Comments on: $20,000 Paint Job http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20000-paint-job Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:33:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eric d http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-151865 eric d Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:55:51 +0000 http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-151865 I loved seeing you take care of your old Bav. i had a '75 with the same burgenday paint. miss it lots I loved seeing you take care of your old Bav. i had a ’75 with the same burgenday paint. miss it lots

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]]> By: mr.leslie.wong http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-50939 mr.leslie.wong Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:13:28 +0000 http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-50939 I would be willing to pay $20,000 for paint on a $450,000 car if I had that kind of money and I was doing a concours restoration. There is a lot of work to go from 97 points to 100 points. The costs just keep adding up for painting an old car that you like: panel straightening, rust repair, bare metal preparation, etc. I could probably be happy with an Earl Scheib paint job if I did the prep work myself and let them shoot the paint. I would be willing to pay $20,000 for paint on a $450,000 car if I had that kind of money and I was doing a concours restoration. There is a lot of work to go from 97 points to 100 points.

The costs just keep adding up for painting an old car that you like: panel straightening, rust repair, bare metal preparation, etc.

I could probably be happy with an Earl Scheib paint job if I did the prep work myself and let them shoot the paint.

]]> By: kevin http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-50937 kevin Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:14:22 +0000 http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-50937 Yeah, I would say the 6k sounds more like it. The original guy charges 20k, because "he can". He has that kind of clientele, and that's fine. From what I've seen, a paint job for 4 or 5 looks really nice. (like I'm an expert). I was having some work done on my car at a shop in the early nineties, in New Orleans, and they were doing a late 80,s mercedes sedan for 3000, with clearcoat, etc. So I guess 6000 isn't that much of a stretch nowadays. A Bavaria is worth every cent you can afford to put into it. Yeah, I would say the 6k sounds more like it. The original guy charges
20k, because “he can”. He has that kind of clientele, and that’s fine.
From what I’ve seen, a paint job for 4 or 5 looks really nice.
(like I’m an expert). I was having some work done on my car at a shop
in the early nineties, in New Orleans, and they were doing a late 80,s
mercedes sedan for 3000, with clearcoat, etc. So I guess 6000 isn’t
that much of a stretch nowadays. A Bavaria is worth every cent you
can afford to put into it.

]]> By: mr.leslie.wong http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-14559 mr.leslie.wong Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:24:37 +0000 http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-14559 The estimate was for a bare metal respray and involved some partial panel fabrication for rust repair. I don't doubt this shop's ability to do concours quality work, but that wasn't what I was looking for. I went to another shop and had a very good bare metal paint job for about US$ 6000. The estimate was for a bare metal respray and involved some partial panel fabrication for rust repair. I don’t doubt this shop’s ability to do concours quality work, but that wasn’t what I was looking for.

I went to another shop and had a very good bare metal paint job for about US$ 6000.

]]> By: Steven http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-14549 Steven Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:16:15 +0000 http://www.lesliewong.us/blog/2006/06/21/20000-paint-job/#comment-14549 Regarding that $20,000 paint job, are they going to strip the car down completely so the car has the same color through out? Unless you want to paint a Vanhool bus in complete piano lacqure otherwise that price seem a little rediculous.. Regarding that $20,000 paint job, are they going to strip the car down completely so the car has the same color through out?

Unless you want to paint a Vanhool bus in complete piano lacqure otherwise that price seem a little rediculous..

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