$1500 paint job

[EK1.6LCIV]

I'd want to see examples of cars they've done for that price, found 2 private ex-shop workers who hire booths in QLD now who can do cars for around that mark for basic paint on a car that is in excellent condition with no damage to start with

but realistically broken down I have got the following done in the past:
$400 front bar, rear lip (also installed) and lip repainted
$80 for mirrors
$300 for a bonnet

as at the end of the day paint isn't cheap & plastic primer isn't cheap (for repainting that black crap looking plastic on door trims/licence plate surrounds)

painting is worth the extra money being spent on focusing on the fine details, it's an art form and costs accordingly on a car by car basis

soo many variables to look at does your car have:
rust that needs to be repaired
dents that have to be smoothed out
anything like this will see that price rise to a more realistic figure

[SRVTIR]

nahh mate, they are cheap. One clear coat over the car and probably the same for the paint colour. Not to mention they wont went paint your door seals.

A decent job will cost you around 4000 and thats will numerous coats.. and probably even a pearl through the paint..

[MrJohn]

im telling u just prep it urself saves u alot of cash man.
and yes proper job would be 3 - 4k depending on color too
oh fk it can spray it all the way lol jkz
gonna start my prep early next year FK YEA

[VT-11-RR]

i had my EM1 painted like 2 years ago for just under 3K
crazy paint job. the car was already white but i just changed it to a lexus white which had pearl in it. This was a top job man

[tiksie]

im telling u just prep it urself saves u alot of cash man.
and yes proper job would be 3 - 4k depending on color too
oh fk it can spray it all the way lol jkz
gonna start my prep early next year FK YEA

I hope you realise that the paint work will reflect on the way you prep it, if you have no idea on prepping or if you haven't prepped before, I suggest you get a paint shop to do the whole thing......................... (this is coming from someone that has painted cars before).

[Limbo]

yeah i'd rather get someone to do it. I've preped things before it takes alot of time

[VT-11-RR]

I hope you realise that the paint work will reflect on the way you prep it, if you have no idea on prepping or if you haven't prepped before, I suggest you get a paint shop to do the whole thing......................... (this is coming from someone that has painted cars before).

i totally agree.

[MrJohn]

I hope you realise that the paint work will reflect on the way you prep it, if you have no idea on prepping or if you haven't prepped before, I suggest you get a paint shop to do the whole thing......................... (this is coming from someone that has painted cars before).

i use to work at a spraypaint garage before and all i did was sand down the cars LOL! pretty freakn long and tiring
and yes we did a home job on my eg before just prep it and it turn out pretty fine after the respray