'02 WS6 Full Repaint Cost?
Staging Lane
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Ohio
I'd charge a min of 5k to paint that. The hood needs stripped, the paint is delaminating. The rest of the car looks decent. Paint isn't cheap. Plus, if you want a quality, mirror, orange peel free finish, that's a lot of labor to sand and buff. Like mentioned above, if the job is less than 4k, you are getting a job where some corners were cut.
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Agreed with this one too. I'm in the same boat.
Car runs great, but outside isn't so good.
That's what it looks like to me too.
If It was me, I'd drive the car to see if its worth it and decide from there on.
Temporary Solution would be to get just the hood painted or even vinyl wrapped. Dipped also, but I know many feel it looks cheap.
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Yep, nothing like money & time spent only to be back at square 1.
This makes a lot of sense, unless owning a ws6 was your long time goal.
Car runs great, but outside isn't so good.
I cant tell from the pics but it looks like the hood is the only things that needs a repaint. $6K does sound high for a paintjob using a standard color and not something crazy like a kandy or chameleon paint.
Can the rest of the car just be corrected with a buffer or wet sanding and you just get the hood painted?
Can the rest of the car just be corrected with a buffer or wet sanding and you just get the hood painted?
If It was me, I'd drive the car to see if its worth it and decide from there on.
Temporary Solution would be to get just the hood painted or even vinyl wrapped. Dipped also, but I know many feel it looks cheap.
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Yep, nothing like money & time spent only to be back at square 1.
This makes a lot of sense, unless owning a ws6 was your long time goal.
Always laugh when seeing threads like this
Ive been doing paint and body work my whole life, i own a shop, ive restored hundreds of cars at this point, tons of show winners, tons went to pebble beach, etc
You cant post a few pics and get a quote, and one persons paint job wont be the same as the next guy. vehicle condition, previous damage, expectations all come into play.
When it comes to paint jobs, theres a million variables, for example you can get a gallon of clear for 90 bucks, or a gallon for 500
To the guys saying they do, or get complete paint jobs for 5 grand, Was that a full color change, or a repaint without jambs? if it was a complete my hats off to you, because if quality material is used and the job is done correctly , the shop is not making anything doing that job. Many shops dont know how to track profitability margin correctly and 5k for a repaint doesnt cut it
Ive been doing paint and body work my whole life, i own a shop, ive restored hundreds of cars at this point, tons of show winners, tons went to pebble beach, etc
You cant post a few pics and get a quote, and one persons paint job wont be the same as the next guy. vehicle condition, previous damage, expectations all come into play.
When it comes to paint jobs, theres a million variables, for example you can get a gallon of clear for 90 bucks, or a gallon for 500
To the guys saying they do, or get complete paint jobs for 5 grand, Was that a full color change, or a repaint without jambs? if it was a complete my hats off to you, because if quality material is used and the job is done correctly , the shop is not making anything doing that job. Many shops dont know how to track profitability margin correctly and 5k for a repaint doesnt cut it
Not everyone is looking for a show winner paint job though. $1-2k for a respray Maaco style job, $5k for a decent, drivable paint job seems to be the norm, $10k+ for a garage queen.
I'm in the same situation, the paint on the hood is failing but the rest of the car looks decent except for a small delaminated spot about the size of a pencil eraser. At some point, I'll probably opt to get the hood redone.
All of the advice in this thread ended up being true. Capitulated on the entire project and sold the car for a couple grand profit and redirected project funds to the purchase and modification of a Corvette.
Thanks for the words guys.
Thanks for the words guys.
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