Cost of painting

[KENNETHK]

Hi everyone,
I live in canada and was wondering how much it would cost to paint the whole car.
Thanks for the help.
Regards,
KENNETHK

[warlock]

it depends on paint, qality, and shop.i live in cali.and i know my bodyshop man,so i get a deal i'm looking at 2000,for show,but that is after i already have it primed and leave little prep for them to do.
a good paint will cost 2-5 G's

[Neon]

Mannn, good paint job will easily cost you 3000+ CND
should wait until your car is completly beaten up

[paradizecityz]

holy crap, thats a lot, i got a shop here in texas that does great job for only 400 dollars!!!

[Eye8Pussies]

you get what you pay for

[epborden]

It is true, you get what you pay for. I would recommend you considering, that if you are going to paint your car a different color, factor in the engine bay and anything else. These things add up in the end for the total cost. You have to paint everything that same color, more expensive.

The 400 dollar paint jobs really do not look bad at all, but they are just your basic prime, paint, clear. No specialities or anything. It depends on what you want really, what you want is what will judge the cost.

Call around to some shops and get some quotes, and if they ask you to bring it in for them to look at go ahead if you have free time. You don't have to paint it if they want too much.

[userlain]

you could make a trip to your local hardware store and get like 20 cans of spray paint and pay some kids to paint your car

albiet it looks like shit, but its not hard on the wallet

[KENNETHK]

Thanks for the reply everyone.

[paradizecityz]

no i mean this 400 dollar one is real deal, like brand new

[smokey8890]

Originally posted by paradizecityz
no i mean this 400 dollar one is real deal, like brand new

are you somehow related with the shop owner or something?

[paradizecityz]

lol naw, but my friend got it done and after a year and half, it still looks brand new

[EuroCamz]

Just wait until someone hits you on the side and get the whole car painted for their money.

[Troyfrezze]

Hey paradizecityz you don't by any chance know a good shop down here in San Antonio do you?

[SKYravefever]

good is not just based on durability, but should also include brilliance, texture, etc etc. Needless to say, a $2K paint job is undoubtedly going to look muchhhh better than a uh-oh-better-get-maaco paint job

[jwa276]

Originally posted by SKYravefever
good is not just based on durability, but should also include brilliance, texture, etc etc. Needless to say, a $2K paint job is undoubtedly going to look muchhhh better than a uh-oh-better-get-maaco paint job

although maaco isnt altogether that bad.. would you guess that i have a maaco job done on my car?



probably not

jon