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I can remember going into the paint store a lot more than once buying a gallon of enamel, hardner, reducer, lacquer thinner, tack rags etc, basically everything to shoot one car and coming out with change from a $100 bill.

Those days are long gone The last car I shot myself (about 9 months ago) ran in the $400 ran for materials; eurethane, hardner, reducer etc and that does not include the primer fillers and stuff to prep the car.

My Plaza is currently in the body shop and they assure me I'll see it again someday . It's getting stripped to bare metal, the body straightened (its solid with no rust, but there's not a pannel on it that doesn't need some straightening)primed and painted a 2 tone paint scheme with a eurethane (no clear coat) to include the jams fire wall etc.

The car went in stripped of all trim, glass, interior etc and I will be doing the assembly. Out the door cost will in the $5000 area, and that does not include buffing it out if it needs it. Now this is for a nice driver quality paint job, not even close to what it would need to be for an all out show quality job.

When I tell non-car people what the paint and body is going to run there general reaction is that it's way too high. Having done some paint and body work, I KNOW what is going to be involved and as far as I'm concerned it's a bargin.