How much we paint cost
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- Rust Bucket
depends on what type of paint
but dont expect to pay less then 1G and for a really good paint job ur lookin around 2g's maybe more
but if u go with maaco or some cheap company its only like 500 but they use cheap paint and it doesnt last very long
but dont expect to pay less then 1G and for a really good paint job ur lookin around 2g's maybe more
but if u go with maaco or some cheap company its only like 500 but they use cheap paint and it doesnt last very long
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- 2002 Protege 5
In order for your car to not look like it was run thru a "shake and bake". The proper way of repainting a vehicle involves tearing the car down. Window mouldings, glass(if lift tape cannot be used) and some body parts (trim, mirrors, headlights, door handles, roof racks, ground effects, spoilers..etc). Most places wont do that and when ur car is done and unless the painter or his helper is a perfectionist, your gonna get paint on things you dont want paint on including overspray in the engine compartment. A body shop has to make some kind of money on your car and they do it by either cutting corners or charging you out the arse in labor. With crude oil going up in price, you can rest assure that paint is going up with it since its a petroleum product. Stay away from anything in the red color hue..that paint is crazy expensive. Also ensure that the bodyshop you choose uses quality,price effective paint like PPG, Dupont, or R-M. I personally like R-M. Sikkens, Spies Hecker and Glasurit are superb paints but come with a high price tag. Sherwin Williams, Transtar, and Montana finishes are nice low budget alternatives but do not offer the quality of the ones mentioned above. Although I have done some really nice finishes with the last three as well. I do not recommend Maaco at all since they try to pump out like 15 cars a day using the cheapest paint on the market. Trust me you will regret ever doing that 6 months after the job is finished. The commercials they used to do showed a painter spraying a very shiny car in a paintbooth..what noone can see is that the painter was actually shooting water out of his gun making it appear to be clearcoat. I used to work for a Maaco..stay away from those places.
You can expect to pay anywhere(depending on your location) from $2K-$5K and expect the body shop to have it for at least a month. Most high flow body shops do not like doing "all-over" paint jobs so they will work on them as work slows down otherwise known as "filler" jobs. So finding a body shop that is slow on business will speed things up a bit. Also changing colors is probably one of the worst things you can do unless your car is originally black. Painting door jambs and under the hood can really increase the cost.
You can expect to pay anywhere(depending on your location) from $2K-$5K and expect the body shop to have it for at least a month. Most high flow body shops do not like doing "all-over" paint jobs so they will work on them as work slows down otherwise known as "filler" jobs. So finding a body shop that is slow on business will speed things up a bit. Also changing colors is probably one of the worst things you can do unless your car is originally black. Painting door jambs and under the hood can really increase the cost.
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- 2002 Protege 5
If the painter is like me and creates a not so factory paintjob, he would be too emabarrassed to show it to the customer and do it before any eyes were on it. In my opinion, this is the painters problem, not the customer's. If you know of any painters getting paid a grand to fix their own mistakes..I need to move!!!
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- 2003 Yellow Beast
my cars in the shop for new paint and some minor body as we speak..work thats been bugging me forever, Goodbye faded everything...This is whats getting done
- New 3 stage coat of HZ yellow
- Spolier, roof, hood "V" and DG grille painted gloss black
- De-badged hatch before paint
- Installing DG lip and Grille for me before paint
- All dings and dents fixed
- Low gloss black paint on all outside window trim
- shaved door mouldings and side markers
- painting my calipers at no extra charge (the right way )
- Touching up my rims
Turn around is about 11 days he said, all depends...Bring on the new car/ paint paranoia...
3,500 total for everything and labor...But I got a military discount and its no where near 3,500$
- New 3 stage coat of HZ yellow
- Spolier, roof, hood "V" and DG grille painted gloss black
- De-badged hatch before paint
- Installing DG lip and Grille for me before paint
- All dings and dents fixed
- Low gloss black paint on all outside window trim
- shaved door mouldings and side markers
- painting my calipers at no extra charge (the right way )
- Touching up my rims
Turn around is about 11 days he said, all depends...Bring on the new car/ paint paranoia...
3,500 total for everything and labor...But I got a military discount and its no where near 3,500$
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- 92 & 16 Meyatas
rattle can baby! jk, paint is big bucks done right!
well really taht applies to lower end paint jobs, and what a detailer would charge to fix it.
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- 2002 Protege 5
Oh yeh...I remembered when I worked at Maaco years ago, They didnt want me touching the car after it was baked. I didnt stay there too long cuz I couldnt live myself not being able to fix my mistakes and putting out shotty work. Those guys are ruthless.
