how much does a paintjob cost

[zyklonb 10+ year member]

for a 2 door sedan to be painted black and what about to be painted like a chameleon color

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[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

it depends. if you get a good job then it takes a while and cost a lot. This requires removing pannels, sanding, and multiple layers of paint. If you get it done w/o removing pannels or sanding and just getting a primer and base and maybe even clear you could prolly get it for under $600 it all depends on who does it and how good of a job they do.

 

[WantedIsHere]

anywhere between$400 - hundred of thousands.... depends on what kind of quality your looking for

 

[zyklonb 10+ year member]

anywhere between$400 - hundred of thousands.... depends on what kind of quality your looking for

im doubting hundreds of thousands

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

shop around. different places will give different prices. a body shop i worked at would probably do black for around 13-1500. a custom paint shop i worked at would've charged like 2600 for the same job. you get what you pay for.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

around my way...if you want a very good job...its gonna cost between $2000-$4000. I really depends if they have to do alot of stripping, rust/dent removal. If the paint is just faded but not cracked....its alot cheaper than if the paint itself is cracked and needs stripped and reprimed.

 

[yne721 10+ year member]

around my way...if you want a very good job...its gonna cost between $2000-$4000. I really depends if they have to do alot of stripping, rust/dent removal. If the paint is just faded but not cracked....its alot cheaper than if the paint itself is cracked and needs stripped and reprimed.

x2.

do yourself a favor, and do your own body work. you could cut the cost of your paintjob in half if you had a lot of body work that needed to be done, but you did it yourself instead of having the shop do it.

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

x2.
do yourself a favor, and do your own body work. you could cut the cost of your paintjob in half if you had a lot of body work that needed to be done, but you did it yourself instead of having the shop do it.

DIY isnt always cheaper

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

ut oh..better get maaco.

maaco = $600. $600 = crap.

want it done right, backed by the shop against fading, cracking of the clear..etc. about $3000+

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[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

more than $43 and less than $500,000.

 

[DDeitz 10+ year member]

im gunna have to go with 1 doller bob

 

[xtremekustomz 10+ year member]

x2.
do yourself a favor, and do your own body work. you could cut the cost of your paintjob in half if you had a lot of body work that needed to be done, but you did it yourself instead of having the shop do it.

Unless you have body work experience, I would have to disagree on doing your own body work. It takes alot of time and patience to get it right and that is why a shop gets paid for what they do (good shops anyway) Ther is alot that goes into fixing and dent the right way. It would really **** to get a nice black paintjob and be able to see the dent that YOU fixed. Remember this as well....alot of body shops won't come behind someone elses work and finish it up. I know I wouldn't, but if they do, they will probably charge you the same amount as if they had to do it all. Around here, a quality paintjob with bc/cc on a normal size car would be around $1000, Fullsize truck, $1500. Now to really finish a vehicle off and make it slick you need a color sand and buff which will run you $2000 for car and $3000 for fullsize truck. You really get what you pay for when it comes to a paintjob.

 

[CaliforniabOY5 10+ year member]

x2.
do yourself a favor, and do your own body work. you could cut the cost of your paintjob in half if you had a lot of body work that needed to be done, but you did it yourself instead of having the shop do it.

hahahaha NO! Like the next post says, DIY isnt always cheaper, especially after it is painted and IF something goes wrong they can always blame cracking of paint or anything else that goes wrong on the car they can blame on improper body work, that is the LAST thing you want.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Well, at the shop I work for, a whole car with no body work or anything like that will run about $800-1000. We do decent work. I'm sure we're not considered the best around. But we havent had any one come back to complain about a paint job in the last year I've worked there... Then agian, I've heard of people paying $2500+ to paint 2 fenders and a gas tank of a motorcycle. Now that better be quality work. My point is, shop around and know what you're getting before thinking your getting a good deal. Cheaper isnt always better.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

to give an accurate estimate we have to know if its a little car or like a big car or truck.

A small car would probably take like 15 cans (15 x $.99 = $14.85)

A big car or truck might take like 20 or 25 cans of spray paint though.