How much does a quality paint job cost using factory spec paint? Please no one day, macco, or earl scheib. ;)
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save the money and paint it yourself.
If you have access to a garage and an air compressor, then a nice HVLP gun isnt that expensive and with lots of practice you can get it down nice. that is what I have done. You can get good paints for less than $100 a gallon or even 1/5 that if you go an acrylic enamel route but that wont give you a show quality finish.
Then you can make money on the side painting friends' cars.
That is, if you want to put the work forward to do it.
Then again I just bang my car off cones and tire barriers, so I could be a bit bias on the view.
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Originally posted by eric1855save the money and paint it yourself.
If you have access to a garage and an air compressor, then a nice HVLP gun isnt that expensive and with lots of practice you can get it down nice. that is what I have done. You can get good paints for less than $100 a gallon or even 1/5 that if you go an acrylic enamel route but that wont give you a show quality finish.
Then you can make money on the side painting friends' cars.
That is, if you want to put the work forward to do it.
Then again I just bang my car off cones and tire barriers, so I could be a bit bias on the view.Reminiscing...
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Originally posted by M42TecknikI'd like to see the results you got from painting your car yourself. I want to go this route as well...so post some pictures!
Its really a gruelling process the first few times, no one ever gets it right on the first try (this will be my 2nd spray on the BMW as the first one, the paint was defective and didnt thin properly). Now that I have done it myself, I know why shops charge so much for their work. However, I will never pay anyone to do it anymore now that I can myself. Same with engine work, etc...
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Originally posted by eric1855Its really a gruelling process the first few times, no one ever gets it right on the first try (this will be my 2nd spray on the BMW as the first one, the paint was defective and didnt thin properly). Now that I have done it myself, I know why shops charge so much for their work. However, I will never pay anyone to do it anymore now that I can myself. Same with engine work, etc...
Just want to see how you do on yours.Reminiscing...
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Re: Paint Job Question?
Originally posted by Gonzo318isHow much does a quality paint job cost using factory spec paint? Please no one day, macco, or earl scheib. ;)
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Originally posted by Nick325isOne of my friends got his e30 m3 painted for 2.5k with OEM paint at a very good body shop. No orange peel or runs to be spoken of on the car. However, it was alpine white so thats slightly cheaper than the darker paints.
NickReminiscing...
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My paint job was 600 dollars. The car was painted right before I got it by some friends of the dealership that I purchased it from. Overall its an extremely good paint job for how much it costs. I have the typical chip here and there and the clear is getting alittle thin on the trunk lid but other than that its in good shape for being 3 years old.
Nick
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