Listen, it all depends on what outcome you're hoping for. Let me give you a for instance: I had an 87 5.0 hatchback that was as clean and straight as when new, except for the peeling clearcoat and some rust on the hatch. This thing didn't even have a door ding. This was in 2001. I spent nearly 2 months prepping for paint. I read up, got advice and did it right. I removed trim, door handles, the works. I then visited a couple of "cheap" paint shops to see if I could live with their work. There was no way I was going to shoot it myself because of tools, supplies and the lack of know how. I settled on this place called Econo Paint. Some friends and family members questioned this decision. The paint job turned out even better than I hoped, no runs or overspray anywhere. The only thing was some dirt in the paint in spots, nothing a wet sand didn't take care of. I paid all of $400 for this paint job, it was a single stage urethane. One thing I think helped getting a good job was that the guy actually spraying the car talked to me and he realized how much work I put into prepping it and how much I cared about my car. I wasn't some 17 year old ricer wanting to go neon green over top of my white 95 civic. Was it a show winning paint job? No. Was it daily driver worthy? No question. I get tired of hearing guys blurt out "for any kind of quality you're going to pay 4-6 grand". crapola
Sorry for the long post, I'm passionate about good work not always costing mega bucks.
It will be after the new year, though we are already piecing together the things that are needed and setting the garage up correctly.
