Swagfu
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Need to look into getting my hood and roof painted. Maybe some touch up on the sides. How much should I expect to pay?
How much?
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swathdiver
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$1200?
Swagfu
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I would be pretty happy with that. I have been told about $2000 or more. I need to find a Maaco maybe.
swathdiver
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Last year I had a local GM dealership paint my new bumper cover for about $500. I called around and got 4 or 5 quotes and they were all within $50 of each other, the dealer won because of time and professionalism.
east302
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For what it’s worth, I got a quote from them for repainting a 98 ex-cab truck in late 2019. Their high-end quote was $4k for the whole truck and $2-ish for their lowest, while local (real) shops were around $8k.
For a hood and roof, I’d say that $2k is probably in the ballpark for a body shop doing proper surface prep. A Maaco scuff and shoot would probably be much less, but you get what you pay for and their quality control varies with each franchise.
The one that I talked to had a Crown Vic in the lot that they had painted white with their cheapest package. It looked like they’d used Crayola poster paint on it over dust and all sorts of debris. Overspray on the trim, etc. It was a thirty footer at best, fit for a clapped-out airport taxi cab and nothing more. It looked like dogsh*t yet the sales guy was raving about it. I got their quote and never went back. He and I obviously had different interpretations of what a paint job should look like.
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Tonyrodz
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Make sure you get a base coat AND clearcoat job, not a single stage job.
In my various conversations with folks and from what I’ve read, not all Maaco locations are equal. I’d make sure to do some research on which ever Maaco location you are thinking of going to.
Swagfu
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Got my estimate yesterday. Quoted me $1200 plus paint and materials. Brought the total to $1600ish. Not too bad, but that wouldn't include the top of the doors or fenders. They wanted $7000 to do the entire truck. I am going to hold off for now, but when I do something it will just be the roof and hood. $7000 is way out of my league. I may look into wrapping the hood and roof, but I think paint is probably the best way to go. What do you guys think? Paint or wrap?
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I don’t think a reputable shop will wrap paint in that condition? It needs a clean surface to adhere to? Check with the body shop if you can do some of the prep and sanding and removal of any trim or lights yourself to save $ on a paint job.
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Looking good!
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I had a painter quote me $400 a panel. I've got barn doors, so by my count that's 10 panels. That's $4k CAD, and that's with no disassembly.
Swagfu
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That looks great.
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The guy that painted has a really small shop, just him and a helper. They took everything off the truck. Bumpers, grill, door handles, locks, all weather stripping off the windows and roof rack. They must have had 20 hours of labor into the paint job. I was happy to pay them the $2800.
MassHoe04
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That really seems reasonable. Time and materials... Always the biggest factors in paint/body work.
Some paint companies make better product than others.
But even then, one company is likely to have different "levels" of paint in their product lines.
More or less pigment, more or less whatever in the base...
Different price points due to amounts and quality of ingredients used.
BASF makes the paint used on the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
I'd be willing to bet BASF makes something like a MAACO-grade (maybe they don't supply MAACO... just a comparitive example here); and that (whatever their "bargain" or entry-level product line may be) it is probably MUCH different than what Rolls-Royce uses.
Look up automotive "base coat paint gallon". You will find examples of paint in 1 gallon cans ranging from:
Under $70...
to over $500...
Then, prep time adds into cost huge!
Quick shops might just do a quick wipe with de-greaser and mask what they can reach.
Others will tear things off as much as possible to get perfection from every angle inside and out.
For $2,800, it sounds like they really put proper effort and time into your project. That would be a fair price for all that.
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I have taken my Tahoe there twice and my Eldorado there 3 times for various work. He has very low overhead and keeps very busy.
Swagfu
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Where is he located? I wouldn't be opposed to giving someone like that my business.
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That is exactly the type of shop I was suggesting one of our members from West Palm Beach to seek out. I was suggesting to look further out away from the WPB shops that can charge people with open checkbooks for their Lambos and McLarens. I told him he might do better (at least in the wallet) looking for a small shop further inland, like horse or cattle country towns. He was sure to pay through the nose for anything in the rich city...
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He is located in Abbeville Louisiana. He moved his shop here from Houston about 4 years ago. I have no idea how long he has been doing body and paint work but suspect is many decades. One more thing. I drop off my car or truck, he drives me back home and then picks me up when the work is done. How is that for customer service!!
If anyone wants to contact him his name is Nick and his cell # is 713-459-4865. Just tell himi that Dave, with the Caddy and Tahoe, recommended him.
If anyone wants to contact him his name is Nick and his cell # is 713-459-4865. Just tell himi that Dave, with the Caddy and Tahoe, recommended him.
Swagfu
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Oh man, that is too far from me. It seems so hard to find someone in my area that I actually trust or come highly recommended. Seems to me that the days of the mom and pops are about over. I know when I lived in Indiana there were about 4 or 5 shops that were awesome. I used one for 15 years exclusively. Now they are all gone and only the dealers and "big box" places remain. Sad for sure.
