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socal1200r |
Jan 13 2017, 05:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 26-September 16 From: Virginia Member No.: 20,432 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
So I had a little free time this afternoon, and on a whim, took the car to three different paint shops to get an estimate on getting the exterior repainted. Man was I NOT prepared for the estimates! Can you believe between $5K to $6K for a fricking paint job?! WTF, over?! This isn't Gas Monkey Garage, Counting Cars, Unique Whips, or Bitchin' Rides for chrissakes! I'm thinking more like Wheeler Dealer! Maybe I should've told them this is not for a PCA Concourse event, or to take out the liquid gold in the paint mix. There's NO WAY I'm paying that much for a fricking paint job.
I was straddling the fence as to whether to keep this car or not, guess I know which way I'm going now... |
socal1200r |
Jan 14 2017, 10:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 26-September 16 From: Virginia Member No.: 20,432 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Yeah, I'm not going to spend $5K - $6K on a frickin paint job, when I only paid $7K for the car in the first place. If I did spend that kind of money, I'd get pissed off every time I set foot in the car. So it doesn't look like it's going to get a paint job, at least with me being the current owner. I never should've bought this car...
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rick 918-S |
Jan 14 2017, 10:28 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,456 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region |
Yeah, I'm not going to spend $5K - $6K on a frickin paint job, when I only paid $7K for the car in the first place. If I did spend that kind of money, I'd get pissed off every time I set foot in the car. So it doesn't look like it's going to get a paint job, at least with me being the current owner. I never should've bought this car... Let's see it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) |
socal1200r |
Jan 17 2017, 05:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 26-September 16 From: Virginia Member No.: 20,432 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Yeah, I'm not going to spend $5K - $6K on a frickin paint job, when I only paid $7K for the car in the first place. If I did spend that kind of money, I'd get pissed off every time I set foot in the car. So it doesn't look like it's going to get a paint job, at least with me being the current owner. I never should've bought this car... Let's see it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) Here ya go...like I said, it's got a 5-foot paint job right now, but up close, there are cracks all over the paint, on just about every panel... |
Andyrew |
Jan 17 2017, 11:51 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Yeah, I'm not going to spend $5K - $6K on a frickin paint job, when I only paid $7K for the car in the first place. If I did spend that kind of money, I'd get pissed off every time I set foot in the car. So it doesn't look like it's going to get a paint job, at least with me being the current owner. I never should've bought this car... Let's see it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) Here ya go...like I said, it's got a 5-foot paint job right now, but up close, there are cracks all over the paint, on just about every panel... Cracks mean that it really needs to be stripped down to metal, 40hrs Then any imperfections fixed, 10-50hrs High build primer, 4hrs Block sanding and more high build primer, 20hrs Primer sealer and paint, 16hrs So thats at least 90hrs of book work at a minimum of $45/hr = 4k JUST in bodywork. Then there is material/consumables. Paint- 300-2k Primer- 100 Filler- 100 Sandpaper- 100 Your estimates are right on the money for a decent paint job. You want stupid cheap? Go to Mayco. They pay their employees minimum wage and their work reflects it. You can get a paint job from them for around 2-2500 with the work noted above. Will it be straight? No. Will it have dull spots? Probably. Will it be good enough? Also, probably. If you want to save money, strip the car down to metal yourself, do ALL the bodywork to how you like it. Take it to Mayco and have them spray it, Negotiate with their sales guys to have their good spray guy spray it. |
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