Paint Job Price-reality check needed

Want-A-Vert · 02-28-2007, 05:14 PM

Heres the situation. The project has gone too far. I have the car stipped to the shell, and there is no rust. My paint guy is telling me for him to paint it, will be 4-5k. Then materials are gonna be another 1k. Thats with me stripping the paint off and everything and I already did most of the disassembly. Keep in mind, hes painting the frame, brackets, underbody ...everything. I paid top dollar forA RUST FREE car and its still expensive to paibt....Any other experiences? I live in the buffalo, NY area.

One more thing, this guy does really nice...show quality work.

2blu442 · 02-28-2007, 06:42 PM

You may have hit the key when you said "show quality" A friend had the frame to her car sand blasted and powder coated for $750. Then a nice driver quality paint job for $2500 including assembly and all materials. Not a show car, but a really nice driver that I wouldn't be afraid to enter in a car show. For a daily driver, I would rather not spend the extra money for a show quality paint job. But that's me... you have to decide how nice you want the car to be and much money your willing to spend to go from say a 90 point car to a 100 point. That's my 2 cents worth! John

Oldsguy · 03-01-2007, 04:53 AM

Just my 2 cents. I did the prep work on my '69 Delta and wish I hadn't. Not that I was not carefull or was stupid but I did it with what I had where I was, which was no compressed air, all hand work in the middle of my driveway over a two week period. five years later, the paint is bubbled and places are rusting through and I think it is due to the prep work not the actual paint. There is a lot to be said for a nice clean, dry environment and good air tools to do the work quickly.

02-28-2007, 05:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Want-A-Vert Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lewiston, NY Posts: 66	Paint Job Price-reality check needed Heres the situation. The project has gone too far. I have the car stipped to the shell, and there is no rust. My paint guy is telling me for him to paint it, will be 4-5k. Then materials are gonna be another 1k. Thats with me stripping the paint off and everything and I already did most of the disassembly. Keep in mind, hes painting the frame, brackets, underbody ...everything. I paid top dollar forA RUST FREE car and its still expensive to paibt....Any other experiences? I live in the buffalo, NY area. One more thing, this guy does really nice...show quality work. __________________ 1969 Cutlass S Convertible Work in Progress

02-28-2007, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
2blu442 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 935	You may have hit the key when you said "show quality" A friend had the frame to her car sand blasted and powder coated for $750. Then a nice driver quality paint job for $2500 including assembly and all materials. Not a show car, but a really nice driver that I wouldn't be afraid to enter in a car show. For a daily driver, I would rather not spend the extra money for a show quality paint job. But that's me... you have to decide how nice you want the car to be and much money your willing to spend to go from say a 90 point car to a 100 point. That's my 2 cents worth! John __________________ 1964 Cutlass Factory 4spd 1965 442 4spd 1967 442 Auto 1967 Cutlass Convertible 1968 442 Auto 1969 442 W30 Auto 1970 442 4spd 1971 Cutlass Flat Top Wagon 1973 Che*vy 3/4 Ton 454/TH400 Tow Vehicle Only the tow vehicle is finished!

03-01-2007, 04:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 3,172	Just my 2 cents. I did the prep work on my '69 Delta and wish I hadn't. Not that I was not carefull or was stupid but I did it with what I had where I was, which was no compressed air, all hand work in the middle of my driveway over a two week period. five years later, the paint is bubbled and places are rusting through and I think it is due to the prep work not the actual paint. There is a lot to be said for a nice clean, dry environment and good air tools to do the work quickly. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door

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