10,000 dollar paint job
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10,000 dollar paint job
Hi all!
I tried painting my own car and the paint I used was defective [:@] The company refunded my money but no labor. I stripped the car again and redid all the body work. I loaded it up on a trailer and took it to the only paint shop within a hours drive. The paint shop owner said I did a good job stripping the car then said it would be 10,000 dollars to paint it!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not believe it!!!!!!!!!! The car is all stripped with no bumpers or script. Doors are off so the jambing would be easy. I guess if you live near a ski town people assume you have a lot of money.
Walt
I tried painting my own car and the paint I used was defective [:@] The company refunded my money but no labor. I stripped the car again and redid all the body work. I loaded it up on a trailer and took it to the only paint shop within a hours drive. The paint shop owner said I did a good job stripping the car then said it would be 10,000 dollars to paint it!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not believe it!!!!!!!!!! The car is all stripped with no bumpers or script. Doors are off so the jambing would be easy. I guess if you live near a ski town people assume you have a lot of money.
Walt
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RE: 10,000 dollar paint job
ORIGINAL: skiprCH
...I guess if you live near a ski town people assume you have a lot of money.
Walt
...I guess if you live near a ski town people assume you have a lot of money.
Walt
Yukon Cornelius
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: deep in the heart of dixie GEORGIA
RE: 10,000 dollar paint job
i replied to ur post a while back concerning the bleed thru of the paint u said u primed it but did seal the paint that was the problem esp since u used rattle can primer to fix the dent. the next question is why did u strip the car u could have take it to a body shop for touch up work and got quality looks and with the new paint they sent u? the shop i work at is 3800$ min. dont know where u live just bring it on out here to ga well take care of u if its straight!
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From: DFW
RE: 10,000 dollar paint job
ORIGINAL: skiprCH
Hi all!
I tried painting my own car and the paint I used was defective [:@] The company refunded my money but no labor. I stripped the car again and redid all the body work. I loaded it up on a trailer and took it to the only paint shop within a hours drive. The paint shop owner said I did a good job stripping the car then said it would be 10,000 dollars to paint it!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not believe it!!!!!!!!!! The car is all stripped with no bumpers or script. Doors are off so the jambing would be easy. I guess if you live near a ski town people assume you have a lot of money.
Walt
Hi all!
I tried painting my own car and the paint I used was defective [:@] The company refunded my money but no labor. I stripped the car again and redid all the body work. I loaded it up on a trailer and took it to the only paint shop within a hours drive. The paint shop owner said I did a good job stripping the car then said it would be 10,000 dollars to paint it!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not believe it!!!!!!!!!! The car is all stripped with no bumpers or script. Doors are off so the jambing would be easy. I guess if you live near a ski town people assume you have a lot of money.
Walt
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RE: 10,000 dollar paint job
Hi rmodel,
all the paint shops said they would not guarantee their work because they did not do the primer. They would be worried about adheadsion. btw GA is to far for me to drive. Thanks for the offer!
Walt
all the paint shops said they would not guarantee their work because they did not do the primer. They would be worried about adheadsion. btw GA is to far for me to drive. Thanks for the offer!
Walt
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Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Hills of California
RE: 10,000 dollar paint job
Dang when i clicked on this thread I was hoping to see what a 10,000 paint job looked like. I wanted to see some emerald green with some flake or something in it so that under one type of light lime green skulls would be visible and then when you moved to a different type of light source red demons (like a few barons of hell or something) would replace the skulls.
Oh well [
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Gun
Oh well [
]Gun
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From: Where I lay my head is home
RE: 10,000 dollar paint job
ORIGINAL: Soaring
Yeah, a quality paint job should never cost you more than 2-3K if you already have it stripped. That's ludicrous.
Yeah, a quality paint job should never cost you more than 2-3K if you already have it stripped. That's ludicrous.