Getting my sub $500 convertible painted today - up late, in the driveway, outdoors, in the cold, with flash lights removing trim... still have door handles, spoiler on the door top, locks, silver trim on bumpers front and rear and... oh yea, lights!
Amazing, all this removed still haven't found any rust in the body, not even wheel arches! Really excited to have a car all one color!
Going cheap, uh I'm going maaco... they have their best paint job on sale like 2-300 off (usually like a grand) - I just have to remove everything - they'll sand, prime it, etc... cars in the lot look great, locally owned, nice booth - fingers crossed... had one quote $4k (although he also wanted to replace every piece of trim on it ie. sell it to me with markup) - fat old basta.... anyway, next estimate was around $1500 - really nice shop - wish I could go there, but... really want/need new seats or covers for the front, and probably back to match... chasing a tonneau cover (hard) right now... only one on it at the moment.... hope it stays that way!
Maaco shot my mom's Honda a few years ago, cost less than just the supplies from my usual painter. Honestly, it looked pretty good all done and still looks good to this day.
I second both of seriks comments. Maaco usually has nicer booths and equipment than smaller shops. As with all paint shops though, they can be hit or miss. I've seen very good jobs from Maaco FWIW. I've also seen some LOL-type jobs as well...
Seeing finished jobs and some local good dealer plates in the lot (and the owner having owned a number of Saabs including a 900 turbo vert) I am hoping for the best!
Almost got it all back together - got just too cold, I have no garage.. and then it snowed... broke OR the paint guys broke OR they just gave up the bit inside the door that the door handles grab to open the door... so door handles are on just to fill holes so they didn't fill with rain and snow...
Still have to align the hood and get it closing all the way, trim, bumper trim, and maybe badges.. or fewer badges maybe..
Most of a paint job is all in the prep work, so if you do most of that all they need is some decent paint, some fume sniffing shop monkeys who can mask and tape what little is left on the car and then another fume sniffing shop monkey who can work a spray gun 1/2 way decently.
Total paint $701.35 - going to put lower trim back on, wife has closed purse strings on an spg kit at the moment... Springs are next, have to get it out of 4x4 mode ASAP!
$700 is an unbeatable price, considering the cost of supplies and labor. Was it a basecoat/clear coat spray or a single stage, acrylic enamel? Either way, for that price, you did good. That car should be looking good for quite some time!
very nice... was looking at doing the bodywork and repaint my silver 4dr with them...after I do the prep and take off anything that can be oversprayed...
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