Tank repair and paint

[MG#43]

Hi, how much should this cost from a paint shop? Looking for a farily light dent repair on a gsxr tank, met/pearl white base coat, decal fitting (I'm supplying) and clear coat etc... Was quoted £750 today, thought to myself, hmmmmmm!!

Can anyone recommend someone?

[-Matt-]

Deary fucking me 750....

Where are you located mate.

For a start how bads the dent - could just fill it and sand it down to the tank level to be honest.

For a basic paint job if you're talking an end look of something like a generic bike fairing i wouldnt expect to be paying much more than 150 for a tank.

Decals just buy yourself and apply afterwards for a couple of quid.

Even worth a crack at it yourself if you aren't too daunted by the idea probably.

[MG#43]

[-Matt-]

Yeah if you're wanting a full on spray professional look and haven't got any experience after factoring in tool rental / fucking it up a couple of times as to be fair most probably will might be just as easy to get it done.

I'm over in bristol unfortunantely so no where nearby i can recommend but definately don't exceed 200 quid absolute tops, 750 is utterly ridiculous.

What decals is it you want exactly, do you have an image link - if they're standard 'suzuki' tank logos or something you can get them dead cheap.

[MG#43]

[-Matt-]

To be honest i wouldn't bother self prepping, as if you get a reasonable place the 'cost' of the prep factored in wont be much, and if you botch the prep at all, you're throwing away the majority of the money thatll go towards the paint job so better to leave it all to them probably.

Ah yeah the decals might be a bit of an issue, i was going to say if its the bog standard 'Suzuki' tank decals or something similar you can get knock offs for peanuts, but those might be a bit harder to get hold of. 60 quids still pretty steep though, might be worth getting a copy of each picture and going down a local vinyl printing shop and asking how much they can do you a few copies for - but again if your times precious it might not be that worth it for what i'd guess might be 30 quid savings.

[Vincent]

[MG#43]

[-Matt-]

Bloody hell they're a fair way off you arent they i'm between bournemouth and bristol for work/mates regularly, never heard of them to be honest and i've got a fair few bikers pals down that way so don't think you've lost out on too much especially with the 'quote'

I'd just do a local search or if you know any local bikers have an ask about, often the local 'industrial yard' paint shops are actually best, especially for price, but also for service as they don't have a huge name and reputation for business so they rely on their service.

And all that aside - if you can't do a straight up paint job on a tank you shouldn't be painting full stop so essentially anywhere with half a clue can do it, its just a case of getting somewhere with a decent price.

[Vincent]

Try "back-dooring" a few car paint shops - see if anyone wants a "foreigner". I've done this a few times and saved a fair bit. If you can supply the paint, even better.
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