Paint Cost

[5alarm]

Originally Posted by james-w

How much does paint cost is like asking how much is a car. (It depends) The answers for paint vary from $2K to the left and right "arm". It all comes down to how much work has to be done and how hard is it to get it down to the point that it can be taped off. (removal of windshield, wipers, lights, doors, etc) When i had my factory 5 painted I took them the body shell sitting on the body buck (wood frame with wheels) I had also done the majority of the body work, including smoth sanding the gel coat, primering and scratch coat sanding the body. They basically worked with what i had done and improved some parts that I as an non-professional body man had not completed to their standards. So long and short it depends on how close to paint ready your car is. I can easily see the 150 hours mentioned by Jody above.

James

I have done a cobra where the customer did alot of work himself, I just finished it out and painted it and I am currently doing one that just the essentials were done, that will have stripes even under the hood and decklid.

Seems, blocking, flushing the doors on the side and around front and back of the cockpit. He is going with the bolt on scoop rather than the factory five molded one. Sealing the underside and undercoating fenderwells. Not show quality perhaps (we will see finished product) haha but i am definately OC about everything. The cost is under 5500 including all materials from beginning to end. Indigo ink blue pearl, stripes are blue pearl over arctic white.