To be honest, I get a local guy to do work on mine.

You generally find that the smaller companies or private sprayers can match the quality you would get from a bodyshop who'd charge

£250.

Don't get me wrong, there are people out there that aren't good sprayers, but if you find a guy with a good reputation, seen a bit of his work, I can't see why someone would charge more than

£100 to do a front bumper.

If you were to remove it yourself, strip it down, sand it down, repair any cracks and then take it to a bodyshop to have the rest done it wouldnt be much.

Fit it back on yourself and at least then you know its been done properly.

For example, some little sh!t keyed down the drivers side of mine

- Rear quarter, door and front wing.

Car is 3e5 Red, cost me

£100 at a local guys place to get it all done.

And hes just a car nut who had concours Minis and Jags.

And you wouldnt know by looking at it the panels that he did.

Just my 2p