Repair estimate seemed high, what do you think?

[Inspector359]

Got a couple of small rust bubbles in my drivers side rear door, one is about the size of a quarter all together and the rust bubble has burst and the other is smaller than a dime. What should I be looking at price wise to get this repaired? I could basically do all the prep work needed if I had to, I wouldn't be able to paint it myself though. Here are some pics so you can see what I'm talking about. Had an estimate done this morning and came back over $800, this is basically my first vehicle nice enough to require putting money into something like this so maybe my idea of repair costs for it are little out of whack.


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Also, who would you recommend to do get this done?

Cheers!

[BaggedGLI]

Re: Repair estimate seemed high, what do you think?

That seems roughly right.

I'd give the guys over at Stampede Collision a call (403) 235-2277.

[hooddub]

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Yeah I would peg it around a grand.

[witchcraftz]

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Might be cheaper to buy a used door or door panel.

[RobG]

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Tough to get anything done for less than $500 at a body shop.

[CGY_GTI]

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Damn. I have a couple similar spots on the Passat I was thinking about getting looked at, but I don't think I'll worry about it now

[asp gti]

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Damn. I have a couple similar spots on the Passat I was thinking about getting looked at, but I don't think I'll worry about it now

ditto, thats alot of coin

[hooddub]

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^ why do you guys think I got into auto body lolz the profits are sickening

[JVD]

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What's standard labor rate in a body shop?

[hooddub]

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Usually around $65-$75/hr.

[DaCoupe]

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^ why do you guys think I got into auto body lolz the profits are sickening

Same the profits are insane! I have been in the industry for over 10 years and learned a few tings for sure. I need to get a shop setup down here to help out members. When I see quotes like that it makes me sick :(

[JPO]

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Try micro paint. http://micropaint.ca/locations/

They fixed a WAY worse boo boo than that for a bit over $800 for me.

[bobkatkat]

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I am not sure why body and paint costs have gone through the roof. If the OP's quote for $800 represents a rate of $65-75 dollars an hour then that would mean to the two coin size spots represents 11-12 hours of labor?? Some one recently had a quote for a respray to fix stone chips and clear coat peeling for 10k!! At these hourly rates that is 130-150 hours?? Auto paint must have gone up to 7k a gallon! No wonder insurance rates are skyrocketing.

A few of us were discussing this this weekend, so here is a plan. Plan a 2-3 week vacation in California, Nevada etc. Take the whole family have your car sprayed for 2-3k and spent the other 7k golfing, eating, drinking etc.

[witchcraftz]

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Around here the body shops charge a bit more than that per hour for paint.

Depending on your paint, some additives to create the proper colour can be very expensive too, in the range of $100-$200 for a small can. Granted that can should make a lot of paint, but your paint may contain from 5 to 15 of these additives so it does add up.

[MechEngg]

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Just guessing here and playing devils advocate but the entire cost to fix these spots isn't going to be just labour. Paint is going to be a factor here as well. And as witchcraftz said above, paint isn't that cheap. On smaller projects like this they probably have a minimum that they have to purchase/mix up so that probably adds to the cost of a small project. And just another guess but if the spots were twice or three times as big, i doubt the cost would really be that much different. They may be able to get away with a bit more but nothing significant.

Also i second going to the states for a full paint job. I have heard of people getting full re-sprays for $1500 and changing the color with jambs/everything for $2500. Not sure exactly where but it definitely piques my interest when i hear those numbers.