how much is it for a good paintjob??
with me coz I'm a 
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12-17-08, 12:16 AM
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lol. just bored.
OP, I hope we answered your questions. Pretty much you'll get what you pay for. I've heard people complain about their 1k paint job to the painter/owner only for them to be answered "Well what do you really expect from a 1k paint job?" lol.
OP, I hope we answered your questions. Pretty much you'll get what you pay for. I've heard people complain about their 1k paint job to the painter/owner only for them to be answered "Well what do you really expect from a 1k paint job?" lol.
12-17-08, 04:17 AM
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I think if you want a QUALITY paint job $5k is reasonable. I think people fail to realize how much work goes into it, between taking the car apart and all the bodywork, it is a ton of work. As socalsc4 and speedaddic pointed out, you can spend a LOT more than that on a great paintjob. And to be honest for the type of quality that these guys put out and demand its WORTH it. For an everyday driver you pay $4-$5k your paint should last a long time if you take care of it properly. I know one thing, Im going to speedaddic when its time for my color change 
12-17-08, 09:01 AM
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I think if you want a QUALITY paint job $5k is reasonable. I think people fail to realize how much work goes into it, between taking the car apart and all the bodywork, it is a ton of work. As socalsc4 and speedaddic pointed out, you can spend a LOT more than that on a great paintjob. And to be honest for the type of quality that these guys put out and demand its WORTH it. For an everyday driver you pay $4-$5k your paint should last a long time if you take care of it properly. I know one thing, Im going to speedaddic when its time for my color change
where in fl are you?
12-17-08, 11:10 AM
#36
Here we go with the subliminal disrespect, you need you direct that to you boy Tran who sold that bootleg gs300 with the 2jzgte swap. I like quality but 10k paintjob for a street driven car is stupid. If its a lambo or ferrari and you gotta pay 10k then ok, your talking a gs so you do the math. Lets leave it at that.
Wrong ... If you spent 10k on a paint job on that car then its like 1k to us ..
The gold yellow color cost 30k extra to get ...
little facts .. had to
12-21-08, 10:43 PM
#38
We seem to have this same debate every couple of months. Prep has a lot to do with it imo. Also who ever is doing the wetsanding and buffing afterwards can really make a decent paint job look a lot better and make the ant job look more expensive. My buffer once took a stock Civic SI which we all know has more oranage peel than an orange juice factory and made it look like it had just been repainted at a high end shop. I can't lie I've also seen 2k paints jobs that my buffer got his hands on and he made them look much more expensive.. Just giving my personal experience.
12-22-08, 04:51 AM
#39
We seem to have this same debate every couple of months. Prep has a lot to do with it imo. Also who ever is doing the wetsanding and buffing afterwards can really make a decent paint job look a lot better and make the ant job look more expensive. My buffer once took a stock Civic SI which we all know has more oranage peel than an orange juice factory and made it look like it had just been repainted at a high end shop. I can't lie I've also seen 2k paints jobs that my buffer got his hands on and he made them look much more expensive.. Just giving my personal experience.
12-22-08, 04:57 AM
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my 2 cents i think same color paint is in the 2500-3300 and change of color is 3300-4500and also depends on how many dents and bodywork you have and also any custom work needs to be done, personally ive done 5 paintjobs and also im always around a body shop scene and also it took me about 3 1/2 week on and off to rip apart and put together my gs back rubber parts on the door are a paint and i wanted to get down to nitty and gritty with clips it can be a pain. just my opinion.
12-22-08, 06:20 AM
#41
Ya I've seen Elliot whip out a razor and I started to cringe but the end result was amazing. I'm gonna really miss Elliot now that I moved. He did my brother's SI and left that thing looking wet on stock paint. He also did my buddy Johnee's 1st gen and left it looking so flat and wet I was floored. Elliot is pretty special and he's not expensive, just feed him sandwitches hahaha..
12-22-08, 08:40 AM
#42
Ya I've seen Elliot whip out a razor and I started to cringe but the end result was amazing. I'm gonna really miss Elliot now that I moved. He did my brother's SI and left that thing looking wet on stock paint. He also did my buddy Johnee's 1st gen and left it looking so flat and wet I was floored. Elliot is pretty special and he's not expensive, just feed him sandwitches hahaha..
12-22-08, 12:14 PM
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haha ya I forgot about that skate board looking thing of his..