Re: How much should a decent paint job cost?
- From: Spike <jma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:05:35 -0700
On 3 Jun 2006 22:11:47 -0700, "Mike Gaskins" <mbgaski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I''ve got a 98 Mustang (original color electric red) that I've decidedMAACO, Erle Sheibe (now gone), Miracle type will cost you BIG if you
to try and squeeze a few more years out of before buying another car.
I'll say up front that this isn't a pampered vehicle. It has 172,000
miles on it, and I drive it to work everyday. I'm not looking for show
quality, it's just that the current paint on it is chipped, scratched,
and generally faded to the point that the car has that "old" look :).
Now, given the Maaco horror stories I'd like to avoid them, but then
again the car isn't exactly worth a lot, so I'd like to TRY to keep my
cost under $2000. Is this a reasonable goal for a respectable (but
nothing special) paint job?
Thanks.
Mike Gaskins
want the job done even close to right. It's like a menu at a Chinese
eatery. The cheap paint will cost $X, but if you want premium paint
it's gonna cost $Y. Then it will cost $Z if you want it masked off,
etc.
Meanwhile, for the $2K you can shop around for a decent shop that does
good work. Once had Erle shop say they would have (mandatory) to
remove any body filler and redo it before painting.... for an added
cost.
And... if you want to get a good job for minimum money, here is a
suggestion.... check local high schools, trade schools, and college
automotive departments. My local HS and local college both use
privately owned and donor autos for training purposes.... for the cost
of materials. Donor cars are paid for by auction/selling when the car
is completed.
A local painter, who has been singled out for his abilities in Hot Rod
Magazine, etc, was going to paint my 66 Mustang, inside and out, for
$2K IF I stripped everything out first, helped prep it, did any of the
masking required, etc. Engine well included since I was going to have
the engine out anyway. No body work was required for that car, which
had a MAACO paint on it when I got it... and the paint was chipping
off.
So, you might be able to swing a deal with a local painter where you
do a lot of the labor. Being retired, I have the time. Not everyone
does.
I got turned down by nearly all the local shops because there's no
money in that kind of work. They get theirs from doing insurance work.
The only way they would consider it was if I fronted the all the
money, or, if I was willing to wait and they would do the job on a "as
time permits" basis... which one shop estimated at least six months to
a year.
The paint on my 65 was $5K materials and labor. Could have been a lot
more if there was body work required. I had been quoted $6K for
standard paint, and it went up from there for exotics (like color
changing paint).
--
Spike
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