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What does a good paint job cost?
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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.
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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
$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
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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.
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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.
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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...
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...
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Originally Posted by FilthyRich
yeah but why???
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.
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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.
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.
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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...
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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?
Underneath the hood and engine bay? Inside the side mirrors? Underneath the door jam molding?
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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
Keep in mind that prices will be much cheaper here than say Calif. Wages and prices for everthing are much lower. Mike
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haha way over a grand..you can get a junko maaco paintjob for
$500...
$500...
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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?
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