venice

hey guys, I think its about time to get my car new paint job! before i go around bodyshops for quote i like to have an idea. I really dont want to get ripped off so please if you have gotten paint job done how much did it cost you? my car is black and i want to do black again and no MACCO plz
THX!

AJ

I'm guessing about 3K for a good paintjob . and whats MACCO ?

Lexucan

I think he meant the notorious MAACO - the worst place ever to go for any paint work.

AJ

Thanks

smooche

i got mine for 2400..that is. windos out, lights out, all trim taken off, Range rover silver metalic paint and then putting it all back together...

well worth it i might add

Ice350

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You might be able to get it a little under 2k if you ask to help. You could do the taping, some sanding, etc.

picus

Hmmm, maybe as a detailer I have a different idea what a good paint job is. Around here a "good" paint job, meaning not a mask job, no overspray, primer up, light OP, downdraft booth, with a bake, will run ~$4-$6k. You can find jobs less expensive than that, but odds are good there will be thin spots, maybe some runs, some solvent bubbles, maybe some excessive OP on curves, it might not be baked, it might have overspray, etc. If you can live with a little extra orange peel and maybe 3-5 runs, and perhaps some overspray in the fenderwells or whatever, you can probably get away with ~3k.

For a "killer" paint job, $10k+. Obviously that's only done on classics, high end cars, etc.

venice

DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMNNNNNNNN.. so expensive

Ice350

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You are absolutely correct. A killer paint job does run 10K+ but I don't think the thread starter is interested in that. You don't ask about price when money is no object. I asked JMLexus about repainting my car. When they told me 10k I asked, what the heck are you guys doing, taking the car apart? They said, yes we do. They take it apart and paint the panels off the car. They take all the rubber sealing off and replace. They use more than one coat. They wet sand it after it's cured to take out the orange peel. That's a real paint job.

OutlawTita

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Before you get a paint job for $2,500 or less range ask to see some of their work that is 2 or 3 years old and you will see what you are really buying. I paid $5K but had some minor repair done on the front bumper and replaced some trim. This was from a guy that has done some custom work for some of the country music stars (Alan Jackson is a car buff) and he added some extra metallic flake in my silver. The bottom line is that even if you get a "good" paint job you are still going to get what you pay for.