budget, quality paint job for 1970 K-10

[ROAD DOG]

I've been wanting my 1970 K-10 to be professionally painted for some time now.The engine is in all dressed in chome. The cab is clean. New shocks, new tires. New gear ratio on the way. New light lenses all around, new repo mirriors. been doing body work the last month. I've been saving the paint job for last. The original color was that chevy baby blue. the inside cab is also that color. I want to paint the truck a medium dark charcole gray with small metallic flake for depth. Then overcoat. I also want ghost flames the same color but like 3 shades darker. From the front grill to halfway back on the front fender. I want to leave the inside cab alone .With myself doing all the bodywork and prep(besides primer) how much will this cost? I don't need $500.00 per pint paint . Just budget ,go0d looking. Good quality paintjob.

This is my first paintjob for any of my vehicles. I've never even been to uh oh maacoo.
My budget is about$ 500-800.00 dollars maybe $1000.but thats a stretch.
thanks.


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I've been wanting my 1970 K-10 to be professionally painted for some time now.The engine is in all dressed in chome. The cab is clean. New shocks, new tires. New gear ratio on the way. New light lenses all around, new repo mirriors. been doing body work the last month. I've been saving the paint job for last. The original color was that chevy baby blue. the inside cab is also that color. I want to paint the truck a medium dark charcole gray with small metallic flake for depth. Then overcoat. I also want ghost flames the same color but like 3 shades darker. From the front grill to halfway back on the front fender. I want to leave the inside cab alone .With myself doing all the bodywork and prep(besides primer) how much will this cost? I don't need $500.00 per pint paint . Just budget ,go0d looking. Good quality paintjob.

This is my first paintjob for any of my vehicles. I've never even been to uh oh maacoo.
My budget is about$ 500-800.00 dollars maybe $1000.but thats a stretch.
thanks.


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[old Rusty C10]

maaco isnt too bad if you tip the painter and if ya do maaco in the winter, they give ya half off the paint

[Stroker]

That's not much budget for the type of paint job you're wanting. I don't think it would even cover the materials let alone any labor. To get a decent job done with your budget I think you'll have to forget the flames and maybe the metalic paint. The flames could probably be done at a later time. I would think the least expensive option would be a single stage paint and no color change. You need to get chummy with a paint-n-body man that will oversee you doing as much of the manual labor as possible, stuff like sanding, sanding, sanding, and masking ect. To do a qualiy paint job is really very labor intensive you're going to have to do virtually all the work exept for spraying the paint to have a chance at staying within your budget.

Things used to be much simpler.....I remember the first car I had repainted 25 years ago. I had it in primer ready to paint, The primer had been sprayed with the car in the driveway using a tiny compressor and dirt cheap paint gun. Cost me $225 a $100 for the paint and hardner, $100 for the painter and booth, and $25 to mask. It looked good but didn't really last to long about 3 years later it started getting spider web type cracks everywhere. But when you're17 three years seemed like a long time.

[D-Money]

The problem with maaco isn't the paint of the painter it is the preping. These guys shoot cars all day long so they have lots of practice. The reason you aren't paying very much for that is because they hardley do any preping.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

It seem's to me that if you did all the prep work for maco then it would be cheaper.... Maybe talk to them it might be cheaper than you think..