Want to paint my truck, how much should it cost?

[xrayman]

Hello everyone,
As the title says, I want to paint her. I am not looking for looking for show car quality,but I dont want a cheap job either. My truck used to be a Texas DPS unit so it is Blk/Wht. I want to repaint the entire truck Blk. There is no body damage thankfully. Any thoughts on how much it should cost?
Thanks.

 

[NathanJax]

Average around $5000 if they need to do the door/trunk jams as well...

 

[yukondenali]

Yea definite a few grand. I think you may want to get it wetsand and buffed as well for the showroom look after paint. Gl with that.

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

yup as stated ive got quoted anything from 4k too 8k

 

[xrayman]

Thank for the replys, i am going to have to think about this one. I got the truck for 8k @ auction, and now the thought of a min of 5k for a paint job. So we will see.

 

[07Burb]

Agreed with above stated. I encountered this same thing when painting my '77. Not wanting to pay the $8k quoted to me I learned to do the body work myself. It was a great experience and I loved it!! AND it cut down the cost by a significant amount!! I'd encourage you to do the body work and prep on your own then if you want to have a shop spray it then do that. It'll cut down your costs considerably.

 

[El Capitan]

Depends on where you go. To do it properly you want the shop to pull quarter glasses, door handles, belt mouldings, lights rear hatch/barn doors, running boards, mirrors, windsheild. when you tape things off, this is from personal experiance it starts to peel I was trying to save some money and do it myself, i had access to paint and a paint booth but i left my belt mouldings on and door handles on and it started to peel around the handles and belt mouldings.