Lets get retro!

[jackassdave]

really really nice work weird design though but as stated on here before i think about £375-£425 is a good price theres allways more work than you think ,well done

 

[Kenny]

You'll have to take up welding, need my airhead sidestand extending 2 inches !!

Great job btw

 

[Smug]

Very nice job.

Take care spraying that 2K.

 

[GS_BOTT]

Cheers fella,

I have a custom built spray booth (well ..... built by me) with full filtered extraction and infa red heating.
I only use 2k paints these days, they're so versatile these days that there's not need to use anything else!

Nice work, on both the rebuilds, only just seen these threads, do you recommend 2K for wheels as well, are the paints up to tyre changes or are these best done in powdercoat?? whats the process if so, (if you don't mind saying), need a set done in white.
Thanks

 

[thornley]

Quality remains when the price is forgotten. £400 ish my best guess

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Nice work, on both the rebuilds, only just seen these threads, do you recommend 2K for wheels as well, are the paints up to tyre changes or are these best done in powdercoat?? whats the process if so, (if you don't mind saying), need a set done in white.
Thanks

Are you talking about cast wheels?

If so it's fairly straight forward. Tyre changers shouldn't do it any more harm than it would powder coat. Well saying that, tyre changers shouldn't do it any harm at all as technically nothing should touch the rim but I appreciate that's not always the case.

I use commercial grade 2k paint for wheels .... it's LURRRVELLY!!

 

[paintman]

Looks like work to a great standard from the photo's, well done, I pretty much know how much time you put in to achieve that finish. Everyone seeks a bargain however you must be careful not to undersell your skills, we both know its all about the preparation and a good amount of time went into that work, if you want to get a realistic value of your work have a chat with these guys.

http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/index.php

It would not surprise me if they would be looking for £700 plus for the work you have done, it is worth mentioning that panels that are in good condition and simply require abrading and a colour change requires a lot less work.

Good luck with your venture.

John.

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Looks like work to a great standard from the photo's, well done, I pretty much know how much time you put in to achieve that finish. Everyone seeks a bargain however you must be careful not to undersell your skills, we both know its all about the preparation and a good amount of time went into that work, if you want to get a realistic value of your work have a chat with these guys.

http://www.dream-machine.co.uk/index.php

It would not surprise me if they would be looking for £700 plus for the work you have done, it is worth mentioning that panels that are in good condition and simply require abrading and a colour change requires a lot less work.

Good luck with your venture.

John.

John, cheers for your comments, being 'in the trade' your input is taken with high regard. You are indeed right, there was a lot of work that went into it (there were also side panels which were straight blue although I painted them white then orange first to ensure pantone continuity)

I charged £350 for this job which i did think was slightly cheap, I think £400 would be about the right mark. However, the chap restores many bikes and is very easy to work for so it'll lead to further business.

I did put a call into Dream Machine and got an idea of prices etc. They wanted £600 for the job!

However I'm realistic that I don't have the reputation that Dream machine have but my aim is to work towards this. It'll take a while but all the time I can show my work is of a great standard then my reputation will grow.
I'm happy to work on getting my work seen by as many people as possible. It's already paying dividends

 

[mikeyboy]

John, cheers for your comments, being 'in the trade' your input is taken with high regard. You are indeed right, there was a lot of work that went into it (there were also side panels which were straight blue although I painted them white then orange first to ensure pantone continuity)

I charged £350 for this job which i did think was slightly cheap, I think £400 would be about the right mark. However, the chap restores many bikes and is very easy to work for so it'll lead to further business.

I did put a call into Dream Machine and got an idea of prices etc. They wanted £600 for the job!

However I'm realistic that I don't have the reputation that Dream machine have but my aim is to work towards this. It'll take a while but all the time I can show my work is of a great standard then my reputation will grow.
I'm happy to work on getting my work seen by as many people as possible. It's already paying dividends

the quality of your work is what will make a success of the business.
ref ,dream machine,
i recon more work is done in their sprayshop on the weekend than during the week.
they allow their chaps to do "a bit on the side" and pay for materials,i have had bikes done since the 80,s
this was in the ball park of the job in this post.
and it really is a nice piece of workmanship.
but as ever,it is easy to undercut anyone when you are not paying the rent,heat, light and a living wage

 

[Neil W]

Dream Machine are not as good as they are supposed to be twice I've had stuff done , the first was rejected as below standard and the second attempt was acceptable at the cost but far from being the best work available

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

I've seen several examples of Dream Machine paintwork and in the main I have to say that it's excellent. I guess with the amount of work they produce there will inevitably be the odd job that slips through the net, I guess that's the price of having such a large operation!

 

[Tone 1]

very nice work