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12-24-2022, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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Re: Paint Quote - What is Reasonable?
tutone is exactly right!!! He’s absolutely on the money!!!
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12-25-2022, 08:43 AM | #2 |
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Re: Paint Quote - What is Reasonable?
i know paint work has gone through the roof in recent years but i'd never be able to afford $20,000 or more for paint work,i've done it myself before and i guess would again.this past year i went through paint torture,having to have my 72 truck painted...twice.once in May by a guy who didn't care and it showed.$2200.00 later and $529.00 for single stage urethane and nothing else,i had a mess to deal with.the truck was apart as far as all the trim,door glass and on and on before i dropped it off.then found another man to paint it again in October,he had a horrible job on his hands fixing somebody else's screw up but did a marvelous job but another $5500.00 and almost $800.00 in paint and supplies.i almost had a miscarriage when he told me what i owed him but i'm very happy now with his work,the care he took and i now know he treated me more than fair at $60.00 an hour.my truck is going back together now and i think looks very nice.i do have a 39 Chrysler i'm going to get back to once the truck is done,i'm terrified about what that'll cost by the time i need paint but i guess it'll be going to the man who just painted my truck,it'll cost whatever it costs i guess or i'll have to it myself,one or the other?
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12-25-2022, 03:08 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Paint Quote - What is Reasonable?
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I know all we have is pictures to look at, but your truck looks great from here. I think also that at that price, it sounds as if you did alright on the price as well. That is more in line with what I would think a man should charge rather than 15-20K. Of course all the xtras like bodywork and "hours" of prep work add up to. Looking forward to seeing your truck ready for the road.
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12-25-2022, 07:22 PM | #4 | |
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12-25-2022, 01:24 PM | #5 |
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Re: Paint Quote - What is Reasonable?
Nothing is reasonable these days material costs are twice as insane as they were already and then people that did this work are getting thinned out..
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12-29-2022, 10:39 AM | #6 |
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Re: Paint Quote - What is Reasonable?
After reading the whole thread my opinion will be no different from others, but as a simple point of reference I guess. I'm in Missouri. Finding a shop that will even do a classic is tough. The ones still doing them are getting a premium and often have at least a year wait list. I have a trailer queen and my paint was easily in the 20K to 30K range after it was all said and done. I did all the rust repair prior to the taking it to the shop. It took a year to get done and there are still a couple things I am not happy with. When I do another one it will be patina or I'll spend the money on one that has already been painted. IMO, it's the worst part of a restoration project is paint and body because of the cost and timeline. Good luck.
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12-29-2022, 06:17 PM | #7 |
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Re: Paint Quote - What is Reasonable?
So my doc said I need to lose a little weight. So I thought why not make a little "car parts" money and lose some weight so the last few weeks I been helping out a local body shop. They are letting me do the block sanding on a couple of their resto projects. So two days a week 4 hours per day.10 AM to 2 PM.
Most folks don't have a clue what it takes to do a proper paint job. Also most folks don't understand it's not rocket science. Lot's of elbow grease before paint. But it's just that elbow grease. The body shop owner is a car guy and I think he enjoyed coaching me thru the block sanding on my 68 C10 project. Keep in mind he is 25 years younger than I am. Customers would come into the shop and start asking me questions and I had to say talk to the boss. Because I was older they thought I was the shop owner. Maybe local body shop would let you trade some part time work for paint work on you project? |
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