Ute respray costs?

[Vombil]

depends on the quality of finish and if you are going solid or metallic. 6L of good quality manderin will cost you around $600. Shit paint will be less than half that price. metallic is more as clear will cost you and prep needs to be better. if you go wet on wet it will be cheaper than putting the thing in high fill and blocking -again boils down to expectations.

There are really no 'mates rates' as painters don't work for free. You are just cutting the boss out and paying CASH... that's what gives you the impression you're getting 'mates rates'.

My advice is to take your car to your local industrial area (2nd tier commercial real estate will equate to cheaper price) and door knock. It will give you an idea about the type of cars they work on and the quality you can expect as you are there to see jobs in the flesh. a clean modern booth will be worth paying a little extra for.

cashie solid quick flick $2500 (no buff)
cashie met quick flick $3000 (no buff)
cashie solid quality $4500 (de-nib)
cashie met quality $6000 (full buff)

flamdingo will confirm you get what you pay for.

[we wreck xx7s only]

depends on the quality of finish and if you are going solid or metallic. 6L of good quality manderin will cost you around $600. Shit paint will be less than half that price. metallic is more as clear will cost you and prep needs to be better. if you go wet on wet it will be cheaper than putting the thing in high fill and blocking -again boils down to expectations.

There are really no 'mates rates' as painters don't work for free. You are just cutting the boss out and paying CASH... that's what gives you the impression you're getting 'mates rates'.

My advice is to take your car to your local industrial area (2nd tier commercial real estate will equate to cheaper price) and door knock. It will give you an idea about the type of cars they work on and the quality you can expect as you are there to see jobs in the flesh. a clean modern booth will be worth paying a little extra for.

cashie solid quick flick $2500 (no buff)
cashie met quick flick $3000 (no buff)
cashie solid quality $4500 (de-nib)
cashie met quality $6000 (full buff)

flamdingo will confirm you get what you pay for.

damn...might have to get you to do all our shops work, I cant even buy quality material for that!!

[Vombil]

damn...might have to get you to do all our shops work, I cant even buy quality material for that!!

old man had his HQ sedan done in metallic (not inside edges though) in De beer and fully buffed (pretty rough) for $2,500 around 12 months ago through a local business. Same shop will flick a full front bumper (off car) for a taxi in white for $150 inc materials...

personally i don't think materials are expensive but i don't pay retail either. my panel beater can keep a piece of sand paper going forever! good tradesman work efficiently and don't waste much

[we wreck xx7s only]

old man had his HQ sedan done in metallic (not inside edges though) in De beer and fully buffed (pretty rough) for $2,500 around 12 months ago through a local business. Same shop will flick a full front bumper (off car) for a taxi in white for $150 inc materials...

personally i don't think materials are expensive but i don't pay retail either. my panel beater can keep a piece of sand paper going forever! good tradesman work efficiently and don't waste much

there you go, you said it in one word " debeer"....

good tradesmen rarely use debeer also.

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$6000 for a met quality id like to see that paint job in 12 months time seriously
good material cost good money yes you can use Protec cheap shit products but the old saying you get what you pay for
dont kid yourself

x 2 here. ppl still have the $2.5k paint job mentality that was available in the ole acrylic in 1975, just dunn happen anymore these days.

[Vombil]

x 2 here. ppl still have the $2.5k paint job mentality that was available in the ole acrylic in 1975, just dunn happen anymore these days.[/QUOTE]



I've been paying $400 odd to have a single panel repainted for in excess of 15 years now. go figure

[Valencia]

depends on the quality of finish and if you are going solid or metallic. 6L of good quality manderin will cost you around $600. Shit paint will be less than half that price. metallic is more as clear will cost you and prep needs to be better. if you go wet on wet it will be cheaper than putting the thing in high fill and blocking -again boils down to expectations.

There are really no 'mates rates' as painters don't work for free. You are just cutting the boss out and paying CASH... that's what gives you the impression you're getting 'mates rates'.

My advice is to take your car to your local industrial area (2nd tier commercial real estate will equate to cheaper price) and door knock. It will give you an idea about the type of cars they work on and the quality you can expect as you are there to see jobs in the flesh. a clean modern booth will be worth paying a little extra for.

cashie solid quick flick $2500 (no buff)
cashie met quick flick $3000 (no buff)
cashie solid quality $4500 (de-nib)
cashie met quality $6000 (full buff)

flamdingo will confirm you get what you pay for.

$6000 for a met quality id like to see that paint job in 12 months time seriously
good material cost good money yes you can use Protec cheap shit products but the old saying you get what you pay for
dont kid yourself