What does a nothing paint job COST in materials only?

[wheel607]

When you add together the paint, primer, sand paper, filler, grinding discs, tape, paper, thinner, the list really goes on, you can have well in excess of $1000 before you lay the first drop of polish on a VW. Most all complain of high cost of paint jobs but material has REALLY gone up. And all of this before one square inch of metal has been hammered on. You need to know the costs before you say "its too much". Paint and body is really expensive.........can you afford it?

[2type2]

My question is ....after the cost of all materials are accounted for, why can't you get single stage paint job, without metalwork, for less than another 5K in labor? I realize not everyone is going to be able to paint by themselves as I do, but paintwork is excessively high in labor.
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[VW_Jimbo]

[Mike Fisher]

[Braukuche]

[evanfrucht]

I paint in a garage, or outside on a nice day. Turns out well enough since I know what I'm doing. A booth is nice but I don't have one at home where I do most of my work and keep my cars.

Paint cost for whole car. I gallon usually works of both primer and paint.

Primer $150
Paint $200
Sandpaper $250 (5 different 45yrd rolls of different grits, will last for a long time)
Body filler $50
Misc Tools and supplies, go to the swap meet $80
Gun, an entry level Finex or something $150
Cheap gun for primer $20

So basically $900 to get you going and you can have a paintjob as good as one that might cost 2,500-4,000 from a shop. And you probably do it better since you care more. You need to pay at least 5 grand to not have your car destroyed. If the price is cheaper BEWARE. They will not spend proper time on metal work and simply use lots of filler and rush the prep. Most people just aren't willing to spend the proper cash... that's why 90% of the shiny cars you see at shows look like shit close up and have the paint cracking on the hoods and gaps that are all over the place

If your thinking about it you should really already at least have a large compressor and some body tools, sanders, grinders, etc.
If not, compressor + stuff $600-2000

And then if you have no talent or no real ambition it's all a waste of money anyway
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1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder )

[Braukuche]

[evanfrucht]

So there you go. We have a consensus.

It will cost roughly $1000 or more in materials. I would not do the work for less than $4000.

So, I think it's safe to say... For a QUALITY job it will cost at least a grand if you do it yourself or upwards of $5000 to pay a shop to paint the car and do the proper body work required beforehand. It can easily go over that if you want expensive paint or something too.
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1967 Bug ( the daily rod )
1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder )

[evanfrucht]

Wait, the single stage urethane I get from TCP global is usually under $200 for a gallon w/ hardener. How are you getting $500?

I get my primer and reducer from SPI.
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1967 Bug ( the daily rod )
1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder )

[Braukuche]

[evanfrucht]

Yep, acrylic urethane. The most expensive one I could find was a candy flake red and it was $240 for a complete gallon kit including hardener with free shipping.
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1967 Bug ( the daily rod )
1964 Fury Wagon ( the pavement shredder )

[Braukuche]

[Igpoe]

Is having paint shipped to you really a good idea? How are you gonna get up in that guys face when he apparently has mixed your gallon while he was doing heroin?
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[evanfrucht]