Is there such a thing as a paintjob between $300 and $3000?

[Turbocharged400sbc]

i find that mold/moss growing on your paint does wonders to hide flaws

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

ill ask my buddy who does painting on the side what he would charge. he painted his whole car in our shop in about 5 hrs.

 

[smug]

I will do a custom show car quality job with graphic and art work for about 30K. You will be able to do your make up laying under the car from the reflection of the painted floor.

 

[jason05gt]

Sounds like you're getting yet another shell.

Ding Ding Ding, that's why this is a stupid thread. Paint work costs money to do it right. You can pay Maaco and have a shitty paint job with stuff in the paint and parts the undercarriage painted in body color. Quality painting takes time and talent, which costs money.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

soawesomeyabetternotdriveit paintjobs
those types of paintjobs are alll over the place in cali...its cool to see the "vintage" 70's 80's 90's 10+k paintjobs

thats the 80's J2000 one of my alltime favorites of the "overkill" school

 

[SHOmuff]

You should do your Cressida like that.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

neg... toyota not worth it

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

and im painting my truck....fuck maaco ive painted enough cars to know what i can do if i put enough time into prep

been lookin at a texaco/harry's on rand "shop truck" with my vintage patins clearcoated over

 

[bdyman]

I will do a custom show car quality job with graphic and art work for about 30K. You will be able to do your make up laying under the car from the reflection of the painted floor.

did one back in the 80`s, black on black malibu

ok ya know what fuck it ill do it for 3k and ill give you the quality screw it lol lets get this done

 

[SinisterSHO]

become friends with someone who does body/paint work. My 92 is getting painted this spring for probably 2kish

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

rotiseries ftw

 

[Outlaw]

Like was stated.... have roof blended, buff rest, call it a day!

I will say this.... a buddy of mine did about 40 hours of prep on his 2001 Dakota, too the truck to maaco and just had them spray the paint. He did taping, everything, etc.... It came out really good. It doesn't take a "ton" of skill to lay paint. (it does, but even a novice can complete an OK paint job) The real time/skill IMO is in the prep work, proper sanding between coats, etc.

 

[Breze84]

Plasti Dip that bitch...

 

[bdyman]

Like was stated.... have roof blended, buff rest, call it a day!

I will say this.... a buddy of mine did about 40 hours of prep on his 2001 Dakota, too the truck to maaco and just had them spray the paint. He did taping, everything, etc.... It came out really good. It doesn't take a "ton" of skill to lay paint. (it does, but even a novice can complete an OK paint job) The real time/skill IMO is in the prep work, proper sanding between coats, etc.

so anyone can paint right???

 

[smug]

Like was stated.... have roof blended, buff rest, call it a day!

I will say this.... a buddy of mine did about 40 hours of prep on his 2001 Dakota, too the truck to maaco and just had them spray the paint. He did taping, everything, etc.... It came out really good. It doesn't take a "ton" of skill to lay paint. (it does, but even a novice can complete an OK paint job) The real time/skill IMO is in the prep work, proper sanding between coats, etc.

Oh you have no idea

 

[bdyman]

^^^no dan they dont,

 

[Outlaw]

It doesn't take a "ton" of skill to lay paint. (it does, but even a novice can complete an OK paint job)

How about we start with reading what I said, shall we?.... Those pics you guys posted definately come from alot of skill/ experience, but, if the other guy doing the prep/ sanding didn't know what he was doing, how would those look? The work exemplified in those pictures were of show quality paint jobs, does the roof of a 90's explorer need to be a SEMA contender? Fuck no. I said what I did in context of the OP. I'm not dissing your line of work by any means, so let's avoid getting butt hurt.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Rhino line that bitch.

 

[SinisterSHO]

at the pissesd bodymen

 

[bikrboy128]

just junk it

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

dont piss off the dustmonkeys....

i hated doing that shit...

 

[bdyman]

^^^nope ill throw a fuckin bondo board at your ankles lol

j.k j/k

 

[smug]

bondo boards hurt too

 

[bdyman]

oh ya especially when ya have some layers of bondo on it
so anyways..............to the o.p. you want it done for 3k ya got it lets get this done already

 

[syP]

Granted I dont do this for a living like you guys do....

every single paint job ive seen from Maaco that the OWNER prepped themselves... turned out great and lasted.