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So I need some budget help on vehicle painting.
February 13, 2018, 01:34 PM
old rugged crossSo I need some budget help on vehicle painting.
So I am needing a ballpark figure on painting an import 4wd pickup. Body is straight. Minimal rust.
Not looking for a custom paint job. Just a good
primer and one color job with no major repair or parts replacement. As I said there is some rust but surface variety mostly.
Thanks.
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February 13, 2018, 01:36 PM
Colby BruceI wish you luck. Maico wanted $600.00 to paint my Yamaha golf cart.
February 13, 2018, 01:41 PM
TXJIM$1,500 to $3,500 for a basic paint job.
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February 13, 2018, 01:45 PM
MattWPainting is the easy part, it’s the prep that gets you. Simple scuff and paint probably a couple grand. Anything beyond that and it gets up there. Changing the color? Then you’re potentially into door jams, under the hood, trunk and what not for it to look right. Pulling window trim, door trim, body trim...? The list goes on and on.
February 13, 2018, 01:47 PM
HRKscuff and prime it yourself, then wrap it.
February 13, 2018, 01:47 PM
arfmelSo take it to a couple of local shops, let them look at it, and get estimates?
February 13, 2018, 02:19 PM
sjpA few years ago i had my dakota painted to factory two tone, cost me $800 and that was with me taking everything off, bumpers, fender flares, wipers, mirrors etc and driving it the 3 miles to the paint ship.
I would think $1500 would be a good price for a s10 size truck one color
February 13, 2018, 02:21 PM
old rugged crossThanks guys. Hoping the paint job would not be more than the value of the truck.
HRK, I had not thought of that. Like that idea but doubt it would much less than a paint job.
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February 13, 2018, 02:35 PM
peter41692Mako Some of the best painters I know got their start at Makos
February 13, 2018, 03:05 PM
smschulzWon't they have to take the bed off?
Might not if the same color going back on.
February 13, 2018, 03:06 PM
RogueJSKquote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Like that idea but doubt it would much less than a paint job.
Right. You're still looking at ~$2k-3k for a decent wrap.
February 13, 2018, 03:14 PM
arfmelIt would have to be a pretty cheap import 4wd pickup to cost less than $3500.
February 13, 2018, 07:49 PM
old rugged crossyes tit tis.
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February 15, 2018, 03:03 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by TXJIM:
$1,500 to $3,500 for a basic paint job.
Here in South Florida it would be $3-3500 for a good paint job that will last.
February 15, 2018, 03:05 PM
Jim ShugartIf you decide on a DIY job, don't use interior latex. It doesn't last very well.
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February 15, 2018, 03:10 PM
old rugged crossExterior fence and deck maybe
$1500 is doable possibly
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February 15, 2018, 03:20 PM
229DAKEarl Scheib - $29.95...oh, wait...I remembered that from the 1960s when I was a kid watching TV.
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February 15, 2018, 03:57 PM
arfmelquote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
Exterior fence and deck maybe
$1500 is doable possibly
Pro tip: Barn paint applied with a broom.
February 15, 2018, 04:21 PM
dwright1951Why not rattle can a camp finish, that would cover and hide any flaws.
February 15, 2018, 05:17 PM
rangeme101Check with a local vocational school. Usually you pay for materials and they supply all the labor for the experience/practice/learning.
Yes a wrap would be as much but probably more than paint. And not hold up as well if you actually use the truck as a truck. I have a buddy who is a professional vinyl wrapper, he’s been at it 30yrs. I’ve known him for just over 20. His normal wrap vehicle is usually a 6 figure vehicle. Or it’s a business marking vehicle wrap.
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