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Styling & Maintenance => Exterior Styling & Maintenance => Topic started by: Vilamaek on October 23, 2013, 09:07:12 PM



Title: Paint Job
Post by: Vilamaek on October 23, 2013, 09:07:12 PM
I've been looking and I haven't seen anyone address repainting an entire vehicle. I saw one person has for about 4 grand, but I wanted to see if anyone else had some more information? I wouldn't want to spend near that much. Maybe like a grand. I love the taffeta white, but I'm not putting a 4 thousand dollar value on it. Does it just come down to finding a body shop around here to do it and getting a quote? How hard would a self-paint be? Or maybe I should just let my taffeta dreams fly away..


Title: Re: Re: Paint Job
Post by: Mike on October 23, 2013, 09:38:09 PM
When it comes to paint you tend to get what you pay for. I would say 4k is about average if not on the low side. If you can find a shop hurting for work you may get a better price.


Title: Re: Re: Paint Job
Post by: CrackerTeg on October 23, 2013, 10:04:44 PM
The biggest cost with repainting a car is the prep work. If you're willing to do most, if not, all the prep, you can save the cash that way.


Title: Re: Re: Re: Re: Paint Job
Post by: Mike on October 23, 2013, 11:30:53 PM
The biggest cost with repainting a car is the prep work. If you're willing to do most, if not, all the prep, you can save the cash that way.
keep in mind he's talking color change not a re spray


Title: Re: Paint Job
Post by: CrackerTeg on October 24, 2013, 07:46:13 AM
I understand that. Prep is still the biggest part of the cost.


Title: Re: Paint Job
Post by: gargantula99 on October 24, 2013, 08:40:27 AM
Ask Chris, armyguy, he had his whole car painted a Subaru Blue.


Title: Re: Paint Job
Post by: Rich01 on October 24, 2013, 06:19:48 PM
Do a respray and then wrap it yourself. 3M has about 3-4 different whites in their 1080 series. Just an option


Title: Re: Paint Job
Post by: Vilamaek on October 24, 2013, 10:14:12 PM
Thanks for the replies! I don't think I'd have the guts to prep it myself.. This might be a backburner mod for sure. Good to know about the pricing though.


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