I'm getting my ws9 hood in, in the next week, how much do you think it will be to get it painted.. dont know if it matters, but my color is the factory Navy Blue Metallic
also should i take it to the gm dealership where they can paint it or find a small paint shop not to sure..
thanks

 

take it 2 a paint shop....a dealership is gonna charge alot of labor to paint it. It shouldnt cost more than $160 for paint and labor costs to paint it. make sure whoever paints it gets enough metallic in the paint so it looks right

 

Pretty sure it's going to cost a bit more than $160.00 for paint plus labor unless the paint is going to roll the paint on. I think a more realistic estimate is upwards of $400-500 dollars and that's without wetsanding and buffing which could add another few hundered. Paint costs are not that much since it should only take less than a pint or base and clearcoat. It's the labor that's going to jack up the cost.

Bryan
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i talked to the gm dealer they said just to paint the hood would be $300, but to add some over spray to the front and the fenders so the hood matches plus install is going to be 450...so does that sound resonable??

 

Sounds reasonable if they are going to blend the panels which is what they mean by "overspray". Metallics are really hard to match up so by overspraying or blending into the adjacent panel it tricks your eyes into thinking it's a perfect match. On opaque colors like black, white, etc., it's not a critical.

 

yeah that is what they meant by overspray blend the panels..well i may just get it painted there..but i'll still look around..thanks

 

450 is cheap. paint/clear etc is gonna eat 200 and u gotta make the hood adjustmenyts and clear the whole front clip with it...

J

 

$450 aint too shabby, heck most shops dont even charge for overspray its just an added bonus when you are getting a single panel painted

 

i own a body shop in wyoming, make sure it is base coat clear coat so it can be wet sanded and buffed out,top and bottom total about 400

 

It's good to know people. I got my hood stripped and painted for only $100

 

I had acid rain marks in my clearcoat on the hood that could not be taken out by any easy method.

Ended up having my hood stripped, hand block sanded to take out any ripples, shot with black/clearcoat, they painted my Blackbird stripes on permanently and cleared over all so there is no perceptable edge to the stripes. They came to my house to remove the hood and brought it back to my house to re-install so that my car would not have to set in the shop and possibly get damaged.

$500

 

whats everyones take on having it painted at maaco....
or should i just stick with having it painted at the gm dealership
i'm getting a cheaper price at maaco
around $450-GM
around $300-Maaco

 

As with anything, you get what you pay for.....ESPECIALLY with paintjobs.

 

thanks for this post guys....im about to buy a NBM Trans Am w/out a ram air hood, and i will need it painted...i really appreciate the help!

 

And as for Maaco, if this was a beater I'd say go for it but for this car I think you'd be unhappy with the end result. Good luck...

 

Don't pick on Maaco too much...you can get one of their inexpensive paint jobs and they will paint everything (including the interior, tires, exhaust system...)