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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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well my car has about 5-6 key'd marks a couple normal chips and how much would it cost to have fixed
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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depends where it is and how much stuff you have to take off the car. Also what the rates are where you are. Our shops labor rate for paint and body is $40 an hour.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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I got quoted about $2500 for a good complete paint job back to factory color here around town. I"m sure you can find it for less & maybe depending on color too.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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Are the key marks deep, because you may be able to get them fixed. I would say you could get a decent paint job for btwn 25-3500 bucks. I would really do my homework before picking a shop though. Fortunately insurance covered mine, and I know the body shop owner pretty well.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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depends where you go and what expectations you have. i got my car completely repainted for $700. its NO show quality job but looks excellent for what i paid. guy does real cheap work and does a half *** decent job. i didnt want a show quality paint job with me still bein in school and he hooked me up, will be repainted later on once motor is pulled and im done with school.



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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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It depends... a basic repaint same color doing a 1/2 assed job taking nothing apart costs $500 at Macco. A full professional show quality job w/ the motor out can be upwards of $10,000.

On my Corvette w/ all my panels off and prep/sanding done by me it'll be $3000-$4000 for full show quality paint w/ full wet sanding etc.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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I would say average for perhaps a decent paint job in the area of $2,000-$3,000. If you want custom anything on it well that will make it jump a lot.
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