quadracr Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 So I am checking on the expense to have some parts painted. I was blown away at the cost. I was quoted 2300.00 to paint the hood, targa, halo and the rear spoiler. Mind you this is with me taking them off and doing the bodywork to prep for painting.All they had to do was paint, clear, color sand and buff. For that much I'll pay for some booth time myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreal Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Agreed. I got quotes from $800-1500 just to paint my hood. No prep, no fitment, take them the hood and spray the top of it silver. That is why I'll just wrap the whole car for $1800-2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadracr Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 I think they hear Corvette and cha ching goes off in their head. I bet if I just took the parts in and said they were off of a Camaro they'd be like 500 bucks...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Who was this through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe@cpr.com Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Who have you contacted so far? Have you called Elite automotive finishes' yet? also not to hijack but if your still looking for an exhaust I have a GHL take off here off an 07 base vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Did you call Joe at Classic Gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadracr Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 It was through a custom hot rod shop, not one that has been mentioned here before. I will give some of the others a call but Unreal has had the same experience as I think I am going to have.I might try some "local" paint shops to see what kind of estimates that I get. Otherwise I will call some of the Paint Suppliers and find out what materials I will need and the quantities and shoot it myself. I know how to paint, I just need help with the formulation and I damn sure don't cost 100 per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unreal Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Elite was the most reasonable for a "recommended" real shop. I also got quotes in the $300-400 range of people doing it in their garage. Not sure if I trust those people though so I'm enjoying my ricer CF hood for now. Classic gold was the worst and absolutely crazy on the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale68z Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I would be surprised if your material costs to do it yourself is less than $300 using quality material. Primer/ sealer, base and clear with reducers and catalyst. And then you have to hope it is a good color match. The base to paint the 71 was $650 a gallon. Clear was $200. This + the activator, reducer and catalyst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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