can anyone tell me roughly what the cost of a paint job is. without door jambs or graphics. i have been out of this stuff for a while and a lot of things changed.

 

Couple of hundred from Macco to thousands. It all depends on what you want, how much you have and how long you want it to last.

 

i think i will just go get an estimate. then i will know.
FYI - Afriend of mine went to a local reputable body shop to repair minor collision damage on his 2005 GTO. They hacked it up pretty bad, maybe get suppin in writing before. he dont want to take it back there now he is gonna eat the $3000. lol

 

if you're ambitious and have time it's not too expensive to do the job yourself, and you can do all the jambs too

 

i did body work about 20 years ago, the one friend i had with a body shop died 2 years ago. the other is an addict, that i really dont trust, but he does good work sober. i was curios about shop rates, i have the dark red mettalic on a 1989 iroc. i am sure that will be expensive. when i did it, the pricey paint was $150.

 

yeah the prices of paint are really insane, my friend and i are painting his car and we went to dupont to buy the paint from their 'Hot hues' selection and the "Dragonfire Red" was $500 a gallon and it wasn't even a metallic paint, the cheapest paints are blacks. sherwinn williams is where we turned to to get his paint instead, it was $200 for a gallon of GM "Bright Red" with 2 quarts of reducer and then a gallon of clear and a quart of activator, which was a really good deal and the paint is surprisingly quality stuff. i didn't know that sherwinn williams made automotive paint but they do.
shop rates on the other hand i'm not too quite sure about, but rates at collision shops are not cheap

 

Hey johnnyboy, was that $200. for just the gallon of bright red or was that for everything you listed?

 

Car paint is not cheap :-)

Sherman Williams, Du Pont or other name paints are a far safer way to go. they also have help lines if your trying to do it yourself.

If your a first timer, dont waste money on expensive pearl/mystic/whatever paints that are $500+ a qrt etc.

Stick with a stock type color and always go with a base/clearcoat setup.

Finding people to lay down paint is still easier than finding people who can make flawless metal look like glass bodywork :-)

U can save tons of money by stripping your car down yourself as well as doing as much paint stripping and bodywork as you can yourself.

Just remember to talk to your painter and see/do as much as he is comfortable with as he is the one doing the finished product.

later
Jeremy

 

It seems as if reds are one of the more expensive paints as well. I'm thinking of painting my GTA over the winter. Its bright red, and I'd like to keep it that color. I've been pricing out paint, and as others have stated, it isn't cheap. Since I want to take the car apart to do it, a color change wouldn't be a lot more work.

 

go to this place to get your base coats for candy or just solid color..

Trinity 1945 - Automotive Paint, Auto Paint, Car Paint Suppliers

and go here for your specail effects ,candy additives..exc that can be used in lacer clear.

Alsa Corp | The world's most unique paints and finishes

i deal with them both and the are and do what they say..very repectable

 

Wow, thanks! I have been looking at both these sites for the past hour. I don't know squat about car paint & have learned alot from these sites on what I need buy & do. I think I might have my colors picked out. That crazer is wicked!

 

anytime bud.alsa has by far the most extreme looking paints and very simple to use as well.. did you see the movie XXX STATE OF THE UNION?
that color changing car that was in there was paint with alsa mystic autume over black base.check out the video's they have on the site ..even the chrome .the chrome is so awsome it not even funny..imaginge having our engine bay painted chrome to accent th e engine..