Engine bay

[TUFE]

What would be a likely price for a spray job on my engine bay? Should I do it myself or should I truck it off to the panel beaters? I want a nice smooth job that looks good but I also need it done in a very short time.

Thanks

[XF0747]

i paid $800 for my bay, but we welded up holes, smoothed over all the holes

if ur after a neat job shouldnt cost u more than $500

[KLR250]

if you want it done quick, get someone else to do it lol

im about to embark on my enginebay prep

welding most seams, holes etc, i reckon theres gunna be 2 or 3 weeks in prep

[TUF250]

i reckon just fixing all the holes in an x series engine bay would take weeks on its own lol

[KLR250]

yeah, ive filled most holes, still another 3 weeks of prep to smooth everything i reckon lol

[KRUPTOR]

Hey what sort of welder are you using to help fill the wholes in the engine bay?

[TUFFZJ]

i reckon just fixing all the holes in an x series engine bay would take weeks on its own lol

**** yeah took the panel beater who did my Engine bay over 40 hours in work, to welded up holes, smoothed over all the holes. about two weeks all up he had it for and cost me $1200.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc177/TUFFZJ/img031.jpg

[Corey]

F#$k yeah nice job looks mint

[Ridin_Oldskool]

ged did u buy the daily yet?

i say do it ureself, im never going to pay someone to paint any of my xe's again, not that ive had bad experience, but there just slack cVnts (no offence to painters on here)

[TUFFZJ]

ged did u buy the daily yet?

i say do it ureself, im never going to pay someone to paint any of my xe's again, not that ive had bad experience, but there just slack cVnts (no offence to painters on here)

but hi man, you pay for what you get. if you want an good job get someone who knows how to do it, right first time. and do your homework on them before you take your car to them.

[dale ward]

i just did one for one of my ex's new boyfriends charge him $1500 and took a hole weekend with 6 hours sleep and looks great could of done it for $1000

[xm-221]

For a quick scuff and paint with no holes filled or any smoothing out done you'd be looking at about $500 Ged (thats with a bare engine bay)
If you start welding and wanting it smooth like Georges or TuffZJ you would be looking at $1300 depending on how far you want to go. If you want to go over that you start getting charged by the hour.

Shane and I did a rough calculation on the hours we spent in his engine bay. At $35 an hour it would have cost just over $14,000 (tallied hours for both of us). By the time we were finished there was not a ripple or hole to be seen anywhere.

And that was before this current rebuild, god knows how many hours have been spent in there again.

[tuf.250]

my panel beater 3 full days painted on the 4th day

[XF0747]

my panel beater took about 3 months to do my bay, and all i wanted was the holes filled and make it shiney with the new paint