Another thing to consider is that the factory paint wasn't all that great to begin with (in terms of the finish). They all had some orange peel, etc. If you do the prep yourself, you can save some coin. Put the money towards better paint.
Pindell, Tim said: > I had my GLHT painted with a custom mix and it cost me a touch over > $1000. It wasn't a bad job, but it certainly wasn't show quality > either. I could have easily thrown another $1000 at it. I didn't have > any rust repair, major dents, or panel replacement, although I had the > shop do all of the prep work. > > http://www.otterbein.edu/home/fac/tmtppndl/omni/dscn2100.jpg > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Weary >>Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:38 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: SD> WDYT: Price on repainting a car >> >>WDYT = what do you think >> >>Taking location, and other details in mind... what do you >>think the price of doing a QUALITY paint job should cost ??? >> >>CAR: 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby (t-tops) >>CONDITION: BAD paint peel on hood and tops of fenders >>RUST: (2) very small spots >>BODY DENTS: few small areas >>COLOR: original black, repaint same black >>DETAILS: remove all ground effects, paint argent then >>re-install DETAILS (2): remove t-tops, paint items, install new seals >> >>Michael J. Weary >>AMSOIL dealer ZO505009 >>http://www.lubedealer.com/perfprod/ >> >>1989 Daytona Shelby >>1989 Shelby Dakota #315 >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! >>http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ >> >>-----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING------------- >>--------------- >>Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ >> >>To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html > > -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- > Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ > > To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html > Thanks, Russ -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
