to spray or not to spray? - SV650.org

tinpants · 15-08-05, 05:14 AM

My 2000 svs is looking a bit tatty after numerous voyages along the West country's finest

surfaces and I was wondering if anyone knew of an approximate price for a complete respray? I'll be keeping it the same colour as original and also having the lowers and cowl done to match

15-08-05, 05:27 PM

someone told me the once that dreammachine charge £600-£1000 depending on complexity of design. the chappy in question had his firestorm done in colin edwards stars and stripes for £800

here's there web site-
http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/services.htm

15-08-05, 06:02 PM

for the pointy people out there -

http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/galle...-sv1000riz.htm

& also

http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/galle...sv1000blue.htm

squirrel_hunter · 15-08-05, 06:25 PM

I found a small car body repair shop that would do the bike for £250. It was a basic offer, just the one color. But they would lat me come in and add any stikers (you've seen the sets and such like in the back of M&P) before appling the laquer over it all.

Thought this was very resonable as most other places were asking around the £800 mark. Unfortunatly I ran out of money and now have no spare cash so never took them up on it. So the road rash stays

However I would say I've only heard bad thing about Dream Machine

northwind · 15-08-05, 07:33 PM

Dream Machine have aquired a bit of a rep for ignoring the customer's requests and spraying what they think will look best...

I'm going to spray mine meself, but that's because I'm a goon. A pro job almost certainly makes more sense.

tinpants · 15-08-05, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

I found a small car body repair shop that would do the bike for £250. It was a basic offer, just the one color. But they would lat me come in and add any stikers (you've seen the sets and such like in the back of M&P) before appling the laquer over it all.

Thought this was very resonable as most other places were asking around the £800 mark. Unfortunatly I ran out of money and now have no spare cash so never took them up on it. So the road rash stays

However I would say I've only heard bad thing about Dream Machine

Great!

Can you let me have the address and phone number?

Sid Squid · 15-08-05, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

but that's because I'm a goon.

I think you're being a bit hard on yourself Andy, you made a nice job of that front end for instance.

I don't know if I'm a goon or not but I sincerely hate painting, and I'm lousy at it too, so I don't bother.

northwind · 15-08-05, 10:42 PM

You see, if I make sure everyone's got really low expectations, they'll be impressed when they see the results, no matter how iffy

Sid Squid · 15-08-05, 10:46 PM

A-ha

Psychological warfare huh?

Or just f*ck*n' wit ma heed?

15-08-05, 10:53 PM

If I were you I'd get a good car bodyshop to do the spraying, prep it yourself. You'll save heaps on labour and can feel all smug as you say you did most of the work yourself! :P

Also, as I mentioned in another thread earlier, Suzuki colourmatched paint costs a bleedin' fortune. AFAIK, all Sv's are pearlescent and that costs more to do. Seeing as it's a full respray, get as close a match to a car colour, or why not get it done in a unique shade for your SV, to your tastes?

15-08-05, 05:14 AM	#1
tinpants Ubique Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Posts: 643	to spray or not to spray? My 2000 svs is looking a bit tatty after numerous voyages along the West country's finest surfaces and I was wondering if anyone knew of an approximate price for a complete respray? I'll be keeping it the same colour as original and also having the lowers and cowl done to match __________________ Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you're a pillock

15-08-05, 06:25 PM	#4
squirrel_hunter Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sunny Swindon Posts: 3,579	I found a small car body repair shop that would do the bike for £250. It was a basic offer, just the one color. But they would lat me come in and add any stikers (you've seen the sets and such like in the back of M&P) before appling the laquer over it all. Thought this was very resonable as most other places were asking around the £800 mark. Unfortunatly I ran out of money and now have no spare cash so never took them up on it. So the road rash stays However I would say I've only heard bad thing about Dream Machine __________________ "A little enthusiastic?" May I add here, GG is awesome and I think I am in love with Stretchie...he rocks my world! SH2 \| 2MA \| GROM \| YSR

15-08-05, 07:33 PM	#5
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Dream Machine have aquired a bit of a rep for ignoring the customer's requests and spraying what they think will look best... I'm going to spray mine meself, but that's because I'm a goon. A pro job almost certainly makes more sense. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

15-08-05, 10:42 PM	#8
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	You see, if I make sure everyone's got really low expectations, they'll be impressed when they see the results, no matter how iffy __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

15-08-05, 10:46 PM	#9
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	A-ha Psychological warfare huh? Or just fckn' wit ma heed? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

15-08-05, 05:27 PM	#2
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	someone told me the once that dreammachine charge £600-£1000 depending on complexity of design. the chappy in question had his firestorm done in colin edwards stars and stripes for £800 here's there web site- http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/services.htm

15-08-05, 06:02 PM	#3
hall13uk Guest Posts: n/a	for the pointy people out there - http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/galle...-sv1000riz.htm & also http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/galle...sv1000blue.htm

15-08-05, 10:53 PM	#10
haggis Guest Posts: n/a	If I were you I'd get a good car bodyshop to do the spraying, prep it yourself. You'll save heaps on labour and can feel all smug as you say you did most of the work yourself! :P Also, as I mentioned in another thread earlier, Suzuki colourmatched paint costs a bleedin' fortune. AFAIK, all Sv's are pearlescent and that costs more to do. Seeing as it's a full respray, get as close a match to a car colour, or why not get it done in a unique shade for your SV, to your tastes?

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