L33T 350CI RS

yeah, i would too. whats a paint job cost these days? i also have to replace a few body panels and paint the entire car.

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1995 Trans Am - few mods.... sold!
1992 Camaro RS- project in the works

FirebirdPhil

Well I got my truck done at Maaco about a year and a half ago and it was $350 but I got the supreme package. I'm getting The Bird a fresh coat this winter, same color though.

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"What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?"
-Steve Buscemi as Garland Greene in Con Air

96firebird96TA

well im doing all the work myself to fixn the frame to doin all the body work. ill prob end up payn around 500-600 for everything

SpecialK

If you do everything to get it ready for the first coat of SOM. Expect to pay around 1K. If not more for a base clear style paint job. And don't go to some walmartesque chain paint shop. Go to the guy who does this for a living and owns his own shop. He'll do his best for the money given because he wants you to say. "Hey my paint is kickass, this guy did it. You should get yours done by him." To everyone who asks about the paint. That keeps him in buissness, not commercials at 10pm.

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

LeatherMan

Im paying right at 2k for stock color or 3k for black cause of hinges door jams trunk lid ect...If u get a paint job for 600 bucks and it looks good thats a steal of a deal.He must be using cheap materials.U get what u pay 4

SpecialK

Exactly, cheap paint fades fast, regardless of how well you take care of it.

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

96firebird96TA

its cheap because im doing it myself. i would understand how a paint job could be around 2 - 3k when i shop is doing it but not if ur doing all the work

SpecialK

Well expect to pay around $500 for your color alone, and another hundred for your clear.

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

FirebirdPhil

How hard is it to do your own paint job? Cuz I'm considering it for my Bird.

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"What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?"
-Steve Buscemi as Garland Greene in Con Air

LeatherMan

Well then that is about right for your paint and clear.What brand are u using?I would like 2 see pics as soon as u get r done.I have a little experience in paint and body took a class at the city school way back when but If I painted my own car I dont think I would be happy with the end result.So then r u a paint and body guy?