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> Repainting car cost questions
GaroldShaffer
post Mar 9 2004, 11:32 AM
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I know the cost of a paint job depends on a lot of things. But I just want to get and idea of what people have paid.

My car is 70 Signal Orange, with small dents here and there, chips, no rust on body panels, will not need any longitude work and was repainted by some PO with what looks like VW orange over the Signal Orange. I will need rust repair done to the front trunk seal channel by the headlights but that is it. Also need to replace the trunk seals and the seal at the door around small side windows. Also the chrome on the small side windows looks like $hit.

I was thinking of removing the sail panel vinyl and the chrome tirm there and either painting black or just leave it off and paint the same color of the car.
I don't want a macco job but then again this will not be a concourse car either. Its a nice solid driver that needs to have cosmetics address. So what are your thougts. Can a quality job be done for $2K is that high, low??? I'm saving my pennies so hopefully I can get this done during the winter season here.

Anyone know of a quality shop in the Chicagoland area?

- Garold
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itsa914   Repainting car cost questions   Mar 9 2004, 11:32 AM
MattR   I am in a similar position. I dont really want a ...   Mar 9 2004, 12:40 PM
seanery   I know of some folks who've had Maaco jobs tha...   Mar 9 2004, 12:44 PM
tat2dphreak   there are better paint jobs from maaco that aren...   Mar 9 2004, 12:48 PM
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Jenny   I just got a quote from Maaco for single stage pai...   Mar 9 2004, 01:34 PM
brant   As a relative painting novice... let me add my ...   Mar 9 2004, 01:53 PM
jarbuthnot   Garold, I'm glad you asked this. I also have ...   Mar 9 2004, 02:06 PM
biosurfer1   i gotta say, there is a guy who lives in Sacrament...   Mar 9 2004, 02:28 PM
tat2dphreak   biosurfer, did he do his own prep work? or did the...   Mar 9 2004, 02:30 PM
echocanyons   Macco lost one of my eyebrows/blinds, painted over...   Mar 9 2004, 02:36 PM
itsa914   I think I will do a some shopping around and see w...   Mar 9 2004, 02:39 PM
brant   garold, regarding driving around in primer.... M...   Mar 9 2004, 02:45 PM
itsa914   Sounds like prep work is a great winter project. I...   Mar 9 2004, 02:51 PM
BIGKAT_83   I think if you do the prep work on the car Macco c...   Mar 9 2004, 02:54 PM
Jenny   I'd hesitate about maaco if my car wasn't ...   Mar 9 2004, 03:24 PM
TROJANMAN   i had one of those "better" maaco paint jobs befor...   Mar 9 2004, 03:45 PM
Ferg   I have a friend that works for a local high end bo...   Mar 9 2004, 04:04 PM
JohnB   One of the locals here in the DC area got his 914 ...   Mar 9 2004, 05:03 PM
LvSteveH   There are so many aspects to a good paint job that...   Mar 9 2004, 06:18 PM
736conver   I had my truck painted by Maaco. Cost over ...   Mar 9 2004, 06:24 PM
ArtechnikA   don't forget that THE PAINT ALONE should cost ...   Mar 9 2004, 07:05 PM
Joe Ricard   I painted a 74 Super Beetle long time ago. Stripp...   Mar 9 2004, 07:38 PM
Doug Leggins   I checked around alot before I picked a painter. M...   Mar 9 2004, 08:27 PM
rezron   I would definintely go base/clear over a single st...   Mar 9 2004, 08:39 PM
andys   I've had a couple of cheapie paint jobs done o...   Mar 9 2004, 08:54 PM
itsa914   Everyone, Thanks for you insights on body work. D...   Mar 9 2004, 09:00 PM
Doug Leggins   I'm thinking that my car will be complete by t...   Mar 9 2004, 09:39 PM
MattR   Good news for me. I think I found a friend of a f...   Mar 9 2004, 09:58 PM
SirAndy   $5500 for mine, which included sandblasting a...   Mar 10 2004, 12:22 AM
Steve Thacker   Stay the hell away from Maaco! They do trash w...   Mar 10 2004, 07:35 AM
brant   Matt R, If your going to spray anything yourself...   Mar 10 2004, 09:18 AM


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