Painting The Notch

Paint pricing should be relatively close with every area its all in what you want now i can say if you went to a mom and pop shop the tried to get the same base price as with what a big name shop would do

I would say 3,500 to 4,500 is fair for good quality all over job with minor body work. be wary of the 1,500 job those are just scuff and spray jobs.

I say find a reputable body man and hire him on the side. Those guys love that !

madspeed said:

I say find a reputable body man and hire him on the side. Those guys love that ****!

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I tried that twice got burned big time. It took 2 yrs to get my Mustang back the paint job was junk, I delived a whole car minus motor and trans got back a rolling shell and a pile of body pieces I had to put back together doors, fenders ,nose, hood and deck lid. and ended up paying 3x what I was told it would cost. 2x what the shop would of charged.

madspeed said:

I say find a reputable body man and hire him on the side. Those guys love that ****!

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Until the job comes out like crap and then you are SOL. The guys is not going to be able to use his shops equipment or booth.

The key to a good paint job is the prep. Hell, you can bring the car to MAACO if the car is prepped right and with your own paint and get a good paint job. Those guys spray hundreds of cars and some know what they are doing.

That being said, I paid $3000 in 1999 for a custom pearl paint job on my 87. Guy had it for 3 months and took it apart- doors, trunk, fenders, hood. It was an amazing job that won many awards. I'd imagine today that same job would be north of $5000. You get what you pay for and a crappy paint job is not something you can hide and will ruin your car. If you cannot do the prep work yourself be prepared to pay for someone to do it. I am no body man and no my limitations so I'll pay up for it like most folk. Ask around on local boards and shows- walk up to guys with the best paint jobs and ask who did their cars.

Regardless of who you use, always look at the cars they are currently painting and prior cars they have painted. I ask for the names of at least 3 different customers to call and ask about their work. If they balk, you don't want them painting your car.

I'm paying 2500 and I strip all the parts off the car and put back together my self. Mine is going off this weekend