What does a good paint job cost?

swerks · 03-15-2005, 02:03 PM

Full 3rd gen including door jams

A color change would be nice

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seaflea · 03-15-2005, 02:07 PM

That really depends on how much you are wanting to spend. I would think a good paint job, to change colors and all, would cost over a grand. Probably a lot more depending on the quality of paint and detail of bodywork.

89macrunner · 03-15-2005, 02:16 PM

haha way over a grand..you can get a junko maaco paintjob for
$500...something decent be prepared to spend 1500-2000 OR if you dont mind downtime there are many local schools that will paint your vehicle for free if you buy the paint. It takes awhile and htey will do a good job...if they dont give a good job they paint it again which is why they take it for so long

Glenn · 03-15-2005, 04:09 PM

Easily in the low thousands. A good paint job will have prep, masking, etc, and also have base and clear (urethane) coats. A lesser quality paint will use single stage (enamel) paint and probably cost less than a thousand if there is not much body work to be done.

bike4miles · 03-15-2005, 04:58 PM

A "good" profesional paint job that's better than stock will start at about $2,000. That will get you a show truck finish for a solid color. Goes up or down from there depending on what you are looking for.

87TurboYota · 03-15-2005, 07:19 PM

Had a paint job that cost over 6,000.. But for a toyota I would spend between 1,000-1,500 if that.

bamachem · 03-16-2005, 04:45 AM

yeah, easily $2000 for a color change and to hit all the door jams. don't forget that you can't really do anything about a color change under the hood, so you may want to stick w/ the same color.

for the same color on the exterior, you could probally get a good akzo sikkens base and clear for about $1500-$1800 depending on where you live.

good quality isn't cheap...

4-RUNNIN' FREAK · 03-16-2005, 04:49 AM

I guess it's true that a "Chameleon" paint job can easily cost upwards of $12,000 than.

FilthyRich · 03-16-2005, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 4-RUNNIN' FREAK

I guess it's true that a "Chameleon" paint job can easily cost upwards of $12,000 than.

yeah but why???

4-RUNNIN' FREAK · 03-16-2005, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by FilthyRich

yeah but why???

Dunno, I thought the girl was lying when she told me. It's parked outside all the time too. Used as a DD.

I heard they took out a second mortgage* on the house to pay for her car ish.
Over $20,000 on a Honda Civic. No go fast mods either.

Keggo · 03-16-2005, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 4-RUNNIN' FREAK

Dunno, I thought the girl was lying when she told me. It's parked outside all the time too. Used as a DD.

I heard they took out a second mortgage* on the house to pay for her car ish.
Over $20,000 on a Honda Civic. No go fast mods either.

YUCK! If it was a Supra I could see spending that money... but a civic? COME ON! :cry:

Flamedx4 · 03-16-2005, 08:17 AM

Sure depends on what you want. All the above are spot on. To change color and do it right there is a ton of labor involved aside from the painting itself. A "good" paint job will run 2 to 3 grand. Mine was well over 10 grand. But then, it was a little more involved than most...

Manioca35 · 03-16-2005, 08:29 AM

Well what if I just want Chyna airbrushed on the hood?

Crux · 06-09-2005, 08:40 AM

So for one of these $2000 paint jobs, say to a completely different color, where would you still see the origianl color?
Underneath the hood and engine bay? Inside the side mirrors? Underneath the door jam molding?

Beartracker · 06-09-2005, 09:46 AM

A friend of mine just had his done at a local body shop well known for there work. He went from Green to black and it cost him $1700.00 . They really did a great job and it looks better than factory. You can look it over anywhere you want and you will not see any green in even in the smallest tight spots.
Keep in mind that prices will be much cheaper here than say Calif. Wages and prices for everthing are much lower. Mike

outcast · 06-09-2005, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 89macrunner

haha way over a grand..you can get a junko maaco paintjob for
$500...

a maaco? oh you mean a crappo paintjob. down here in Tx they (maaco) advertise on the tube for $300 paintjobs.

X-AWDriver · 06-10-2005, 07:52 AM

I work part time at a body shop and a color change properly done and clear coated (which some people seem to forget you need) will easily go over $2000 but you'll get something that'll last similar to the factory job maybe longer.

dwh91102 · 06-10-2005, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by outcast

a maaco? oh you mean a crappo paintjob. down here in Tx they (maaco) advertise on the tube for $300 paintjobs.

have any of you ever seen the $300 maco job, all i got to say is you better have that car ready for paint when you take it there, because they spray it and get it out the door. Windows, tires , mud it don't matter its gettin paint. Its like a car wash that sprays paint instead of water

**Fink** · 06-10-2005, 08:18 AM

I was curious about this too. I just want to get mine repainted black, get rid of all the swirl marks and bad touchups that the guy before me did...but overall its not in THAT bad of shape. I'm taking it to a guy next week to see what they can do about the swirls and the lack of shine the paint has. He may do some wetsanding for me too on those bad touch up spots.

I could probably even go for a new paint job minus the door jams, I can't imagine the blacks would be too different in shade.

My buddy got his '91 F-150 regular cab long bed truck repainted black and it ended up costing him in excess of 8k...how is that possible?

Fink

Flamedx4 · 06-10-2005, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 4x4Fink

My buddy got his '91 F-150 regular cab long bed truck repainted black and it ended up costing him in excess of 8k...how is that possible?

Fink

WOW! That would get you a very nice custom paint job with the finest paints and hand rubbed and all that, including the labor to strip the vehicle and put it back together. That's a lot of money for a regular paint job. Especially since a 91 F150 is worth about 3 or 4 grand...

03-15-2005, 02:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
seaflea Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: wilmington nc Posts: 1,571	That really depends on how much you are wanting to spend. I would think a good paint job, to change colors and all, would cost over a grand. Probably a lot more depending on the quality of paint and detail of bodywork. __________________ Will WabFab Off-Road, LLC Toyota 4x4 Parts and Custom Fabrication updated website with lots of new products 87 runner with every bolt on available

03-15-2005, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
89macrunner Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,058	haha way over a grand..you can get a junko maaco paintjob for $500...something decent be prepared to spend 1500-2000 OR if you dont mind downtime there are many local schools that will paint your vehicle for free if you buy the paint. It takes awhile and htey will do a good job...if they dont give a good job they paint it again which is why they take it for so long __________________ Crouch Rocket 2005 Felt F80 Mavic Kiriums, Speedplay Zeros. 2006 Mazda3 GT 2000 TRD Tacoma..Bought back and crushed 1988 4Runner SR5 V6 5 speed..sold

03-15-2005, 04:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Glenn Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ELN Posts: 1,647	Easily in the low thousands. A good paint job will have prep, masking, etc, and also have base and clear (urethane) coats. A lesser quality paint will use single stage (enamel) paint and probably cost less than a thousand if there is not much body work to be done. __________________ -Glenn-

03-15-2005, 04:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
bike4miles Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,401	A "good" profesional paint job that's better than stock will start at about $2,000. That will get you a show truck finish for a solid color. Goes up or down from there depending on what you are looking for. __________________ --Miles Sold '91 4runner, 22re, 5 spd manual, 180,000 miles, cone filter, Downey 1.5"HD coils, SkyJacker Nitrogens, Magnaflow Exhaust, Stull grill, Clears all around. Check out my sound proofing project and other mods: My 4runner page My 2006 Camry page I'm a Myspace Addict!

03-15-2005, 07:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
87TurboYota Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 445	Had a paint job that cost over 6,000.. But for a toyota I would spend between 1,000-1,500 if that. __________________ Aaron 1989 Ford Probe GL 2.2L, 4 cly. ~240K 1991 Toyota Truck Extended Cab, 22RE, 30'' BFG ATs, 5 spd, 183K SOLD!! 1987 Toyota Pickup std. cab, 22ret, 31'' BFG ATs, 5 spd. , 155K SOLD!! Pictures http://community.webshots.com/user/volsg8rh8r

03-16-2005, 04:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
bamachem Banned Vendor Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 0	yeah, easily $2000 for a color change and to hit all the door jams. don't forget that you can't really do anything about a color change under the hood, so you may want to stick w/ the same color. for the same color on the exterior, you could probally get a good akzo sikkens base and clear for about $1500-$1800 depending on where you live. good quality isn't cheap...

03-16-2005, 04:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
4-RUNNIN' FREAK Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NNJ Posts: 3,950	I guess it's true that a "Chameleon" paint job can easily cost upwards of $12,000 than. __________________ '02 4Runner - '06 XRunner www.BadgeYourRide.com Check this out Multi-Touch Interaction Research http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ Still A Neon Last edited by 4-RUNNIN' FREAK; 03-16-2005 at 04:50 AM.

03-16-2005, 08:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
Flamedx4 Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: May 2004 Location: 100 miles offshore as much as possible, & Springfield Oregon USA Posts: 3,291	Sure depends on what you want. All the above are spot on. To change color and do it right there is a ton of labor involved aside from the painting itself. A "good" paint job will run 2 to 3 grand. Mine was well over 10 grand. But then, it was a little more involved than most... __________________ All my Yotas are gone. Stuff to sell: http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.p...39#post1009839 -Phil Last edited by Flamedx4; 03-16-2005 at 08:19 AM.

03-16-2005, 08:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
Manioca35 Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 105	Well what if I just want Chyna airbrushed on the hood?

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Crux Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 842	So for one of these $2000 paint jobs, say to a completely different color, where would you still see the origianl color? Underneath the hood and engine bay? Inside the side mirrors? Underneath the door jam molding? __________________ 97 4Runner SR5 Blue - 135k miles, E-Locker, Armorology front/rear bumpers & sliders, BudBuilt skidplate+belly, MTR 285/75/16s, 2" Tundra/OME Lift, 1" 4Crawler Bodylift, 1" diff drop, Black Aluminum Wheels, Cobra CB 04 Land Cruiser Grey - 90k miles, OME Lift, Slee Sliders, 35" Toyo Muds

06-09-2005, 09:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
Beartracker Registered User Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 866	A friend of mine just had his done at a local body shop well known for there work. He went from Green to black and it cost him $1700.00 . They really did a great job and it looks better than factory. You can look it over anywhere you want and you will not see any green in even in the smallest tight spots. Keep in mind that prices will be much cheaper here than say Calif. Wages and prices for everthing are much lower. Mike __________________ 2001 Tacoma SR5 4x4 , step side, 2.7 , extended cab, Auto. Mobile 1 syn 5w30 , Valvoline 75-90 syn in front and rear diffs and transfer case. Factory 16" wheels ,31" Wild Country TXR 265/75/R16, Aluminum Betterbuilt bed tool box, CB , 55W Halogen light mounted on tool box for back up, Elbow air box mod, 2 500 Hella running lights, Nissan Clinometers/Altimiter custom mounted on dash with red back lights.Red dome and mapp light.

06-10-2005, 07:52 AM	#17 (permalink)
X-AWDriver Contributing Member Personal Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Littleton,CO Posts: 10,551	I work part time at a body shop and a color change properly done and clear coated (which some people seem to forget you need) will easily go over $2000 but you'll get something that'll last similar to the factory job maybe longer. __________________ '99 4Runner Highlander 4wd E-locker,rear diff and deckplate mod * 265/75/16 Nitto TerraGrapplers * Yakima Load Warrior rack * clear corners/signals * Tacoma skidplate * Silverstar lamps/fogs Alpine CDA-9831,Bazooka EL Series 250w amp,MTX 10" sub

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Fink Banned Personal Sales Rating: (0) Staff Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 9,034	I was curious about this too. I just want to get mine repainted black, get rid of all the swirl marks and bad touchups that the guy before me did...but overall its not in THAT bad of shape. I'm taking it to a guy next week to see what they can do about the swirls and the lack of shine the paint has. He may do some wetsanding for me too on those bad touch up spots. I could probably even go for a new paint job minus the door jams, I can't imagine the blacks would be too different in shade. My buddy got his '91 F-150 regular cab long bed truck repainted black and it ended up costing him in excess of 8k...how is that possible? Fink __________________ 2013 Tacoma Regular Cab 4x4 2011 Tacoma DC TRD Off-Road - SOLD 2007 Tacoma DC TRD Sport - SOLD 1985 4Runner SR5 "Ratchet" - SOLD 1999 4Runner Highlander - SOLD 1995 4Runner SR5 V6 - SOLD YotaTech Store

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