Posted by Justin in NJ [71.59.91.52] on Monday, July 08, 2013 at 22:15:56 :
So today I decided to take a trip to a well known paint and bodywork guy. He is a perfectionist and was quite honest with me with what details he goes into when doing body work and doing paint. All in all, I told him I wanted to get an idea on how much it would cost to do some light body work on the cab and roof and fenders rad shell etc. Then Id want him to paint all of it. He then told me it would take some time and he goes though great detail to get everything right the first time. Take into account this guy does all the work by himself and has a lot of restos under his belt. He told me i would be in the range of $20,000- $25,000 to do the body work and paint everything I brought. It would look amazing when he is done...
I was shocked to say the least.... Thats a down payment on a decent house that I dont even own yet... HA
My question to you folks at home is how much should an average amount of body work and paint cost.... I dont have a bed picked out yet so thats not an issue and Im willing to settle for a non custom paint color.. There are plenty of stock paints that are still expensive but are not outrageous as custom paint colors...
I want to get this truck cab and fenders off to body and paint soon. Ive never done a lot of bodywork and have decided this isnt the truck I want to learn on all of a sudden...
I dont plan to go mudding with my ffpw but i would like to drive it through farm fields to get to equipment etc and use it as a good work truck..and parades etc. I want a nice paint job but Im not going to spend a fortune on it. Any suggestions, folks at home?
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