Re: 38 110 conv. paint job

Posted by David Grubbs On 2013/8/4 18:04:04

here is what it cost me to have my 51 200 done.
crushed glass blasting to remove all old paint $700
Body work - three days labor and two repro rocker panels
Three coats primer
Three coats paint and two coats clear. Three days labor
One week color sanding and buffing.
Materials for paint - $2000
Materials for buffing $100
A friend and I did all of the labor, so I would guess about $5000 for a two tone job.

Assuming that you have almost no body work required, a cheap job is about $2000. This is a Maaco type job - I have had three cars painted by Maaco in the past with very good results, but I did all of the body work and removed most or all of the chrome.

High end, assuming you don't do any of the labor, I would guess about $7000 to 10,000. I need some of the other guys to chime in here, as I obviously work for pretty low wages. A lot of this also depends on the quality paint that you use. I used an etching primer, a filler primer and a final primer. If you have to cut back, I would recommend using a less expensive acrylic enamel rather than an Imron like I used. The cost of the paint also depends on the color - reds are more expensive than white, etc. I would suggest that you talk to several old card friends and see who they recommend. Don't be surprised if the ones they recommend tell you they can get to your car in about six months. The good ones stay very busy. Maybe you will get lucky and find a friend like mine. He didn't do the greatest job on the clear coat; lots of orange peel. But that is easily fixed by color sanding and buffing.