Painting my car

[talontsi01]

I want to get a new paint job. I want to get a ball park of what I should be paying. I know paint jobs range from a couple hundred bucks all the way to a couple thousand, but i wanted to know whats the best deal for me. So, how much did you pay for your paint job? 1g or 2g.

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

Are you changing the color of your car, or keeping it the same?

If you are changing it, expect to pay a couple thousand for a good paintjob. You're going ot want to pull the engine and take the doors off, so that way the frame parts that you will see are the same color as the rest of the car.

If you are keeping it the same color, i would say 800-1500. depending on where you get it done and how they do it. Some ghetto place like Macco will cost you nohting, but wont last. Go to a reputable body shop, or maybe even to a friend that knows how to paint cars.

 

[wastefuldreamer]

I paid 80$ My dad owns a body shop

 

[Rick@AP]

Here's my logic, I owned a 92 AWD, at best I could get $3.5k for it. Why would I spend 1.5k on a paint job?

I went to a local Macco, recommended to me by JDMAWD, and had my car painted. The paint came out FANTASTIC and I only paid around $850 for it. I'm totally satisfied with the work they did and I get a warranty on the paint. Not only that but, I've recieved more than a few compliments on how nice the paint is on the car.

This is not to say that all Maaco's do good work, I'm saying that some do. You should get recommendations from people in your area on who to take it to.

 

[jrivard00]

Originally posted by wastefuldreamer
I paid 80$ My dad owns a body shop

$80 bucks??? My friends uncle owns a shop and he is going to paint mine as a favor and I need to provide the paint supplies. It is costing me approx $700 in paint alone.