Hey guys, my car is in desperate need of paint. Heck, it's 3 colors right now. (Minor front end collision with a ditch.) So my dad just informed me that he would paint the entire car since I'm going back to school this year. Well, he wants me to go to a local stealership and get a qoute. So I know that will be outrageous. Anyone here ever had the entire car (minus doorjams, under the hatch, and engine bay) painted before? How much did that run you? I know a local painter around here and his price will be cheaper than the stealership but I also would like to compare his price to what some of you guys have paid before. Thanks.

 

A total repaint should cost ~$2,500ish.

 

I know it is not a help but I painted mine myself. It is flame red with arctic white racing stripes. $2500ish is not far off from what I would charge. It is not the supplies that cost, it is the labor.

 

damn.. i usaully charge 1500 to a 1000 for a complete.. and thats some slick **** too.. all chroma premier dupont products done the right way.... but im in for the the grins not the money.. haha..

 

you're cutting yourself short, brother. I'm in it for the grins too but my family has to eat. It is a speciality to paint cars and it takes a lot of time and hard work.

 

i make good money at both of my jobs at the dealership and the college.. side jobs are side jobs... but ill keep in mind the pricing..haha

 

3k for a stripped car (IE all parts off car). donno if anyone here knows who Don Davis is he owns alot of car dealerships here in texas and use to own regency coversions my ole man does most of the paint for for this guys OLD cars and the lowest price iv seen him charge is 4k for a car with most of the parts off on up to 7k with everything on a car even 8k for a car to be completely taken apart painted and basic assembly using new or fixed parts supplied by don davis....... paint isnt cheap at all if you want a cheap (in 2 ways) paint job go to maaco they will hook you up with a really shin dig of a job lol im in it for the grins too but just for my own shuff did once paint my buddys plane for 1k once. NEVER AGAIN www.cardomain.com/id/slowmaro its on the last page