Paint Job ($$ cost $$) what do you think

[super72bb]

Hi all,

I got a quote the other day for paint and bodywork. The gent who gave me the quote is the owner operator of one of the finest show car refinishing shops in our area. The guy comes highly recommended by all of his customers. He is a no Hassles guy that is sure to do amazing work. so here it is....

My truck now has mostly new body parts. All new sheetmetal except the doors hood and cab which are all mint. The whole truck has to be brought to him stripped to bare metal inside and out. He aligns all the panels then finishes all the body lines so they are all perfect (this includes shaving and building up areas which were "not so perfect" from the factory. He then will epoxy primer all of the panels inside and out, and do the body work. There is no question the truck will be blocked as straight as it can be or he will do it over again. After the blocking is all done he sprays 3 coats of the base, 3 coats of clear Block sands and then 3 more coats of clear wet sanding and polish.

I have full confidence that this guy will do a job that I am very happy with. The quote he gave me was 18,000 Canadian or approx 13,700 $$ USD.

That only covers the body and paint and re hanging the sheetmetal. The full assembly is still left up to me. The truck is going all black. I will try to post a pic of it now.

I am just having a bit of a hard time getting my head aroud the cost, I was hoping you may be able to share some of your own expiriences to help me decide if this is just crazy or do you just pay for what you get.

Thank you all