Hi All,

Does anyone know of a good panel beater/spray painters in Brisbane that are
conversant with Mini's?

Last thing I want to do is send it to someone who's a back-yarder if you know what I
mean. Anyone have anybody that they can recommend. Must be able to do top quality
sray-ups and body mods.

Regards,
Andrew

the only sound advice i can offer is not to go to anyone on the redcliffe peninsula. with the exceptions of my exhaust system and some small auto-electrical stuff, ever other piece of work done in that area has been either botched, overpriced, or caused problems elsewhere. that goes for body work, electrical, or mechanical.

Nermil,

Thanks for the intel - that rules out Redcliffe etc
Anybody else. I have heard that the "Bump Shop" at New farm is supposed to be good.
Anybody else?

Cheers,
Andrew

Andrew,

Come check out my car. Dawson Automotive at Tingalpa painted it and the panel work was done by a mob on Lytton Rd at Bulimba.

I CANNOT recommend Dawson Automotive highly enough. The are very passionate about their quality of work and have a very sound background with historics.

JC

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Hey thanks John,

Yeah lets get together. I have had numerous horror stories from guys who took their cars to "reliable" panel beaters only to lay down a lot of cash for work that was equal to a bunch of kids at kindy. Actually, the guy you met at the Muster, Tony, has a friend who is one of them. Paid about $2-3K for a panel and spray job and it turned out full of bog (i.e. no panel beating at all just a lot of filling, and poor filling at that!) with the paint work looking like they threw a bucket of paint over it.

Lets meet up and chew the fat!

Andrew

I don't know if you saw it in the members gallery but he's a quick glimpse. I don't know if you can really see it's deseamed in this one.

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Hey John,

Looks the goods alright. See you left the roof rails on though.

Whats the anme of the mob at Bulimba that swung the hammers on it?

Andrew

ive had this exact experience. my poor little thing is one giant botch job. that was a mob at Clontarf though, so it's to be expected. went there because the guy was an acquantaince of my Mum's. paid the price.

John,

Sorry to hear that. Some acquantaince!!!

Are they a crowd down near the Ford Wreckers?

Andrew

I can second that call on John Dawsons work. Jonny is the only person I trust to do any panel work on any of my cars. I have recommended him to many others and all have raved about his work. Not cheap but damn good.

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1970 Cooper S ex-Bathurst & ATCC
1964 Austin Cooper S ex-Group C race car
1967 Morris Cooper S ex-Group B
1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
1968-71 ex-Peter Manton Shell car

Ah heard dat!

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Did B & M Bodywaorks do the panel beating?

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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space...

low'n blown,

I shall interview afore mentioned Mr Dawson with unbridled enthusiam - much appreciated. Can you supply a pic of your mini as a reference?

John - Am I correct in assuming that you didnt use Dawson's but someone else? How diod they rate?

Thanks guys,
Andrew

Here you go:

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7308&highlight=

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Fuzzy,

Thanks man - interesting story! I like the bit about the common biond b/w him and hi father that "meant more than money" - great stuff.

Well, I'm off to Dawsons then.

Cheerio,
Andrew