Realistic paint cost

[Chicagowil]

My final comment on paint is if you go to a Vette shop- they get people who want to spend lots of money because they think that have "something Special"

My uncle,"rest his sole", painted Hot Rod show cars that appeared at the Oakland Roadster Show back in the 50's & 60"s. His specialty was candy colors and metalflake. He finally quite even though any of his paint jobs want best of show He said he could not charge enough to really get that quality paint job and could not support a new wife & child So he went to managing body shops and being in the union for benefits Died of Leukemia 1 yr after he retired.

So the shops doing "show quality" paint are trying to cover all of those added costs.

And the air quality regs for body shops date bake over 20 yrs now.

Thom