Cost of spray job

[usajet66@gmail.com]

What should I expect to pay for just a spray job of white with blue stripes. 65 fastback has been edgeprimered and hi flow blasted so looking to block and paint??? Want to use glasorite paint.

[RocketScientist]

I had a similar job done: painting top and bottom, engine bay, inside and out and all the panels and I wouldn't have gotten much change from $20k

[jiffy]

Ditto.... You pay for what you get...

[shaunp]

15-20k on a good car, most shops will want to remove whats there now back to steel so they can have some confidence on what they are working with. You wouldn't high build a car without repairing it first so it will all need to come off.

[67fasty.sm]

too much ! thats what you will pay , painting alone is way over priced and they can say all they want about it but sorry we pay too much for car paint jobs

[shaunp]

too much ! thats what you will pay , painting alone is way over priced and they can say all they want about it but sorry we pay too much for car paint jobs

I dont agree sorry, there is a lot of hours in good body and paint, materials are expensive, all these old cars need body work, some need heaps of it more then they are worth, couple K in paint materials alone if you use quality stuff 4L of quality base will cost $800 alone. Waste of time using acrylic and cheap 2k, A crook car will owe you 30+k to fix, I know a few bad ones in to 40-50k, and some exotic stuff into 6 figures, unless you are prepared to slap filler on them and poly them shit-less it costs. People are happy to dust 12-18k on an engine but want cars painted for 4k I dont get it

[usajet66@gmail.com]

The prep work is all done just need a good paint job using glasorite paint. I understand that a fiberglass bonnet will cost more but could someone give me an approx figure.

[Dwayne]

Sounds like you need to find a tradie looking for some weekend cash and a couple hours booth hire.

[Michael H]

Get some quotes and have a look at their work. Cost could be anything and like Shaun said, the high end guys will be reluctant to put paint on somebody elses prep.

Glasurit is of the highest quality money can buy but that doesn't guarantee a quality paint job.

The reason some of the top industry guys charge big money is because they can. Too many guys doing crap or average jobs allows them to.

You don't always get what you pay for but you will pay considerable money for a good job.

[usajet66@gmail.com]

Can anyone recommend a good painter in Sydney?

[67FBGT]

How long has it been sitting in primer like that? The likelihood is that it will have taken up moisture deep in so if someone just blocks it back & puts the colour coats on then there'll be problems down the track, I've seen it happen several times.
It needs to be fully painted including the primer coats in one go. By the same person. That's if you expect any sort of warranty.

[usajet66@gmail.com]

Just finished 2 weeks ago. Is that too long? It was being done by 1 person but now he doesn't have the time to finish it.

[BAC]

I dont agree sorry, there is a lot of hours in good body and paint, materials are expensive, all these old cars need body work, some need heaps of it more then they are worth, couple K in paint materials alone if you use quality stuff 4L of quality base will cost $800 alone. Waste of time using acrylic and cheap 2k, A crook car will owe you 30+k to fix, I know a few bad ones in to 40-50k, and some exotic stuff into 6 figures, unless you are prepared to slap filler on them and poly them shit-less it costs. People are happy to dust 12-18k on an engine but want cars painted for 4k I dont get it

Makes you wonder how Suzuki can do a paint job that include a free car for $13K... 

[GLENN 70]

BAC maybe they make you pay for the paint job and they give you the car for free 

[shaunp]

Makes you wonder how Suzuki can do a paint job that include a free car for $13K... 

Cause they are doing them by the 100000's on brand new shells with machines, in about 10 mins a car there is no labour and they wont be paying 2+k in materials for the paint either per car. Most shops will have an hourly rate of $120 or so maybe more, 100 hours in repairs, assembly. dissasembly and paint + 2k min in materials there is $14k before you blink. You can spend more then a day rubbing and cutting a car there's $1000. It's what it costs. Or you can paint them flat black

[BAC]

Most shops will have an hourly rate of $120 or so

And there's the crux of the whole thing: $120 an hour for labour - I wouldn't mind making a thousand bucks a day!

Next someone will tell me plumbers are really worth the $200 an hour they ask because of their artistry with the pipes...

Simply comes down to supply and demand -  if there wasn't such a shortage of skilled tradies that $120 an hour would be a lot closer to $60.

[shaunp]

Just finished 2 weeks ago. Is that too long? It was being done by 1 person but now he doesn't have the time to finish it.

So why not get the guy who has done the work thus far to finish it?
You could try Steve at St Mary's prestige they have done many mustangs some very rough ones , if the work thus far is ok and he is prepared to paint over it, you may be ok and not cost you too much to finish.

[Scott66]

Cause they are doing them by the 100000's on brand new shells with machines, in about 10 mins a car there is no labour and they wont be paying 2+k in materials for the paint either per car. Most shops will have an hourly rate of $120 or so maybe more, 100 hours in repairs, assembly. dissasembly and paint + 2k min in materials there is $14k before you blink. You can spend more then a day rubbing and cutting a car there's $1000. It's what it costs. Or you can paint them flat black

Or you could pay $13999 for some mass produced piece of junk that looks like every other car on the road that will be worth $2990 in five years time.
Quality costs $ its just whether you are willing to pay for it or not

[GLENN 70]

Or you could get a one day paint job for only $400 , well in the USA   

[BAC]

Or you could pay $13999 for some mass produced piece of junk

As opposed to a mass produced Mustang? 

Look, I fully appreciate some people want a show quality paint job that is 300% better than the standard orange peel stuff.  But what about those that have a straight car with tired paint that just want it freshened up with new paint to around the same standard as the original factory job?

I think there's a sizeable market there that no one seems to be interested in servicing..

[GLENN 70]

See one day paint jobs in the USA  , one year warranty $399 , two years $499 and five years $599    . And they are really good 

[BAC]

See one day paint jobs in the USA  , one year warranty $399 , two years $499 and five years $599    .

5 year warranty paint job for $599 is a bargain!

You could afford to change your car colour every 5 years for the rest of your life and still not have spent the $20K it costs for one paint job here...

[shaunp]

And there's the crux of the whole thing - $120 an hour for labour... 

Think Zupps Subaru dealer in Brisbane charge $160 for mechanical work just to change oil and brake pads. In real terms to buy and rebuild/ restore a  Mustang to a nice standard even a coupe will owe about 50-60K starting with a solid car and thats not concours, just nice. I dont really disagree with the hourly rate, I think that reflects the cost of doing business in this country.

[shaunp]

Or you could get a one day paint job for only $400 , well in the USA   

Remember the The very fast paint shop in Brisbane back in the 80's Glen? $1000, but then they were re birthing cars out the back I guess.

[BAC]

I think that reflects the cost of doing business in this country.

What it reflects more is the shortage of skilled labour in quite a few key areas of Australian society. 

I know of several skilled white collar professions that pay much less, simply due to the equation of supply and demand.