Paint?
 

anyone know how much a nice sand and paint will run for an fc? no special colors or anything.

depends on the shop and what kind of paintjob you want.. They do give estimates.... you can try getting away with a $500 1 day bodyshop paint job that may last 2-3 years, or spend a few grand for a complete total paint job.

Uh oh, better NOT get Maaco!

If you have $2500, take it to a reputable body shop and have them do a full job on it. They will do all the work. It will have a warranty. If there is a problem at all, they HAVE to fix it. It will look better than new.

OR

If the paint is so horrible and your handy with tools, but not so much with painting or you don't have a place to paint it yourself... Sand it down by hand or with a rotary sander yourself, rattle can primer it, mask it off yourself. Take it to a sub-reputable shop and pay $600 to have them throw on a base/clear coat. It will end up looking ok especially if the current paint job is horrible. Should last a few years.

Maaco does a pretty decent job with their painting, but they DO NOT mask anything off for crap. They don't sand or prep the surface very well either.I know a lot of people who do all of the prep work, sanding, cleaning, masking off, panel removal, emblem removal etc...... trailer it to Maaco and just have them shoot the paint. They usually pay $300-800 depending on the car etc. In the end it looks pretty decent and will last a few years and you'll still get all of those "man your car is so clean" comments.

And BTW, keeping it the factory color or close to it will save you a lot of money too.

2500 is reasonable, is that just a base and sand est?... happen to know how much more oem paint would cost?

keep the car white, have them paint it a good quality single stage.

the $2500 estimate already given will cover a very decent job for a car your size.

I did all my body work myself and had macco paint my FC. $317 total!!! They did a very nice job too.

I have a friend who hooks me up with $800 paintjobs and they look very good.

lol will your friend come to ohio? the one i am worried about is tornado silver, it has a red door fender and bumper. so i need a full paint

yah maaco is decent i had my s13 painted at maaco
http://a849.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...7dd6641b28.jpg
some bright chevy white
i paid like $900+ because i ahd them paint the fenders, rear spoiler, and bodykit individually.

if he could he would for the money lol.