Thread: Paint Quote for My Camaro

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Originally Posted by 67CamaroProject

I just spoke with the guy who I wanted to paint my car. He originally told me he could paint it for about 3000 dollars, but now the quote has shot up. I have some rot behind the rear tires that will need to be patched and there is evidence of 3-4 different colors of paint on the car. I just spoke with him tonight and he said it'll probably be around a 7-8 thousand dollar job. Keep in mind the car's not going to be a show car, but I still want a decent job. Does this sound extremely high or right about average. Mind you this is one of my best friends and he's quoting me for probably a real nice paint job. Thanks for any input you can provide.

IMO 7-8000 thousand, it better be "show" quality!

the price of the paint itself has quaddrupled in the last couple years, not to mention with multiple layers of paint you mention. there will have to be some stripping involved. if the film build (layers of paint) is to high it will easily chip and crack. and all the other materials, sanding and masking papers and tape, strippers, blocking labor, primering, more blocking labor, rust repair labor and materials, and paint cost, with buffing and painting labor. its not too far off base for a decent job. everything is costing more and more evryday. a typical shop rate is around 50 bucks an hour these days. my nieghbor does show and magazine cars, he charges 20 to 50 grand for a show car body and paint job. he did a hi boy for a budwiezer distributor, in bud red. built the whole car frame up, 220,000

Wow

I would think that is a bit high but then again a good paint job done right is alot of work. Is the car already stripped down or is he removing all of the interior, exterior, all prep work etc. It should be a lot less if al he has to do is get all the old paint off and spray. If you add in all the other work plus cutting out the bad metal and welding in new stuff that makes for alot of work. You should get a couple of quotes from other places and see what they say (don't mention your friends price). As far as being a good friend, be careful, 8 grand can spoil a friendship real quick, even if he does a good job, your doubts now could have you regretting and feeling taken advantage of later. Something to think about.

ask this guy how much his paint cost.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sho...754#post244754

Those numbers really shock me when I hear them, but I guess I shouldn't be. As mentioned, the supplies alone cost a ton of money. I walked out of the paint store with two quarts of paint, hardner, and a few mixing buckets, and the tab was like $ 220. So all the primers, etc to do a car would add up fast.

The other factor is the work involved. Body work, painting is one of the toughest parts of doing a car, IMO. My hat is off to guys like HOTRODPAINT, and others on here who do this stuff day in day out. I hate sanding and prep work.

You also say this guy is one of your best friends, so that should rule out him ripping you off too badly, but maybe he is thinking one level of job and you are on a different page. Might want to talk some more to him and get closer on price.

Don