camaro94

yeah, it does. Painting a car is not cheap.

PHDcamaro

i got my car painted by a guy in Union Grove.... $1500 for Sikkens Onyx Black with Chrome Flakes.. and he repaired my sideskirt and front ground effect..... took a lil longer than expected..... came out crappy the first time(cuz i rushed him) but he redid it for free and it came out sick as hell

archemedes

out of a garage probably, and sikkens is cheap paint (black is the cheapest color to buy)

PHDcamaro

nah hes a buisness..... he paints some of the sickest cars out there

archemedes

then he's an idiot and losing money, I buy paint at the same price as the local body shop and to do a complete car correctly I spend around $900 on paint and accompaning chemicals, now I need masking tape, and paper (another $50-$75 per car) thinner for cleanup (fairly cheap)fillers about $20 a gallon for pro type. So you get over a grand real fast and have no time, he must do labor free (maaco and the like get paint chaeper because they buy a truckload of one color at a time not many body shops can do the volume needed to make that cost effective)

69z-28

my dad spent about 300 bucks on his Daytona yellow lacquer and clear, he had all the other crap here so he got a paint job for 300 bucks and a couple hours of work. not the best paint job but it's pretty **** good for being done in our garage.

archemedes

laquer is cheap, since most states don't allow pros to use it

69z-28

yep

archemedes

make sure and wax it, laquer is not real durable

69z-28

yea, he hasnt washed it in forever, he just wipes it down, hes having problems with his new big block tho so he doesnt care how it looks right now, theres some weird vibrations and the trans is screwed up from the power of the big block.lol

FORCE_FED_Z

I just payed $300 to have my front bumper painted, about 3 hours of prep in it getting it smooth in a couple 'spots'- it was only around $40 for the materials though-and Arch before you say anything- he uses all PPG paint products so I know it wasn't junk paint...I'll post pics of the bumper once the car gets out-

archemedes

$40 for materials is about right on a bumper it only needs about a pint I bought a quart for $50