paintin my 240

[ez1286]

I want to paint my 240, does anyone know how hard it is to paint a car and have it look good? and about how much it would cost? (i plan on using the stock color)
thanks
p.s. I already used search so don't even say it.

[RedlineRacer]

Most good shops charge around $1500 to paint the whole car. (Atlest in South Carolina)

[holisticbeatz]

Painting a car isn't that hard or labor intensive, it's the prep work. So look around paying upwards to 1000-1400 for a full paint job. It'll also cost extra to have dents pulled and dings repaired, so look into paying more if your car has a lot of blemishes.


My $0.02

[thelinja]

It'll cost you about $75 for paint and clearcoat if you wanna paint the car yourself. You'll also need to set aside another $15 for bondo and sandpaper. Here's the route I took: I went ahead and sanded my whole car down with 400grit paper. I then filled in dents and scratches with bondo. Afte the bondo cured for 24 hours, I sanded it down to match up with the surface of the car and primed that area. I then resanded the car with 1500 grit sandpaper. It took me around 12 hours total to do this. After I got that done I got it painted for $300 and have had no problems so far with the quality of work.

[zero.counter]

Originally posted by thelinja
It'll cost you about $75 for paint and clearcoat if you wanna paint the car yourself. You'll also need to set aside another $15 for bondo and sandpaper. Here's the route I took: I went ahead and sanded my whole car down with 400grit paper. I then filled in dents and scratches with bondo. Afte the bondo cured for 24 hours, I sanded it down to match up with the surface of the car and primed that area. I then resanded the car with 1500 grit sandpaper. It took me around 12 hours total to do this. After I got that done I got it painted for $300 and have had no problems so far with the quality of work.
Hey bro, got any pics? I was just wondering how your job came out afterwards (the prep job that is). Did you go with Maaco?

[S13CRAVE]

yeah, can i see some pics too? also, where can you guy paint for your car as well as the clear coat? is there a site i can look at paint samples with their codes and stuff too?

Thanks

-Ian

[thelinja]

Here's a pic a couple hours before I took it to the body shop. The red shit all over the lip was bondo that I hadn't primed over yet. The previous owner liked humping parking blocks apparently.
Nah, I didn't go to Maaco, I got it painted at a little redneck body shop near my house in LA (Lower Acton) :cool:

[thelinja]

Forgot to attach the image. :doh:

Ian, I know you can buy paint from Sherwin Williams, or anyother paint stores. I know the body shop that painted my car uses Sherwin Williams paints on all their applications.

If you're looking for a color chart this (http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40675) thread has a 240SX color chart showing both color names and paint codes for all model years in the US. The attachment is about halfway down the page.

[S13CRAVE]

how much paint do you need to paint the whole car with a few coats? i want mine to come out really smooth when it is done.

-Ian

[The ROMAN]

I'm painting my car in a week or so - right now it's red and I can't decide between gray and black - maybe flat black.

[formeRiceR]

I did all the prep work (24 hours) and had it sprayed by a reputable guy in NH. came out a lot better than I expected it to come out.... paid 750