New Paint Job VS Respray

[maximumangle]

in my experience with paint, thats bullshit. we would always d.a. fix the imperfections, reprimer regardless and start from scratch.

[bmwstephen]

yep, you're right. Respray it is!

[xwill112x]

yea, that too. ahah

imo, sterling silver is sex on e30's, thats what i'd leave it. ;)

[bmwstephen]

I see, thats understandable than.

The service manager basically gave me a story saying that how he was tried to paint a black girl into a silver one. He told me that the extra labor is due to the fact that unless more time is spent on prepping the car all the way down to the metal, it would be difficult for the new color scheme to shine, apperaing much darker than intended due to the original paint.

[xwill112x]

it would take more to prep a silver for a red paint job, ie, door seals, under hood, under side of trunk, etc.

you basicly have to paint EVERYTHING red, instead of painting the outer body silver.

i'm assuming thats where the price would be effected?

[bmwstephen]

So I went to a body shop on Friday for a quick quote. I currently have a sterling silber e30 I want to restore.

I was quoted for a new paint job an entirely different color (red) and noticed that the price was significantly higher than the respsray of the original factory color. The procedure, when he told me, seemed the same, as in removing the accessories, prepping, priming, painting, clear coating for both.

However, he told me that it is difficult for the new color to show when changing a car from is original color to the new one, hence more work.

Is this becaues the imperfections of changing colors are much more noticable?

I welcome all input on this!:pimp: