I just got a quote from a paint shop for my 85 (which has some minor body damage) for $2,300 for a paint job ($1500 for painting, the rest prep work, tax etc). I have to keep in mind that this is the same body shop that did a custom paint job on a brand new Ferrari recently (on display at the nearby Ferrari dealership) so he is very good and very much a quality shop. But even so, that seems a bit steep. Anybody had their 7 painted of late?

I have never had a car painted so this is new territory for me, mechanicals are one thing but never dealt with painting.

 

if that is for a very good quaility paint job on the whole car then it is a fair price. A custom great job can run upwards of 5 grand. and you do NOT want a cheapo earl shieb $600 special.

Just my $.02

 

$2300 is a good price. Quality work, at a quality shop... you pay extra, and it is well worth it! I've tried (twice) going the cheaper route, and within a year I was damn sorry.. basically throwing money away, and they are blameless in the fine print. It was a hard lesson to learn. About 1-1/2 years ago, I paid a quality shop $2400 for a complete paint job with prep and some body work, and it is still as good as new.

If you know someone who had a paint job done at that shop like a year ago or more, and it's holding up nicely, then I'd say you have no worries, mate. The proof is in the pudding.. contracts sometimes aren't worth the paper they're printed on, sorry to say.

 

you get what you pay for man. it may cost a lil more now but the paint will last longer and look better(in most cases). the only way i would get a cheapy paint job is if i just wanted to make it look better before i sold it(to get more $$). 1 word of advice, go to a couple of paint shops and get estimates, ask for any warranty on chipping, fading and so on. dont just go to the first shop u visit because the guy down the street may be able to do all of the things that the first guy can for a little cheaper. hope this helps

 

doesnt sheib mean **** in german?

 

Can't you get ANY paint you want on a brand new Ferrari? I thought they were fully optional on any color (or paint) you want.

 

Thats a good price for a quality job. If your going to sell it I would just go to maco. Thats who paints our race car. Cheap and they actually do a good job spraying it. Prep work and paint quality are another story.
Most of the money for a paint job is prep work. This is almost all labor. You can save a lot of money by doing your own prep but it is tedious and time consuming, To me it's worth paying the painter to do it.

Good luck,
Mike

 

gamble302 - no sheib does not mean **** in german.

scheiße means ****. (ß = ss)

 

I had my 80 done last year. $4200.00, but I had them media blast it down to bare metal. Plus a new windshield. So, I think that your price is good, if the quality is good.
hanman

 

You poor guys. A $600 MAACO paint job can have its clear coat rubbed out to mimic a $2500 paint job. How long it'll last is anyone's guess. It's waranteed,however, against dullness for three years, pro-rated. If the car is straight and just needs dings and hail dents fixed before being extensively blocked prior to painting, that'll run about $1300 - $1700 at any of the custom shops. The sheer number of them creates a good market to pit them against each-other pricewise. At the $2500 level, expect perfection which will include re working all the gaps to 3 or 4 mm max ALL around the car for each panel. The color coats will be wet sanded along with the clear coats at that level. The vietnamese shops seem to be the most detail-oriented here in Arlington. That's Arlington, TX not VA....

 

I know a used car dealer. I work on his web page and hang around his shop sometimes. He's also the mechanic. (Very small dealer.)

He has an in house body man. Recently the body man got in a black 85 SE that needed work both body and engine. (I had posts about it earlier. Ended up giving up fixing it because the battery clamps were broken and I didnt have any to put on. It left soaking in several ounces ATF. The owner is gonna have a big suprise when he finally gets it started. )

I took a crack at some prep work. I have a totally new respect for body work. Sanding and feeling for the slightest imperfections and sanding again with finer sand paper. Filling in dings and pits with goo and sanding it to be smooth with the rest of the body. Spraying and respraying. Primers, base coats and clearcoats, Mixing recipies of activator, thinner, and pigment. And the FUMES!

It was very fun, but I can see why labor is so expensive. If I had to do that all day, I'd kill someone unless I was being paid some serious dough.

I forogt the cost on paint. I believe it was something like $400 for a box containing 2 qts black, 2 qts clear, and 1 qt activator. (DuPont paint.)