Paint job quote
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Staging Lane
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Paint job quote So I got a quote today to paint my car ($3200), full paint job, lifetime warranty on the work. Was curious what others have paid to have theirs done and if you all think this is a fair price. Believe it or not it was kind of tough to even find someone that would just paint a car w/o having to do body work/insurance work. Obv there are cheaper routes, but you get what you pay for.
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Staging Lane
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From the responses here, I'm beginning to think I'm getting a solid deal. He actually painted my old IROC after an accident back when I was just out of high school and it was nice work. I didn't realize the same guy owned the place I had gone to for the quote a couple of days ago.
its a good deal, but i can tell you its incredibly easy to cut corners on paint, and theres no such thing as a lifetime warranty on paint, maybe on paint defects caused by him, but paint will not last a lifetime.
Exactly. If you get a rock chip and the old paint color shows through, I highly doubt thatd be covered by warranty. Same with door dings, shopping carts, ect.
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Staging Lane
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Well sure, that would be expected, but as far as the job itself is concerned. I really don't expect the paint to "last a lifetime". Premature fading, clear coat issues, etc would be covered according to him. He does good work and has painted one of my cars before and it looked great. He managed to win over my dad back in high school after he did my IROC and my pops would nit pick ANYTHING.
I actually thought $3200 was kind of high, I had 2500ish in my mind for a decent job. You get what you pay for though I guess.
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Verdad Gallardo I guess it also depends how **** and attentive to detail you are too. I'd never paint a car personally without pulling the engine, interior, drivetrain, weatherstripping, ect so that they entire car can actually be painted.
Nothing looks more half-assed and cheap to me than a miss-colored engine bay, overspray on weatherstripping with a different color underneath that shows when its slightly colder outside, or an underbody that's blue on an orange car.
Incredibly reputable body shops I've got quotes from were around $7500, but that's to do a job like it came from the factory (the only way to go in my opinion).
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Staging Lane
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I guess it also depends how **** and attentive to detail you are too. I'd never paint a car personally without pulling the engine, interior, drivetrain, weatherstripping, ect so that they entire car can actually be painted.
Nothing looks more half-assed and cheap to me than a miss-colored engine bay, overspray on weatherstripping with a different color underneath that shows when its slightly colder outside, or an underbody that's blue on an orange car.
Incredibly reputable body shops I've got quotes from were around $7500, but that's to do a job like it came from the factory (the only way to go in my opinion).
Nothing looks more half-assed and cheap to me than a miss-colored engine bay, overspray on weatherstripping with a different color underneath that shows when its slightly colder outside, or an underbody that's blue on an orange car.
Incredibly reputable body shops I've got quotes from were around $7500, but that's to do a job like it came from the factory (the only way to go in my opinion).
Like was said before....it all depends how **** one person is in relation to the next.......flawless to one can be total **** to another.... and vice/versa
sold the car year and a half later and it looked as amazing as the day i did it...so pissed I sold it 
On The Tree
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That's a very fair price for a paint job.. He could be easily spending over 1k on materials.. Depending on what products are being used.. I would say go for it if you are happy with the work that you have seen him do.