efrainf

I'm trying to figure out how much I should pay for a paint job for my FC. I'm going to be getting some estimates soon but I thought I'd ask how much you guys paid.

Here's the info:

Currently I have a '88 Black GTU. A PDR guy will be removing two very minor dents before it gets painted. I want to keep it Black but I want a few coats of clear coat over it. I'm really not sure about the brand of paint but I'm thinking ppg or 3m.

Thanks in advance.

airbrush1

my boss worked mine out to a little under 4 grand for a full repaint and clear( SHOW QUALITY THOUGH) but i got it for like 1200 cause i didn't pay labor

bingoboy

where were you looking to get it painted? i have seen some horrendous paintjobs come from maaco...one is on my friends FC

Aaron Cake

iTrader: (1)

Paint is expensive no matter what if you want a good job. Anything less than $3000 and they're cutting corners. And that's assuming no body work is needed.

Mine cost....a lot.

akageals

Hmmmmm.....I paid about $1200.00 and that was with labor. I would not call it "show" quality but it looks nearly as good as the original factory paint. They didn't get overspray anywhere and most people would have a hard time telling it's a repaint.

Todd

schexy1

A paint job is all about the prep work. $800 = little prep work. May look good but how long will it last. $4000 from a good shop should look new for 5 years depending on paint. As far as brands go, PPG, 3M, Dupont, Sikens, etc. makes paint lines for one-day, maaco as well as lines that cost over $1000 per quart. Be more concerned with the line of paint (quality) rather than who makes it. They all make High quality as well as econo.

ryandogg

i paid for the paint around 400 bux..
1oo% of the labor was done by me.. my car is on my sig.. it turned out like show.. three coats of supersonic blue metallic pearl and 4 coats of clear..

CompuBob

How much does a gallon of paint cost and how much would be enough to paint a whole car.. I am thinking about doing ALL of the bodywork myself, buying the paint and I get 50% off labour because I work at a shop with a paint booth. You can get gallon jugs of metallic paint off ebay for 30 bucks.

ryandogg

well it really depends on what kinda paint you want.. sky is the limit. but just so that you get the figres.. it is 30 bux for a quart of jet black. or any plain color.. it goes up from there. ohh yeah this is du pont by the way.. also you will need a reducer for that . which cost 15 bux or so per quart.. you will need 3 of each to do a full 3 coats or so.. maybe even 4 if you stretch the paint.. and as for the clear it cost 50 bux a pint. plus a activator for 20 bux per quart.. the ration for the clear is 1/2 of activator to a qurt of clear.. i hope that made sense.lol .. oh well i hope that helps

darkwaveboi

i was quoted at 2500

Phu5ion

Macco does suck, before my FC i had an '85 celica that i took to Macco and after about four months of being painted the paint was already bubbling up and flasking off eventhough i took care of it the way they said for me too.

ryandogg

here pics of my baby....

CompuBob

ryandogg, want to paint mine?? lol.. I'll give you a case of beer

Ste7en

ryandogg....Where'd you get that lower lip on the front bumper? That looks nice. Not to "over done". Would it fit an '89 or do they make one for '89 indented shape? How much was it?

ryandogg

go check out teamfc3s. and look for mikeL's fiberglass.. youll see it..

vaughnc

I'm planning to paint it myself to avoid getting ripped or a crappy job.

Wankel7

I need to get my 91 TII repainted. The paint is flaking off like the car has a disasease. My biggest concern is this. That I will take it some place to that dosn't give a damn about my car. Like the last place that my other rx-7. They did ALL of the sanding and prep work with the hood up, the windows down, and the hatch open. Ok, they cleaned up inside. But the engine bay was clean and they didnt try to clean it.

I hate places like that.

James

Merciless

randydogg.....

did u ripped people off to pay for the paint job?

sephalix

what are some good sprayers? can you get one of the sprayers they sell at home depot and do a good job, my uncle has a huge garage where i could work, but i dunno anything about this, other than primer->paint->clear.

sephalix

BTW, ryandogg, i dig the lazy eyes, how'd you do that?

ryandogg

nah bro 93 r1 bought my previous laptop and it worked for a bit, then power went bad.. it is just obvious that the laptop worked when he got it.. now hes erking about it and asumming and accussing me for something i have no control over..

and no i did nt get the money for the paintjob.lol
its called having a job to pay for it..

autocrash

That is one damn fine job you did, man.
What sprayer did you use for it?
(and how did you prep the car?)


(I want to do something similar to my car... just black... )
(but that color blue looks ****** amazing!)

ryandogg

tools i used is a 49.99 dollar cheapspry gun from lowes..
399 dollar 33 gallon 150psi air compressor
some various sanding (wet) paper..
and a respirator(gas mask)
.. when you sand your car. do not sand all the way to the metal. if you do primer asap.
i sanded the whole car with 400 grit, basically i just took off the clear coat.
and for those ding and rust(which i dont have), has to be bondo'd, primered, then resand everything you primer. also buy some wax and grease remover. which can me bought at any paint automotive store. wipe down and then recheck for imperfections.. if found re do portion. until you think its perfect, untill then you should start painting.. painting is the easiest part.. i know this explanation isnt very extensive.. but just so you get the idea..

ryandogg

under the hood. in the fuse box. pull out the retractor fuse..

then straight below the headlights. reaching from the front of the bumper. right under the headlight motor..
should be a rubber cover for ****.. remove cover. if you still have the cover/ turn the **** to desired height. save the fuse for later ..just incase when you get sick of the sleepy look.
IMPORTANT: do not put backthe fuse on the box. this will cncel your sleepy eyes setting.. you will have to do the same steps all over again..

ryan

autocrash

ryandogg: thxs man!