Getting our VW bus painted in Mexico
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Here is our story of getting our car painted in Mexico. If you are thinking about taking your car down to Mexico to get painted maybe this will answer a few of your questions. If not let us know in the comments below.
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I was just involved in a wreck in my 2003 Honda Odyssey. Fortunately, it was the other drivers fault and his insurance company will either pay to fix it or total it. It’s not too bad, with just the driver’s door and front fender needing to be replaced. If they want to total it, they will offer me an amount and I will keep car as is. I’ve already located a door and fender the same color in a nearby junkyard in good shape (no dings). I have relatives that live in San Diego, so driving won’t be too big of a problem. I guess that I should put the door and fender on before crossing the border to avoid a long inspection and any tax on the body parts?
Late 90’s and early 2000’s We would just walk right into Tijuana no stopping for anything. Just walk tight in. So sad to hear it changed.
Cute couple. Great video, thanks. Reminds me of when my dad took our family to Mexicali in the '60s to get our car reupholstered, "tuck and roll." Not much has changed. It's a life experience. 🙂
Totally
She looks good. Upgrade your headlights to some projectors with HID. As for Otay Mesa, that crossing can be hell too. It all depends on what day and time. Sunday night, and certain times late at night/EARLY morning weekdays when the people that live in Tijuana but work in San Diego get up early to cross the border and Otay will be packed too.
Nice job on documenting this video. It gives perspective to people who are looking to get this work done. Thanks!
My pleasure
Thanks for the vid. I just dropped mine off at Los Panchos last week. Not doing a complete paint job though, removing some severe rocker panel rust and a couple of dents, painting the lower half and the poptop. Heading back down to take some pics and document the process this week. Your tips were helpful.
George Griffin right on. Glad the video helped. How can we follow the documentation of the work being done on your bus? IG? Here on TH-cam?
How has the paint held up so far
@@rwalker4803 @R Walker Mostly okay. Parking lots are tough, right? The paint, though, is fine. No cracking peeling or problems with the clear coat. It was worth the dollars.
Thanks for the honest video.. I am also from Encinitas and considering taking my 68 plymouth convertible painted . So thanks for keeping this real!
When I had a truck and took it to Tijuana around 25 yrs ago I got my truck painted in 2-3 days
I repaired the metal on the appliance panel and painted the van for a grand total of $28 . The paint was catalyst treated white and blue Rustoleum . Nice to be able to do your own work . Installing the roof canvas is always fun .
Thanks for posting this informative video
My pleasure. I am glad you liked it.
cool video, I had always wondered about getting my rig painted down there
Thanks buddy. I hope this helps in your decision.
Nice video Amigo!!! Hahhaa.... This channel should have more subs man . Very good vibes
Right on! Always good vibes!
Just a heads up, Mexican automotive paint still uses lead unlike USA paint, so be careful if you are going to sand it down in the future to get it repainted.
Noted.
Backed into a poll at 25 MPH? LOL 😂 Likely rear ended. "Lightly used, just needs a little TLC" 😂😂😂
Dope video guys. Might just take my VW down there also. Awesome tips too!
Thanks buddy. Glad you enjoyed it. Especially since you are a fellow VW :)
I have 2X cars done by them....Ramiro and crew are great. I stripped my cars down to a bare minimum prior to arrival, and made a couple of visits. Like the they say, get your interior out entirely! I trailered my cars down from LA to San Ysidro as almost bare shells....but even driving over in almost a bare car with NO glass at all, the inspection crossing the border was no issue. Be prepared to remove overspray. Go AND VISIT as your car is in progress......gaps in communication can be over come easily that way.
Spot on recommendations. And yeah, we really like Ramiro and his crew. Great guys
Nice bus bro !! I have a question , I wanted to take a car as well to get painted , do the border patrol ask any questions about the car being a different color than when it went in ?? Would they charge tax ?? And how long can I leave the car in Mexico is there any rules I need to go by ?
No questions were asked when I went in to MX. They stopped me just to look inside probably for drugs but when they saw it was stripped down they just let me pass on in. There was a tax on some of the car parts when I walked them in. I took them in a roller suitcase and they scanned it and saw car parts. They charged me a 15% tax to take car parts in. I dont know of any rules of how long you can leave a car down there for, you will need to research that one. Good luck!
Beautiful colours guys, & so cheap.
I’m in Australia so mine will be a lot lot more then that.
Thanks buddy! Good luck on your new paint
Wow, he got the color way off... Maybe his computer screen was not calibrated or something....
Ha! No, we just used a generic blue color for the mock-ups but at his shop we chose the actual color.
did he let you know where the bus would be stored after hours? ive done a tj paint job before and the shop showed me a locked up garage they had access to but the paint job itself didnt last very long. id be willing to give tj another try (different shop) if i feel the cars going to be safe.
Yes he did. He has two different lots and one is a fully secured garage that could hold probably 10 buses.
nice.... I'm painting my own, and since I can only work on it for 8 hours a week, it's taken months....I think it looks great...
Right on! You should post up the whole process. People seem to love VW restoration projects on TH-cam. Well. I do at least! Post it up! I wanna see.
@@jeremypritchett2740 Might be super boring, I just have a few pictures, when it came home on a flatbed, when it went to school on a flatbed, when it went to the alignment shop, on a flatbed, get the idea ? Maybe I can get a camera for doing the canvas, glass install (I have a guy going to help me) truck fridge, skylight, maybe a subaru 5 speed ? ok, let me think about it
@@DanTheManIOM think about it. I would watch!
@@jeremypritchett2740 your note here has me thinking, and I am going to try, I still have paint, canvas and skylight, truck fridge, and figure out what happened with the subaru engine. stay tuned....have to learn how to do this...
@@jeremypritchett2740 well, I did a walk around of the freshly painted vanagon with my phone (49 seconds) but you can tell I have NO idea What I am doing with video...painting itself took about 2 hours....
After changing the color on the bus were you questioned by US customs on the way back?
No.
How’s the paint holding? I painted my van there two years ago and overall I’m happy. They did a great job on the welding, welded new panels and other areas. There are a lot of tiny chips though. They look like rock chips but I doubt is from the rocks. I’m not sure if they did a good prep job before applying finish coat. I have another van that I’m planning on bringing there but they have increased prices significantly.
How much of significant increase do you mean?
@@erikbottema1680 average price now for a full paint job is around $6500-7000
No way, you can almost get a full paint job from a body shop in the US for that price. I can’t imagine that it went up that much but who knows. Crazy inflation I guess
@@erikbottema1680 I got an estimate in the US to paint my van (needs welding) for 15k,. @ los Panchos for 7k
@@santiagojavier9742 wow 7k? los Panchos went up because of the demand from this video.
After 2 years how would you say it's holding up
It is holding up great! I do garage the bus daily so... It better hold up!
@@jeremypritchett2740 nice I took mine to him a few weeks ago
@@rwalker4803 right on! Have you posted any of the progress or at least before pics anywhere? Here? Instagram? I wanna see how it all goes.
Thanks, this answers a lot of questions. Unfortunately I don't live close and would have to drive/fly- fly/drive but it is hard to find anyone who want tackle seam rust in my area. Do they hassle you at the border if you drive across and walk back over border ? Also, my van is quite expensive ( Syncro/Subaru ) , how is their security? Lastly, is it difficult to get for Los Panchos to border, border to SD airport?
I am considering going down to Baja to have my car painted. Before I go, I would like to find out info on a shop that I think would be a good choice. How can I find out if they have any consumer complaints and how can I verify their license? I have tried unsuccessfully to find a automotive repair consumer protection agency in MEX? Does anyone reading this know of one, maybe similar to the CA Bureau of Automotive Repair and the BBB? Is it reasonable to ask that the contract be produced in English? If the work is guaranteed, what language/details should I look for in the contract? Basically, I am wondering how repair contracts work and what I should be aware of before I have the work done. This would be my first repair trip in MEX and I want to prevent the risk of being ripped off as has happened to me with shops in the US. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for reading this.
did you need to pay any import duties on the paint?
Nope
If it is base coat clear coat the paint needs the hardener component.
Man. With all the issues of your windows installed wrong, overspray etc. I don't think $3,300 is much of a bargain. Compared to a top quality US shop yes but for comparable quality like a back yard body and paint guy. Hell you may have faired similar at a local Macco. If there was was someone close by who had autobody experience but does it on the side or in his garage I think it could have been done for less and better quality stateside. Then theres the cost of going down there plus the risk involved. I dunno. I'd consider going if it was worth it but hell no for gringo prices & shoddy craftsmanship.
mexicans are the best body shopers
Agreed
Me too!
Just remember you get what you pay 💰
4 hours is pretty good to swap them out
HAHAHA Even for noobs like us?
@@jeremypritchett2740 Well, Steve and Joyce took just as long for the rear side windows in a 1960 bug, so yes, you did well for Noobs.... ANYTHING on this Vehicle takes much longer than expected....
@@DanTheManIOM ok. I feel better about it now.
That's not a bus. It's a van. A NICE van. But, seriously, calling it a "bus" doesn't make it a 1960's split window VW.
You get overspray with a cheap job, otherwise you have to disassemble everything, you should of taken things out yourself and then no problem. Be happy
Yeah. We are very happy with it all.
You got jipped. The price should have been no more than 1000 DLL. I grew up in Mexico for 20 yrs as an American. I got there when I was 11 yrs and left a Mexico when I was 30 yrs.
What shop did u take it in TJ
When u come back to the states don’t tell them you got your car painted because USA will charge taxes
What was the cost?
3,350.00 I actually talk about the price in the video.
$3300 that's expensive for TJ
With all the body work. I was happy with that price.
Compare that price to what they do here in the states 5000 or more fuck that!
It looks great, stop crying
Watch this at 1.5x speed. You'll thank yourself.
O sea, quieren todo bueno, bonito y barato... psss no, eso no existe, ni en México, ni en USA, ni en ninguna parte del mundo.
ah! y aparte en tiempo récord, pues menos!!
Si es bueno y bonito, no es barato.
Si es barato y bonito, no es bueno.
Si es bueno y barato, no es bonito.
o sea, cualquiera eso lo sabe.
También si solo se van a quejar, pues paguen el precio en su país y listo!!
saludos!