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^ been said by a ton of painters and cheap asses, if you do some of your own prep work and detail taping they can do an ok cheap paint job. its all in the prep which I have no patience for.

 

I recommend Mike@bob boyd lincoln. He is the manager and will hook you up, tell him dan sent you. He had already done work for a few people on here that I have sent him.

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I guess here's something nobody has asked.

 

Is this a vehicle you care about? intend to have for some time? Want to be able to show off to people and have pride in it?

 

If you answer yes to any of the above cheap should not be a word used anywhere near the subject of paint. Devil is in the details when it comes to prepping something so that it will look spectacular once it's sparyed. You will forever regret the decision to paint if you let budget drive the quality of work. This is afterall something you'll be looking at, rubbing down, etc for a very long time.

 

If it's a daily driver / beater, something you intend to dump in a couple years then screw it, do all the prep yourself, mask it up the best you can and drop it at Maaco.

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I recommend Mike@bob boyd lincoln. He is the manager and will hook you up, tell him dan sent you. He had already done work for a few people on here that I have sent him.

 

^^ Agree 200%. Ask me how I know. Andy can comment on the work as he's seen it. Pearl paint too. I still owe Dan a beer for the referral.

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ive seen plenty of very nice paint jobs done by people including jambs keeping same color or shade of for 2-2500 ball park. obviously you can knit pick it but overall it still comes down to get what you pay for. Id never pay big bucks for a car that gets driven thats for sure. The first knick or rock chip will make you sick
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What do you think in your head is a good price for a decent paintjob?

 

It would depend on the amount of bodywork needing done, if you want the car stripped to the bare metal and the amount of dis-assembly involved.

 

Most shops that do high end work will want to strip the car completely and completely dis-assemble said vehicle, the only way to stand behind your work is to know what's underneath. That said, I have a buddy with a shop that does all over work, mostly high end cars, he starts at 11k if no or minimal body work is needed.

 

For a scuff and shoot with a moderate amount of dis-assembly, 3-4k is what another buddy of mine charges.

 

I think that you would have to shop around and ask questions, such as whats included, single stage paint, warranty, if body repair is included etc.

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For example this car was less then 2g to have painted and some repair ... and waterbased paint

 

before

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/DSC00672.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/DSC00668.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/DSC00662.jpg

 

After

 

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/DSC00968.jpg

 

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_6757.jpg

 

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/1972nova/IMG_6755.jpg

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