Can't repaint the E30? Look at what these guys did

[Cabriolet]

People need to stop paying $12k for a paint job..who does that? ..they try to justify it by saying it was stripped down to b metal..lol fucking crazy

I hate bronzit and wanted it ALL gone. that and the 3 layers of paint the PO put on the car. stripping it was the only way for me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4385902...7630055325830/

you get what you pay for. i believe it cost oliver 2500 for just the paint to go on to my car. i bought new fenders and valence from bmw. it was $680 for media blasting. ~6k for paint and body, 350 for clear bra. and about 1000 in new trim. call me crazy but i wish i had paid Oliver more for body and prep so that the car would have been even better. like having them sand smooth all the odd spots. say a shop pays a guy for 40 hours to do you the body and prep. that would be $3k in just labor for them that they have to pass on to the customer. these shows that do a car in a week are compete BS and look like shit in person. there is something to be said for taking your time and doing right in the first place.

[oliver.r]

There was no body work needed. The entire car was stripped to a bare shell, all doors, fenders, hood , trunk , bumpers were removed. The entire car was taken to bare metal inc. The engine bay then was primed and blocked stright, then resprayed using glasurit paint and clear , them wet sanded and buffed and reassembled. Took around 6 months. But I retract my statement sounding childish and apologize.

cost sounds abut right for that sort of job

[89AlpineM3]

There was no body work needed. The entire car was stripped to a bare shell, all doors, fenders, hood , trunk , bumpers were removed. The entire car was taken to bare metal inc. the engine bay then was primed and blocked straight, then resprayed using glasurit paint and clear , then wet sanded and buffed and reassembled. Took around 6 months. But I retract my statement sounding childish and apologize.

[LJ851]

I like where this thread is going!

[capn]

At 12k I'd assume either heavy bodywork was needed, and/or many trim/exterior items were replaced at the same time.

Like this?

[Farbin Kaiber]

At 12k I'd assume either heavy bodywork was needed, and/or many trim/exterior items were replaced at the same time.

[fresh_TD]

So I'm fucking crazy????? Dude price what all that labor and supplies cost?? But its ok it was worth every cent and why my M3 is worth 10 times what your E30 is. I've owned over 20 Bmw's half of them with custom paint over the past 16 years and am my BMW CCA chapter president, but I'm sure you know more and am fucking crazy.....

Calm down, if you think $12k is justifiable then by all means..I'm not saying that you are crazy or questioning the amount of bmws you've owned or implying that my e30 is worth more then your m3 or that your not a bmw cca chapter president..but thanks for all the unnecessary info, its a cool story bro :-)...$12k for a paint job is FUCKING CRAZY either way you want to put it..act like the president that you claim you are..

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[89AlpineM3]

So someone calls me fucking crazy and I'm the child???? Alright then , that's fine I won't have any more comments

[capn]

So I'm fucking crazy????? Dude price what all that labor and supplies cost?? But its ok it was worth every cent and why my M3 is worth 10 times what your E30 is. I've owned over 20 Bmw's half of them with custom paint over the past 16 years and am my BMW CCA chapter president, but I'm sure you know more and am fucking crazy.....

[capn]

I beg the the differ..there are guys out there that can do a "OE" style paint job or what ever you guys want to call it, for less then $4k. The problem is some of these shops get hyped up because they have and do good work..if no-one paid those ridiculous prices for paint jobs shops wouldn't charge so much..that's their way of justifying their ridiculous prices because someone else paid it already..$12k for a paint job? Is fucking insane if you ask me

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This.

[Roysneon]

So I'm fucking crazy????? Dude price what all that labor and supplies cost?? But its ok it was worth every cent and why my M3 is worth 10 times what your E30 is. I've owned over 20 Bmw's half of them with custom paint over the past 16 years and am my BMW CCA chapter president, but I'm sure you know more and am fucking crazy.....

You sound more like a child than someone who should command the respect you feel you deserve, based on that post.

[oliver.r]

Hmmm sounds troubling. Would rather add Jesse's side before giving him a bad name on this place. Your approach is just as laughable.

im local so I here a lot of sketch things from a lot of people

[89AlpineM3]

People need to stop paying $12k for a paint job..who does that? ..they try to justify it by saying it was stripped down to b metal..lol fucking crazy

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So I'm fucking crazy????? Dude price what all that labor and supplies cost?? But its ok it was worth every cent and why my M3 is worth 10 times what your E30 is. I've owned over 20 Bmw's half of them with custom paint over the past 16 years and am my BMW CCA chapter president, but I'm sure you know more and am fucking crazy.....

[Dozyproductions]

Hmmm sounds troubling. Would rather add Jesse's side before giving him a bad name on this place. Your approach is just as laughable.

[oliver.r]

Did he rip some one off?

I talked to this dude who got his car done from him on sunday for like 1 hour about how he was so incredibly disappointed in the job, he had the car for 3 months paint wayyyyyyyy too much $ for what he got and the car look so damn bad, crazy orange peel, fish eye, paint reaction in the jambs, the owner of the car didn't want to deal with him anymore so he just took his car paid him and pretty much said good riddance, we are going to be re-doing his car