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so, i've been thinking about it... i have a montego blue 93 FD. i WAS just going to get it resprayed, a quick once over to touch up all the knicks and such, but... just out of curiousity, what would a full repaint in say, a nice deep, non-metallic blue run? ballpark
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There is no such thing as a "quick respray", unless you are talking about some Maaco POS paint job. A quality paint job for the whole car will cost several thousand dollars, unless you have a "hook up".
Here in the Bay Area of Cali, a first-rate repaint is $7-10k. In your slightly cheaper area, I would expect more like $5-7k. A "good" quality paint job will likely be $1000-1500 less.
Anything cheaper than that is NOT a good paint job, I don't care what anyone tells you.
Here in the Bay Area of Cali, a first-rate repaint is $7-10k. In your slightly cheaper area, I would expect more like $5-7k. A "good" quality paint job will likely be $1000-1500 less.
Anything cheaper than that is NOT a good paint job, I don't care what anyone tells you.
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I did mine the same color but it would have been the same price to go with a new color. Every inch of paint including engine bay, door jams, and under the hatch was taken down all the way. It cost 6k including a mazdaspeed 15th anniversary kit being put on. That was the car's second paint job besides factory paint...first went from red to black but wasn't done as well as the latest. I didn't own the car then so I don't know what that one cost. Some of these prices being thrown out seem a bit high. I went to 7 of the best paint places around to check rates and none of them were anywhere near some of the numbers being talked about. I live in NY.
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ok, you guys need to CALM THE F DOWN! good lord, relax. by quick respray i meant getting a high quality job done, but just to the outside, not a full tear down... and yes, i do have a "hook up" i understand that that alone could cost upwards of 6k i was just wondering how much more it would cost to get a tear down and new color.
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i got my whole car resprayed for $1300 but it was a firend's shop. i was there when he was doing it so it turned out really good. too bad it wasnt an rx7 and he doesnt own a spray shop anymore when i really need it!!
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Originally posted by rynberg
There is no such thing as a "quick respray", unless you are talking about some Maaco POS paint job. A quality paint job for the whole car will cost several thousand dollars, unless you have a "hook up".
Here in the Bay Area of Cali, a first-rate repaint is $7-10k. In your slightly cheaper area, I would expect more like $5-7k. A "good" quality paint job will likely be $1000-1500 less.
Anything cheaper than that is NOT a good paint job, I don't care what anyone tells you.
There is no such thing as a "quick respray", unless you are talking about some Maaco POS paint job. A quality paint job for the whole car will cost several thousand dollars, unless you have a "hook up".
Here in the Bay Area of Cali, a first-rate repaint is $7-10k. In your slightly cheaper area, I would expect more like $5-7k. A "good" quality paint job will likely be $1000-1500 less.
Anything cheaper than that is NOT a good paint job, I don't care what anyone tells you.
It's your FD...your pride and joy. Chances are, this will be the only time you'll paint it within the next 5 -10 years (if you do it right)...and that would mean right around the $7-10K mark.
As a fun experiment, go around to diff shops, get quotes, and actually watch what they do for their respective paint jobs...you'll see a world of difference between the $3k, $5, and $7K jobs...
Also, ask 'em what kind of color system they're gonna use on your car...tri-color is like the bare minimum I'd ever put on my car. But if you're a baller...or you care enough bout your FD, I'd go for the six-color paint system (i believe that's what it's called...anyone from a paint specialist shop feel free to chime in). Oh and notice I didn't say body shop aka in and out in under a week lol...cuz how long you let the primer cure does wonders to the final product
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