[AARON]

I Want To Fully Repaint My 2016 Ciaz ( Pearl White) .the Car Is In Factory Paint Now. The Price Quoted By Maruti Ass Is 80,000/- For Full Body Denting & Painting. This Price Appears Hefty To Me. Please Suggest On This ?

[Rshrey22]

Originally Posted by AARON

I Want To Fully Repaint My 2016 Ciaz ( Pearl White) .the Car Is In Factory Paint Now. The Price Quoted By Maruti Ass Is 80,000/- For Full Body Denting & Painting. This Price Appears Hefty To Me. Please Suggest On This ?

Recently got my dzire painted with denting work at an FNG for 16k all inclusive. It was 3 coat paintjob with clear coat on top. Denting and filler work was part of the job. After the paintjob, the guys even polished and waxed the car before delivery and it came out shining to the point where for a second I couldn't believe that it was my car .

Find a good FNG ditch ASS.

[Tetatola]

Recently someone put scratches with a sharp object on my Brezza on the hood & the tailgate. The scratch is deep and cuts the paint too.
I visited 2 Maruti A.S.S, one said they can only repaint the entire hood and tailgate, the other one suggested painting half of the hood and part of the tailgate, they gave me an estimate of 11,500₹ and 5000₹ respectively.
Is there a better option to get the scratches fixed than repainting full or half of the parts? I saw some scratch fixing videos on youtube and they seem pretty neat. Can anyone suggest a good paint shop in Ahmedabad?

[singhals10]

Please share the details of workshop where you get the work done. Thanks in advance

[nkrishnap]

Originally Posted by AARON

I Want To Fully Repaint My 2016 Ciaz ( Pearl White) .the Car Is In Factory Paint Now. The Price Quoted By Maruti Ass Is 80,000/- For Full Body Denting & Painting. This Price Appears Hefty To Me. Please Suggest On This ?

I know this reply now may not hold much relevance to the query for now. But for the benefit of reads here we go.

Firstly the quote provided by the Maruti is ok for the work they do and the paints used. However, do note that there are multiple ways of painting the car. Each of it will have varied cost.

Type 1 - Low Cost FNG jobs. No panels removed, all dents typically filled up with a low cost body filler and putty, touch up primer (in majority cases it will be cheap 1K primer) and spraying color and clear coat. The color and clear coat too can be purchased at different price points based on the type of paint. Most cases when someone mentions 3 coats, a covering paint is typically sprayed (mostly aspa paints), then the standard color (based on the paint code) from a Class C paints. Clear coats are available from 300 per liter to 5000 per liter. You can by now guess what clear coats would be used. These types of jobs typically will cost between 20k to 30k

Type 2 - Standard Paint Jobs. Basic panel removals will be done, standard quality body fillers and putty will be used post tinkering of the panels (wherever required). Again the primers, base coat and clear coat could be from Class C or a Class B type of paints. These types of jobs could cost anywhere between 45k to 60k.

Type 3 - Premium Paint Jobs. Typically for an overcoat, the majority of the exterior panels will be removed like fenders, bumpers, doors, boot, etc. A thorough tinkering job followed by an epoxy primer coat. Body Filler and Putty work would follow post the Epoxy primer. High Solids or high build primer, followed by base coat and high solids clear coat.

Do keep in mind that paints can be bought very cheap and high quality ones cost you high as well. So you get a low quote, be rest assured you would get material from lower end of the spectrum only. Common compromising areas will be the welding method, using NC putty and NC/Duco paints for covering. All of these will definitely lower the life of the paint job.

Good labour does not come cheap either. True test of the paint job comes in after a year or so.

[Suifuto]

Recently got my Swift dents repaired from GoMechanic. Till date, all my dent & painting repair was done from Maruti Authorized Dealer only, but since the car is long in tooth now, and there are chances of the car getting dented again in Hyderabad Traffic, decided to go for a 3rd party service.

I wanted to repair my front bumper, bonnet, left side fender and front door, which had significant dents. Got a quote of 10K from GoMechanic site, which got reduced to around 7K, post discounts and after availing membership. They assigned a GoMechanic authorized workshop nearby, and a service buddy (probably the workshop owner) called me and fixed the appointment.

Pickup and Drop facility was available, but I decided to opt for dropping the car myself, since I wanted to check the workshop myself.

Overall, I dropped on a Saturday morning, and I got the car back by Tuesday. I am not fully satisfied with the paint job, especially at the bonnet, but for the price, they did a decent job.

[AJ56]

Originally Posted by AARON

I Want To Fully Repaint My 2016 Ciaz ( Pearl White) .the Car Is In Factory Paint Now. The Price Quoted By Maruti Ass Is 80,000/- For Full Body Denting & Painting. This Price Appears Hefty To Me. Please Suggest On This ?

80k is super cheap, you can except dealer quality paint work at these prices (read terrible quality.)

Standard market rates are around 12-14k per panel for high quality paint work. Around 2L for a full repaint. They still won’t be able to match factory finish but will come close at least. When done right, painting is expensive and takes a lot of time and skill to get anywhere near stock finish.