Paint jobs

[Keebler]

How much did your custom paint job cost?

[aa87]

Prices will vary greatly from shop to shop, 1000-15000+ paintjobs, go get a quote.

[Wykydtron]

What about the 20/20 and maco guys? I hear a few peeps do the prep work and masking before they hand it over to those guys and receive nothing but product.

It's a good idea if you A.) don't have a booth, B.) lack the skill and don't want runs C.) know how to prep and just don't have the patients to watch paint dry.

[ladiesman8527]

if u give your car to macco ready to go and spend a couple hundred dollars, you could have a really nice paint job. just make sure u mask EVERYTHING that u dont want painted.

[Dousan_PG]

500 bucks now
used to be 900

2 stage
custom setup
do the prep yourself

now we rent a booth and spray it ourselves
cost? about 500 ish in end with material paint and quality clear coat!

900 when we used to have a shop do it. still did all the prep and making they sprayed and stuff though. cost a tad more because of the aero and such took 2 sessions

a oem style paint jbo will run the 2-4k range
show car 6k

mine's a 10 footer. this shit isnt going to be on the inside of some lame ass car show mag.

[Team Rootbeer]

^ im in the 500 range also, iirc this last spray i did on my car was about 600 even. thats with EVERYTHING i needed.

ppg global product. great stuff.

like everyone says, prepping yourself is key to saving on a paintjob.
and, you learn alot in the process.


o and maaco and stuff like that, they can do good work.
i know some painters for places like that, and most of the time if you flip them cash on the side they will do base/clear on your shit even if you paid for single stage. cool stuff. thats how i used to get stuff painted before i knew how.

[UfoZ8myCow]

550 bucks at earl scheib with the prep work done before hand and a color change from gray to metallic black. Came out really nice actually.

[aa87]

Yeah, motegineon did all the prep work himself, got it sprayed with materials for 1000, oem rx8 red pearl, problem is he painted the aero outside so theres shit in it that need to be wetsanded out, but he said once we get everything mounted he'll take care of it.

[Creizai]

500 bucks now
used to be 900

2 stage
custom setup
do the prep yourself

now we rent a booth and spray it ourselves
cost? about 500 ish in end with material paint and quality clear coat!

900 when we used to have a shop do it. still did all the prep and making they sprayed and stuff though. cost a tad more because of the aero and such took 2 sessions

a oem style paint jbo will run the 2-4k range
show car 6k

mine's a 10 footer. this shit isnt going to be on the inside of some lame ass car show mag.

I'm pretty much doing the same thing with paint. I would rather have a picture of me at the track going sideways from 10 feet than at the event in the parking lot at 3 feet.

I am probably going to do the Maco stage 2 unless my local shop Painter's Lane will hook me up with a decent deal. Prep and tap off myself.

[Dousan_PG]

yeah thats the way
prep work suuucks
been doing it for 3 hours now
got another..mmm 6 or so left today
also fixing and filing holes (spoiler, 3rd brake, etc) and such
sigh
but got the music going and so time flies. lunch time coming up i think.

[Wykydtron]

yeah thats the way
prep work suuucks
been doing it for 3 hours now
got another..mmm 6 or so left today
also fixing and filing holes (spoiler, 3rd brake, etc) and such
sigh
but got the music going and so time flies. lunch time coming up i think.

Invite some buddies over, pick up an 18'er and blast the shop stereo. :bigok:

[koukimonster139]

^ hell yes.


that is all

[Team Rootbeer]

hey Dousan

how are you filling the holes?
welding solid i hope?
then filler on top for smoothness!

[driftenthusiast]

Are any of you doing jams as well? I did engine bay and trunk jams and i ran out of time in the booth so my door jams are still gray. Painting the engine bay is the biggest pain in the ass, i wouldnt do it again.

[chmercer]

im gonna be doing everything but the engine bay on my job

[byhi]

a buddy of mine works for a body shop (4 years), he said if i pay for paint/pearl/and clear he'd do my car for 100 labor, yay for me...


but im a pussbag because im just re-upping the pearl white

[eds13]

same midnight blue color FTW :-D

[Dousan_PG]

Invite some buddies over, pick up an 18'er and blast the shop stereo. :bigok:


noooo sir
everything i do is myself
that way i know it gets done right


welding? no welding here
haha
no welder
spiler holes i just use epoxy some metal behind
worked fine on my last 2 cars
never had a problem
poor man's body work
and honestly, i really dont care
this is just extra. shit i just drift. its nothing needs to be perfect body wise.

[Eric240sx1990]

when i get the free time im going to be painting mine myself. i have a compressor and hvlp sprayer.

You could have a show quality paintjob using spray cans.. you just have to wet sand after every coat. It takes way longer, and will cost you more money in supplies, but the end result really pays off.

But if you dont have the time, sand it down, smooth it out, and tape it up youself, then take it to maaco or something.

[Team Rootbeer]

this is just extra. shit i just drift. its nothing needs to be perfect body wise.


werd.

i agree, i was just wondering what people did if they didnt have a welder.

[Dousan_PG]

i wish i could
im still figuring how i can getto setup to start covering up my third brake light
the expoxy method ditn work so well there. hmm gotta figure something out tomorrow.
im tired fo working on cars

[koukimonster139]

you could put duct tape behind it and fiberglass it lol

no
dont

[Irukandji]

$500 Earl Scheib

I did all the prep work and drove it there.
Came out really nice, paint is nice and strong. Hasn't chipped or faded and its been a little over a year and a half. It's not the best paintjob, but its definetly worth the money. A lot of people talk trash about Earl Scheib/ Maaco paint jobs, but I really think it depends on the location. I happened to know the painter pretty well (he did all my friends' cars) and mine turned out really good for the price.

$500 + 5-6 hours of sanding, body work.

[markyboi]

^^^ which earl scheib did u go to?

[UfoZ8myCow]

$500 Earl Scheib

Earl FTW!!!!

[EchoOfSilence]

a long time ago, i went to earl scheib

we wetsanded the car, did minor prep
3 weeks later iirc the paint started to chip around the airdam, the color faded and actually wasn't the shade i wanted in the first place. i guess my place sucked, or ES just sucks in general

cheap shit though... look for ads in the paper, they have deals sometimes

[Irukandji]

^ Hrmm.. that's really strange. My paint is still super shiny and doesn't have any chips. I even rolled my fenders AFTER my paintjob (stupid of me) and still no chips (believe it or not, I didn't even use a heatgun, just a shoe).

Anyway, markyboi, I went to the ES in Concord, ca.

[KA-T_240]

dont know how much mine well cost. The engine bay cost me under $200.

Doing the Hatch and Door jambs this spring/summer
paint is Chrystler Inferno Red Crystal Pearl Coat. Its expensive.

[shortandsour]

i wish i could
im still figuring how i can getto setup to start covering up my third brake light
the expoxy method ditn work so well there. hmm gotta figure something out tomorrow.
im tired fo working on cars


take a ball pein hammer roll the edges in a little tape the back side flat grind the area with 36 grit use some kitty hair to cover up the hole sand down little below flush and then put some filler over the top of that.

[ladiesman8527]

ive already painted my engine bay. it was a HUGE pain in the ass. now im waiting on aero. when i get it i'll finally get around to painting the rest of the car. im painting the jams, under hatch, under hood, EVERYTHING. ive got some experience so i hope it turns out good. primer is getting old :ghey: ....dont be skurred to get your paint at NAPA. they mix up colors perfectly and their paint is high quality. their prices are good too.

[unwed_transient]

yeah the devils in the details. i foolishly didnt prep my last car and it turned out poor. i found drips and runs everywhere, but that wasnt my fault. my experience w/ earl was bad because of the drips etc.


find a collision place. their painters seem to be better from my experience.

[Keebler]

What color is the most popular? i think I'm going with either Dark Blue or Dark Red on my s13 might go Pearl white.

[ladiesman8527]

i chose infiniti G35 "carribean blue"

[chmercer]

most popular atm is red

[Ninjabread]

This color is pretty nice IMO:

http://www.speedtechracing.com/images/media_cars/17/IMG0997.jpg

[Keebler]

i chose infiniti G35 "carribean blue"

do u have a picture of your car

[Kn1ves]

do u have a picture of your car
google

http://http://images4.gabriels.net/SFGATE_Autos/Photos/FullSize/eb327_0605240935.jpg (http://images4.gabriels.net/SFGATE_Autos/Photos/FullSize/eb327_0605240935.jpg)

[ladiesman8527]

^that pic doesnt do the color justice. i havent painted my car yet. soon tho.

[clutch kick drifter]

hmmm havent read the whole thread but my paint cost me 500 bucks and i did all the work myself with the help of my shop teacher at school. http://photos-442.facebook.com/ip002/v57/80/99/503587369/n503587369_11442_3543.jpg
http://photos-215.ak.facebook.com/ip002/v51/80/99/503587369/n503587369_2215_1032.jpg

[Keebler]

what color blue is that clutch kick drifter?

[Keebler]

about how many hours does it normally take for the prep work. This will be my 1st time.

[180sExy]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/oooohlookaracer/MY%20CAR/Picture054.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e156/oooohlookaracer/MY%20CAR/Picture056.jpg
$2,000 for everything. except the engine bay.

[Keebler]

i think im probably gonna have to go with blue for the car.

[S14Josh]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/SILMASTERFLEX/ph_rd03_no062b.jpg

Since were on the topic of colors. Anyone know the name or paint code of this? That shit would look super rad with a ton of rainbow flake all over it. Similar to the hood

[chmercer]

thats called teal

[S14Josh]

That was easy enough.

[180sExy]

Blue FTW!!!!

[Keebler]

about how many hours does it normally take for the prep work. This will be my 1st time.

[ladiesman8527]

it depends. do u have a lot of dents/dings to repair? are u shaving the third taillight or anything like that? are u doing a full color change or just a respray of the oem color. either way, you're looking at a couple days worth of work if u take your time.

[Keebler]

it depends. do u have a lot of dents/dings to repair? are u shaving the third taillight or anything like that? are u doing a full color change or just a respray of the oem color. either way, you're looking at a couple days worth of work if u take your time.

theres not very many dings. how much difference does it make shaving the 3rd taillight and im not sure if i want the car the same color that it is or if im gonna do a full color change

[SC_S13]

just be ready to kick back a lotta weekends, just dont rush it.
my friend did his car flat black before he sold it, got it done within a month. not bad with a heavy school schedule. the sanding is a bitch i hear.

[Keebler]

dang thanks dude

[mr_240sx]

well im currently doing the body work on my track car and it all depends in what kind of shape your car/body is in and how well you want it to turn out. if your really picky and going a totally different colour then itll take more time cause all the door jams and such have to be sanded. if you just respraying same colour then it saves lots of hours. dont rush things and take your time. its better to do it right the first time around then have to do it all over again the second time cause you messed up or rushed it the first time.

[Ninjabread]

How bout some progress pics mats?

[phreze]

I paid $1600 for a three stage paint, plus a blackouted engine bay, fitting the body kit, fabracting new reinforcement bars, shaveing the third light and rolling the rear fenders.

I could have got the pro version of the work for $1000 more but I figured it would just cost more to fix it when something happens. So I'm very happy with it.

[LB.Motoring]

wait for the sunlight, I just painted a set of fenders for Squidd....

wait for the painties droppers.

[sittinsideways]

just primed my bumper and fender yesterday. i dont have to get a squirt bottle to wet sand it....its raining=poop. hopefully b able to spay color and clear so i can have the car back together by wends.....i'm hopeing

another thing after clearcoat do you use rubbing compound or just wet sand with super high grit sand paper to get it real smooth? or was it just the gun not shootin so well?

[bamaboy]

sounds like everyone has the same idea, I did all the prep work on my civic, all the taping and sanding, rolled it into a rented booth on steelies and paid one of my buddies $150 to spray it for me. Total like around $600 with materials, booth rent, and paying my buddy, $700 if you count beer and pizza.