

I live down south tbf, things cost more down here. 

Engine bay alone is over a day of prep. Prepping the inside isn't a quick process either. Boot area. Body on top of that, plus minor repairs, skimming, priming and painting…. in 5 days? 

It'll rushed and bodged is all I'm saying… it may look the danglies when it comes out… but look at it again I'm a years time…. you'll be kicking yourself. 

What ever happened to £100 a panel 

I'd buy a compressor, gun and paints and line the garage with plastic sheeting and learn something in the process rather than pay them figures