Page 1 of 1

good panel beater in sydney

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:45 pm
by 40 lover
need panel beater. the front of my 45 series cruiser is dented in and cant find a good panel beater who will do it??

any suggestions

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:50 pm
by pongo
ill ask my next door neigbour, He used to work on porches, etc

a pic or specific info would be good

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:34 pm
by CWBYUP
If its not a DD or a Showca do it your self then get someone to paint it.

Its not that hard I'm self taught and i'm rough enough to do it.

Nick

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:44 pm
by 40 lover
no i rather someone who knows what they are doing does it, seeing as its in mint condition and has never had a scratch on it before this.
photo doesnt really show it that much but that side is pushed in, and if you look at the car from front on its lop sided on that side

Image

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:20 am
by jessie928
40 lover wrote:no i rather someone who knows what they are doing does it, seeing as its in mint condition and has never had a scratch on it before this.
photo doesnt really show it that much but that side is pushed in, and if you look at the car from front on its lop sided on that side

Image
if you dont want this to stand out you will have to paint the whole truck
Or do a spot touch up of the damaged area's and hope that they can blend it in.

If you paint the whole panel or clear over it, It will stick out like the proverbials.

in any case, thats a very easy repair to do without painting or damaging the rest of the guard/bonnet. you will find that where its pushed back it can be adjusted back straight. the most noticeable will be the headlight support panel.

JEs

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:21 am
by jessie928
pongo wrote:ill ask my next door neigbour, He used to work on porches, etc

a pic or specific info would be good
i wouldn't want anyone who used to build decks to work on any 40 of mine ;P

Jes

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:04 pm
by 40 lover
thanks jessie...


so, no one in sydney knows of any good panel beaters ay

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:12 pm
by RockyF75
Nathan's Smash repairs on Annangrove Rd near Windsor Rd. Parents used them a few times and they where great, but expensive. Hence why we only used em when insurance co's where paying :lol:

There's also a guy who's a semi retired panel beater in Riverstone, just gets work by word of mouth now. Can PM his address if you want.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:29 pm
by jessie928
40 lover wrote:thanks jessie...


so, no one in sydney knows of any good panel beaters ay
ring up Porsche, BMW or Mercedes dealer and ask for their preferred beaters

Nathans rings some bells though as posted above

be prepared to pay through your teeth.

is the paintwork on the truck faded, or just very muddy?
JEs

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:13 pm
by brian.green
40 lover
They are a long way from you but Ray Genner Body Works in Brookvale did good work for me. In particular, their fabrication work on my front and rear bars was excellent.
Regards