Spraying Price

[SS8_Gohan]

Vu might need to clarify (or i will when i pick up a part from him tomorrow) but i'm pretty sure DT has a lengthy warranty period... for some reason i have 'lifetime' in my head but that could be wrong.

[R31Nismoid]

thats a load of crap! coz im a spray painter myself. it all depends on the prep and the finish off the gun.

Load of crap?

A few simple and basic words that even you should understand.

Quality of paint.

Paint alone (no labour) for my engine bay was VERY substantial, but then... i can see my face in it

Add to that prep work, obviously more/better prep work results in a better overall result

[kspots08]

Just out of curiosity does DT Panels do their on body kits in house, or do they out source?

[SS8_Gohan]

they don't do any body kits afaik? you just bring the car, bring the kit and they'll do the rest

[some_cs_student]

Dropped by DT today, they certainly do warranty and very well, getting it repaired either next week or the week after (due to cruise )

[alex1991s]

Dropped by DT today, they certainly do warranty and very well, getting it repaired either next week or the week after (due to cruise )

How longs the warranty just took mine in today, midnight purple respray

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

How longs the warranty just took mine in today, midnight purple respray

hope you took some before shots !

would love to see the before and after product

[alex1991s]

hope you took some before shots !

would love to see the before and after product

Yeah ill post them up as soon as i get it back, should be on the 10th or somewhere around that, a new kit is going on as well so should be mint.

Edited March 30, 2009 by alex1991s

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

seen your car sitting same spot last 2 days.

10th of april. geez thats not too bad

[alex1991s]

seen your car sitting same spot last 2 days.

10th of april. geez thats not too bad

Just wondering had anything thing been done with? Going in there tomorrow to drop off a s2 spoiler, but just curious.

[ali-turko]

i got my car done a dt panels,

full respay, windows removed, engine bay and my gurads rolled for $3000 and done in 8 days

although i didnt get my door jams done cause cause it was same colour

[hotpapa]

PRIMAL GARAGE..............RAY, the dad is a top panel beater/sprayer from the old school!!

[Do-Luck]

*keeps mouth closed*

[UNR33L]

+1 for dt panels prices. -1 for not putting my wing on straight.

[KURAUN]

*keeps mouth closed*

[Travis Trayhern]

if you want all the panels to match up then do the whole car...

why do some shops ask 10k+ for a paintjob?

dont matter how good a job they do unless they dip your car in gold or something its just way too much

$10k for a respray is about right if you want it done right and show condition.

i dont think you understand what a propper respray is, full strip removing everything inc engine, fully rubbing back and prep work takes weeks to be done right. my father owns a crash shop and 12 years ago he painted a show car now that cost the guy $8k then for the job and it won best paint 8 years running and last year had a freahup and that cost him $5k after a few blemishs had popped now its back winning best paint again.

a cheap 1500 job is just a tape up and scuff and spray dont expect the paint to be there in a few years.

also the cost of paint cheap stuff about 200-400 to paint (protech)

decent paint ya look at about 1200 just in materials (ppg) then add in any pearl $$

[alex1991s]

As i mentioned about a month I would put some before and after pics up of DT panels work on my car. Pics are very average quality.

In my opinion DT panels do a good job for the price which was $3300 ($2500-basic repspray+$500-door jams+$300-front a rear windows removed).

Good points:

+ Great paint job, looks really good

+ Price

+ Vu is very friendly and easy to deal with

+ Free screwdriver (left in boot)

Bad points:

- Didn't put the door back on properly

- Broke my indicator bulbs (cost $4 to replace)

- Time (4 weeks+, I have heard this is not the case with everyone)

- Slight over-spray (are going to fix it at their expense)

- Pretty sure they stuffed the LED brake light on the spoiler

But overall I would definitely recommend them.

[evade]

5 simple steps for purchasing goods and services

1. Choose a few shops. Call.

2. Have a good chat, get a feel of how they do business, etc..ask questions..

3. Get some quotes.

4. Cant decide to do whole car or body kit only? Repeat step 3. Then go to 5.

5. Make a decision!

[_bobo_]

DT Panels: Vu and the guys are very friendly and provide good communication, would definately reccomend them =]