Bentham Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Hi there, I've been wanting to get my car repainted.. my entire car.. and I can't find anyone willing to do it. They want to 'spot-paint' it but after getting an estimate for the hood and some 'spot-painting' in excess of $1000.. I'm beginning to wonder what it would cost for the whole car. Any advice? -Eric Eric 93 Cad Seville 100K 95 Chev Blazer 143K [garaged summers] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 For a good paint job, you will be spending more than the car is worth IMO, probably about 2K pretty easy for a base/clearcoat finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoo Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 You could easily get the whole car done for $1000 at some paint shop.. however it won't be a factory finish.. It will probably be enamel and not have the baked on clearcoat like a dealer would (should) do if they repainted.. Usually a repaint from dealer costs $3000 or more for a correct job.. Enamels last at least a few years,, maybe more if you take care of it.. wax it big time right away with something good if you get it and then keep it waxed or it won't last. I repainted my whole car myself in gloss black enamel.. it looked just fine for years (not the cadillac, an old mustang). It still looks good and I think it's been almost 10 years since it was painted although it does have a lot of chips and things because it wasn't baked on or clearcoated (with what the factory uses anyway). I think that cost me $500 or $600. All they do is just lightly sand down to the primer or sometimes even just down past the clearcoat and then just tape it off and spray it on and let it dry and boom it's done. Real cheap I'd only do that if it was bad though. you can repaint small parts by sanding the clearcoat off and taking one of those spray cans of touch up paint or matched color paint and painting the area and then using a rubbing compound to 'smooth' the newly painted area into the factory paint and then clearcoating it with another spray or just waxing it well. Probaly cost you less than $80 to do it yourself and probaly a whole day or two to get it done but it's worth it if the car isn't worth a whole lot. Bah i'm blabbing again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis421 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I did my 93. I dissassembled the car and it was totally preped (primer and sand bout 5 times) gave it to a body shop... Full baking treatment, newest paint tech w/pearl... $1,100.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Hank Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I did my 93. I dissassembled the car and it was totally preped (primer and sand bout 5 times) gave it to a body shop... Full baking treatment, newest paint tech w/pearl... $1,100.00 Most body shops will not allow a "stranger" to prep a car, they don't want to be liable for the finished results. You must hace known them and vice-versa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillydude Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I just got a quote of $2500 to do mine... plus another $400 to do the rims. I'm not investing half the value of the car back into it just for a few chips. I would be GLAD to pay someone to touch those chips up though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I had an '84 Cutlass done about 10 years ago, and I'll fill you in on what I got from them... When I bought the car, there were two blemishes. There was a small rust spot in the middle of the rear quarter panel. Just right there in the middle. Must have been a ding or a scrape or something that was never touched-up. There was also a rust "bead" dribbling down under the paint on the driver door under the lock cylinder. Body shop surmised it was from lock de-icer or something. Anyway, I elected to have the whole car repainted, because new paint, even well-matched paint, just never looks the same as 15-year-old paint. You'd really be able to tell after a few years of the paint wearing. I had the whole thing done for $1600 (10 years ago). I thought that was a reasonable price. The quality of the paint was great. The prep work was a little lacking. There was some overspray under the hood from the hood-to-fender gap, there was some paint on some of the window seals, etc. Overall, I was happy with it. Many people have suggested to me that I could have removed all the windows, etc, before delivering the car to them. Remove all the emblems you can, etc. Basically, do as much prep work as you can yourself. Of course, make sure the shop will allow that. I had that done at a local body shop. After 5-6 years, the paint still looked wonderful, and I got compliments on it at every car show I entered the car in. Check around in your area and ask people if they've had paint work done before. I'm sure you'll find out very quickly what the good and bad shops are. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentham Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 update: my dad's... sister's... husband owns a paint shop and can get my car fully repainted between 800-900 bucks. Looks like I'm going on a little adventure before summer is over with. thanks -Eric Eric 93 Cad Seville 100K 95 Chev Blazer 143K [garaged summers] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Concours Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Wouldn't that be your uncle? Jeff Jeff 98 Concours 90 Seville 04 Corvette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 "Basically, do as much prep work as you can yourself. Of course, make sure the shop will allow that." I don't think the shop would mind if you took it upon yourself to remove ALL the dirt that could fly around when it's being sprayed...Door jambs, around all weather strips, everywhere you can think of. I had one painted and removed: locks, all trim, grill, side marker lights, tail lights, chrome door handles. The shop was happy with all my work because they didn't have to do as much masking or cleaning... rek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis421 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I did my 93. I dissassembled the car and it was totally preped (primer and sand bout 5 times) gave it to a body shop... Full baking treatment, newest paint tech w/pearl... $1,100.00 Most body shops will not allow a "stranger" to prep a car, they don't want to be liable for the finished results. You must hace known them and vice-versa... Ok, you got me... I knew him and brought him a little business... paid cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillydude Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Wouldn't that be your uncle? Jeff Bob's Yer Uncle. Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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