Getting my 91 fastback painted tomorrow, but am I paying too much?

[iwishiwas-all*]

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Hey all, tomorrow I am going to bring my car to be painted, to a bodyshop that is owned by a friend of mine's father. I have gotten various quotes from him because I first wanted to you use my M-sports body kit (which I have decided not to, and have been trying to sell for weeks!) and give my white car a nice white pearl paint. I got quoted 900. I since have decided that I would rather paint my car the stock q11 paint ( i believe the s13 white is called nissan super white, correct me if im wrong.) and clean up the millions of dents and my half rusted hatch. for this he quoted me 800 bucks. Now i was like wtf man, Thats alot for doing just stock repaint etc so let me break down whats going to be done and you guys tell me if it is right for that price.
First
2 stage ppg premium paint,
sealing of my massively fucked up hatch,
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/IMG_4428.jpg(tape is over a big hole. lol)

fixing of around 20 some dents on my car,
no door jams,
wetsand buff etc... as well as all the prep work.

do you guys think that is honestly worth 800 bucks? I mean the guy does good work, I have seen the cars he puts out, deffinately not maaco style at all, but what have most of you guys paid for repaints?

**Also while im on the subject do anyo fo you have another nissan or some sort of white that you would recommend I use, and if you do please provide the paint code.**

I figured I would shop around and I decided to go to another bodyshop in the area and they quoted me 1150 for the same thing (which I think is crack prices, mabe because they had a few lambos in the shop under the knife).


well what should I do, oh and I am realy contemplating pulling a dousan and tossing some flake (blue for me) into the clear coat.

So yea just tell me what you think about this service im getting, if its worth it etc...


oh also he told me that he wouldnt paint the black trimming ( the side mirrors and trimming on the outside of the a-pilar) for some stupid reason which i think is bogus sayin oh its plastic and bla bla bla, bs thats all.

[OdessaS13]

so he is going to take out all dings, sand, primer, seal the hatch and paint whole car for 800? i think that actually pretty cheap if its done right.

[A Spec Products]

haha you make liike dousan invented flake

but on the real, please dont put flake unless youre kitted

to stay on topic though, that price is pretty decent for body work + paint, especially with ppg paint

your paint is white, you might just be able to get away with re-clearing the car

the a pillar trim is actually black vinyl overlay

[nigel1]

I paid almost double that and had the same shit done. go for it.

thats super cheap.

[TAMTANIUM]

$800 for 2 stage paint and he is going to wet sand your car too right? That is an awesome price! I think you should thanks him for giving you a good price.

[FaLKoN240]

That's hella cheap. Hook up price for all that work done to my car would be like. 2x that. Wow. . .if I could find a deal like that my car would be looking good again.

[Sil Beer S13]

Thats really a good price you are not getting ripped of. Its all labor that you are paying for. A shop would rather cut the price of supplies than labor.

Taking out 20 some dents it tedious work. You should buy the guy a beer.

[red240]

Really cheap price when you realize how much work that is, get the pearl white, much nicer!!

[!Zar!]

Yeah, that's a great price. But it does make me wonder if you just swapped out the hatch for a spoilerless one would it lower the price even more?

[Nan Desu Ka?!]

If you think thats a lot... can you introduce me to your friend please, I need a paint job ;)

very good price. go for it!

[andrewmp6]

thats cheap i have paid over a grand for a good paint job before just always use a good shop or person and say away from the 300 dollar paint jobs

[iwishiwas-all*]

If you think thats a lot... can you introduce me to your friend please, I need a paint job ;)

very good price. go for it!
head over here to florida and you got yourself a deal!
hah
ok guys thansk so much for the responses, I had no idea how much you guys normally paid,

Logan, my oem paint is beyond repair lol no way of doing that,

I am gonna make sure I get it allin writing before its done, because I dont want him to miss something and renig on it.

But thanks guys Im bringin the g-ride over to the shop now, Ill try to update this thread with pics of the process everyday.
Laters

[DrtyRat]

head over here to florida and you got yourself a deal!
hah

Alright then, since I'm already here I'll be hittin' you up....but seriously that is a great price for what he is doing...if you need to further convince yourself go get quotes from other bodyshops and when you hear theyre quotes you'll see that this is truly a hook-up

[projectRDM]

The $100 difference reflects only the cost of paint, the labor doesn't change no matter what color it is.
And $800 is stupid cheap. I'd get all over that like a fat girl at a buffet ten minutes before closing time.

[Jonnie Fraz]

Sound like a good deal to me ...I have heard of dudes paying more than 3hundro for just a cut and polish. You gotta figure that almost all shops charge at least $80-$90 per hour, at least here in Sac. that does not leave much left for product off your $800 bill. I say go for it and post up some good pics when you get it back.

[infinitexsound]

thats too daymn cheap.... really cheap, half of that probably covers just materials... daymn... hooked up

[mandoz85]

that is a very low price for all the work thats need to be done

[blackflag_Rms13]

Don't worry I'm still working on buying your MSports shit...

[Indolent]

First
2 stage ppg premium paint,
sealing of my massively fucked up hatch,
fixing of around 20 some dents on my car,
no door jams,
wetsand buff etc... as well as all the prep work.

do you guys think that is honestly worth 800 bucks? I mean the guy does good work, I have seen the cars he puts out, deffinately not maaco style at all, but what have most of you guys paid for repaints?

that's cheap, car was done at m1 autobody, got almost the same body work done just about, dupont paint, super glossy/smooth, but hey beats paying the 4g's i paid lol (worth it), let us know how it comes out

[Dousan_PG]

what a deal!! damn should look great goo dluck!

[Edgar]

please dont put flake unless youre kitted



I agree! :fawkd:

[iwishiwas-all*]

no flake hahah dont worry, just wanted to be rocking so gold like dousan lol. black flag u better hurry up i got mad offers and i sold my fenders so pm about it.

[blackflag_Rms13]

Meh, I don't want the fenders. I can't prevent you from taking offers, so if you can sell it, thats fine.

[Jcb890]

don't do flakes period. but either way, thats a pretty damn good price, go for it.

[Revolver Ocelot]

Thats a real good price. Dont be a dumbass and just go have them paint it already.

[Jcb890]

Thats a real good price. Dont be a dumbass and just go have them paint it already.

:stupid: what he said.

[mrmephistopheles]

1. Fucking great deal. Buy your buddy (and/or his dad) a hooker or a keg after you get your car back.

2. (and I can't stress this enough) WK0
Aspen White Pearl for the motherfucking WIN.
If I had a white fastback and needed a repaint, that's what I'd go with.
Before being on S14s, it was on 180sx's.

[iwishiwas-all*]

holy crap why didnt u tell me that when i first posted the thread oh man i gotta see if hes sprayed the car yet!
WKO i gotta tell him that shitttt
and what is the oem paint code for a 91 white 240sx, i thought it was nissan super white right?
oh man i gotta call him tomorrow mornin asap


Is that a 2 stage paint (base/ clear?) if it is ill call him right now cause i went by today and ill they were doing was prepwork so ima see 4 sure

oh man.. anyone got a pic of this aspen white, i think its came on a kouki s14 right?
lady that used to live near me had the color. well now im freaking lol.

EDIT: yep i pulled out my original 91 240sx brocure and yes its nissan super white which is q11.

[infinitexsound]

i have the paint code on my car.... WK0 is okay... but not that great....

[Jung918]

I am going to paint the top black and was thinking about going pikes peak white on the rest of the body.

[Revolver Ocelot]

I am going to paint the top black and was thinking about going pikes peak white on the rest of the body.
Holy Thread Jacking Batman!

[iwishiwas-all*]

damn right get that shit outa [email protected]@
ok guys today i will be going to the body shop, actually in a few hours armed with my trusty camera phone ready 4 pics, ill post some tonite.

[Jonnie Fraz]

sweet... I for one am looking forward to pics of your freshly painted hatch. Stopped by the local body shop supply today to see what it is going to cost for the paint for my s13. Holy cow you are getting a deal, mind you mine is a metalic $180.00 for single stage, $240.00 for 2 stage this is lower end PPG. High end PPG 2 stage $500.00...:eek: That is just product, so Id say your buddy hooked you up!

[iwishiwas-all*]

ok guys well , went by the shop today and I had to pay half of the price today, I forgot to take pics but the car is comming along good, he is gonna spray it tomorrow, up until now he has been doing prep work, and fixing that hatch (he said it was warped around some of the previous bolt holes for the spoiler like the metal is lifted so he had to grind that down and seal it, he is gonna spray tomorrow cause there is a big cold front moving in tomorrow night and he wants to spray before it gets here, something about humidity, idonno, but ill be there tomorrow and i will make sure to get some pics taken then.

[2iv0 sx]

Goodluck with the paint! cant wait to see the finish product.

would of been cool seeing the work in progress but its cool.. hehe

[mrmephistopheles]

glad to hear you're going with WK0.
You won't regret it.

[iwishiwas-all*]

oh crap i forgot to update. ok guys here is the deal, the wko was all set to go until he told me it was 150 extra for the pearl paint something i dont have, so instead i went with q11. the car was sprayed tuesday, wetsanded and buffed yesterday when supposedly the guy doinging it sanded too much in 2 spots so he is going to touch it up but the car will be ready for picup today. so I promice to post pics up guys
The reason the car wasnt painted last week was it was soo cold over the weekend that the paint wouldnt harden. monday on was 70+ so it was perfect for painting.

PIcs tonite guys be ready.

[s14xman]

cool hope it turned out real nice

[DriftSpecial180]

dude thats an awesome price. i went to get quoted for maybe 5 dings, light body work, and seal the spoiler holes in the hatch. i was providing new fender and bumpers too. they wanted $3k for all the work and paint (base + clear)

[mrmephistopheles]

:wtc:
Should've sprung for the extra $150.

[OdessaS13]

pics?

[ramblux]

:wtc:
Should've sprung for the extra $150.

I'm sure you're paint job will look awesome, but seriously. If you wanted that WKO so bad and it was only $150 more, why not just save up another couple of weeks?

In either case, post pics!

[jdms14_silvia]

Hella Cheap!!!

My Friend Just Paid Just Under 2k To Do Paint Job And Door Sills And Trunk Sills

[iwishiwas-all*]

OK GUYS THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR PICSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :bowdown: :bowdown:
I got the car back at night tonite which i was p-oed about so the pics may be a bit dark, these are from my razr camera so they arnt great quality, but in a few hours im gonna upload the pics i took with my dad's D200 which are as sharp as my boxcutter. I am very happy with the paint, but its not even done. TOMORROW the car is being wet sanded, buffed and detailed all included in the price. to start here is a before shot of my hatch for comparison.
SPECS:
ppg signature piant (base clear 2 stage)
Nissan super white.
expensive paint but i got a damn good deal.
Anyways here are the camera phone pics, better pics comming in a few hours.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/IMG_4428.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2151.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2154.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2153.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2152.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2150.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2149.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2148.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2147.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2108.jpghttp://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_1921.jpg



I am pissed about one thing they put a new paint stripe on by accident. I didnt want the tape on there, but since its still fresh they are gonna try to take it off tomorrow durring the detail wetsand shit. THE CAR IS WAYYYYYY DIRTY because of the monsoon that I had to drive through to get it home (fucking florida bros)
Tomorrow will be some final pics but u shoudl seee the hatch flawless. omg i thought it was a different hatch all together. crazy.
hers 1 for the road,

and the scareiest pic you will ever see of mee, i look like some crazy serial killer in it lol, just look at the shirt not my facial expression. lol
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/Gabedm/13-01-06_2203.jpg
Gabe outtttttttttt

[jayka]

its looking good

[SochBAT]

you look good
jakya <3 You.

Nice stockness.:wiggle:

[aznpoopy]

car looks great... congrats

[2iv0 sx]

Super clean! did you get the black stripes replaced?

[iwishiwas-all*]

yes they put new black tape stripes on the car against my orders so they are taking them off tomorrow, i didnt want them on there, but they forgot, but all and all it came out great I cant believe how clean it looks, there are a few imperfections but those will be cleaned up with the wetsand and buff. ill take final pics after that happens