Average cost of a good paint job?

[silversleeper]

Looking to change up the Bronzit in favor of a dark grey metallic color. Dunno what though. Maybe try that Diamond Schwarizzle stuff. Either way, I want to paint my car, but that will all depend on the cost to do so. I recall some people in the past saying that if I do all the prepping before taking it to a shop, it helps. I dont even know whats involved in prepping.

So what can I expect to pay for a good quality paint job?

[Digitalwave]

$3,000-5,000 especially for a color change.

[Dave]

$3,000-5,000 especially for a color change.

That sounds about right. I had a quote done for mine as if I was going to bring it as-is to a guy who does nothing but Euro cars. He quoted me 3400.00 to strip it down and do a total re-paint. He said it would be less depending on how much prep work I did.

[nefarious7907]

I think that it would be on the low end if they didnt have to fix any dents or strip it. I know quite a few places and people that would paint my bronzit car(hopefully not out of pitty). But I found a media blaster in my area and he said that he would strip my car and any other small parts that I needed cleaned for 500.

[BahnE30]

3000 to 5000 is right, if you don't know anything about prep i'd advise not doing it, you can make more work for the body man, by full color change i hope you mean gutting the car completely and reassembly, similar to Jordan's project..... FFT

[Dave]

3000 to 5000 is right, if you don't know anything about prep i'd advise not doing it, you can make more work for the body man, by full color change i hope you mean gutting the car completely and reassembly, similar to Jordan's project..... FFT

That sounds right. I was not going for a color change. By "prep" I should say that I was talking about removal of parts - taillights, grills, trim, windshield, etc. Also taking bumpers off so they are painted separately.

Anything I would do as far as sanding and dent removal would suck ass and they would end up redoing it.