Car painted?

[JackImpact]

I was thinking about having my car painted a different color. Anyone ever had this done? How much did it cost and where did you get it done? Also does anyone know someone who could glue some upholstery thats come undone on my doors and the cargo/overhead light is out in the car.

Thanks for the advice guys.

-Jack

[sniper7]

you should be able to swap the bulb for your light out really easy.

not sure on the paint or upholstery.

I have heard mixed results from MAACO. just depends on how much you spend

[JackImpact]

Problem is I think it is missing the slider button that turns it on/off/when doors are open.

[sniper7]

junkyard or ebay should be able to take care of that

[Ronin13]

I would strongly advise against re-painting your car... there are certain areas that even pros miss on paint jobs that show what the original color is. When it comes time to sell that's one of the things I- the buyer- look for. Has the car been re-painted? If so, why? 9/10 times it's because the car has been wrecked, and some people can do some amazing things without carfax finding out, so it could appear clean but in reality not be. If you really want to re-paint your car though make sure you take it somewhere good, MAACO has a history of doing a somewhat decent job, but empty your car out first- I have a friend who got rear ended and bought a new trunk lid at a salvage yard that didn't match the paint job, took it to MAACO to match it and had 15 CDs stolen and his GPS somehow grew legs and walked away.

[Mtn.man]

Two Words



Rattle Can

[JackImpact]

Maybe they could just do some touching up of a matching color for the gravel scratches. Also, do you think they can pop out any hail dings?

[patrick0685]

vinyl wrap your car...then when you want to change it just pull it off

[Great-Kazoo]

Maybe they could just do some touching up of a matching color for the gravel scratches. Also, do you think they can pop out any hail dings?

a good shop can do blending that would be hard pressed to notice.
1) age and make of vehicle
2) 2-3-4 door hatch back etc.
3) how much (to the untrained eye) body work is needed prior to prime & paint.
4) Price Range you need to stay in

I would check blue book value before investing X dollars that you might never recoup for a sale.
Unless your vehicle is a total disaster consider having it professionally detailed. cleaning here, buffing there and you would be surprised what the results are

[spleify]

I would strongly advise against re-painting your car...

And for the record, Maaco sucks. They are absolutely hands down the worst place you could take your car to to get painted. If you have a complete POS or a tractor that you want painted then there $300 paint job is for you, but if you even care a little bit about your vehicle and what it looks like avoid Maaco at all costs

[Mtn.man]

Call Fine Line get a full co-ar 15 graphic for the whole thing.

[argonstrom]

Two Words



Rattle Can

Agreed. Krylon has served my jeep well.

[rondog]

Two more words...




Trade in.

[jerrymrc]

And for the record, Maaco sucks. They are absolutely hands down the worst place you could take your car to to get painted. If you have a complete POS or a tractor that you want painted then there $300 paint job is for you, but if you even care a little bit about your vehicle and what it looks like avoid Maaco at all costs

I paid $300 just for the last gallon of clear I bought. :)

My thoughts on car painting. If you do ALL of the prep work yourself and just want to sell the car in a couple of years then a Maaco $300 job may work out in the original color.

If you are wanting to keep the car and change color there are some brands of paint that are lesser lines and can help keep the cost down. Color change mandates new weatherstripping and rubber pieces along with a bunch of labor to do it right.

If it is a newer car or some of the older ones where the engine compartment is body color then more $$$.

So many variables. Years ago people would see one of my cars and would ask if I would paint theirs. My normal reply was "I start at $5,000 and go up". Mtn.man does paint ask him.

The actual painting is 10% of the work. It is all about the canvas ya put it on and the work to get there. ;)

[Mtn.man]

I paid $300 just for the last gallon of clear I bought. :)

My thoughts on car painting. If you do ALL of the prep work yourself and just want to sell the car in a couple of years then a Maaco $300 job may work out in the original color.

If you are wanting to keep the car and change color there are some brands of paint that are lesser lines and can help keep the cost down. Color change mandates new weatherstripping and rubber pieces along with a bunch of labor to do it right.

If it is a newer car or some of the older ones where the engine compartment is body color then more $$$.

So many variables. Years ago people would see one of my cars and would ask if I would paint theirs. My normal reply was "I start at $5,000 and go up". Mtn.man does paint ask him.

The actual painting is 10% of the work. It is all about the canvas ya put it on and the work to get there. ;)


Yes very expensive if you want a fine finished product. All our rats are rattle canned or natural patina by nature. I have spent 10k on paint before so you get what you pay for.

[JackImpact]

I just want the little hail dents taken out and the scratches on the front repainted.

[jerrymrc]

I just want the little hail dents taken out and the scratches on the front repainted.

Call up one of the paintless dent repair guys and let them do there stuff. As for the scratches on the front you use touch up paint or have the nose done.

If your hail dents are too much for the paintless guys then the only way to fix it is a complete strip and skim.

Can we ask what kind of car we are talking about?

[JackImpact]

2004 Honda Civic. Anyone youd recommend to take the dents out?

[Zundfolge]

Painting a car is not about painting its about prep.

Doesn't matter how good the guy shooting it is, if the car isn't properly prepped it'll look like ass (especially when changing colors ... to do that right you really need to strip the car down to the bare frame and paint the whole thing inside and out and then reassemble).

With good prep work I've seen a guy paint a car with a roller and Rustoleum it worked well (http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html).


Call Fine Line get a full co-ar 15 graphic for the whole thing.
Only problem with that is that full wrap vinyl on a car is going to cost about as much as a good paint job (unless you do it yourself ... but again, if you're going to go to a bunch of trouble doing something like this and you've never done it before you might as well paint).

[Gunner]

How much did you spend on it?

[JackImpact]

On the honda? 4.7 as the sticker. Was originally 6.

[Gunner]

So you need to keep that in mind when putting work into it. How long will this car last me?
Do i want to put money into my or guns?
Is this my pride and joy or a commuter?

[JackImpact]

Id say its both my pride and joy and commuter. Its my first car, and not only my first car, but I moved from Florida to Colorado by myself and went out on my own and bought my first car and I think I did a damn good job of getting my monies worth. My Father has said several times how proud he is of me when it came to getting this car and my move out here and it is a symbol of that. So yes it is worth it to me. The car is a Honda and in good shape and I want to make it look pristine. I dont want to sink money into it that could go elsewhere, but just some minor fixing up and it will look like its 2004 again.

All I want is to pop out the little hail dents and touch up the scratches or dings from gravel in the front.

[sniper7]

Anyone know anything about auto trade schools if they do such work?

I would be down to pay them to take my 1997 silverado and paint it up. I would even do a COar15 bolt face logo on the hood, maybe a punisher skull on the tailgate, whatever they wanted!

[rondog]

Man, you guys are scaring me with these prices! I've gotta do a full-blown p/j on my Willys CJ5 one of these days, I'll be having it blasted to bare metal and done up right. I sure as hell wasn't thinking about $5000! Been a helluva long time since I painted anything though, just Harleys back in the early 80's.

[jerrymrc]

Man, you guys are scaring me with these prices! I've gotta do a full-blown p/j on my Willys CJ5 one of these days, I'll be having it blasted to bare metal and done up right. I sure as hell wasn't thinking about $5000! Been a helluva long time since I painted anything though, just Harleys back in the early 80's.

I learned back in 1975 I could not afford to pay someone to do it right. I had a friend that owned a body shop. I spent many hours just helping out for free to learn how to do it right and by myself.

I may be slow but it looks good and will last. :)

[rondog]

I learned back in 1975 I could not afford to pay someone to do it right. I had a friend that owned a body shop. I spent many hours just helping out for free to learn how to do it right and by myself.

I may be slow but it looks good and will last. :)

Back in my yoot, we'd just roll our shit outside and spray it in the driveway. And used motor oil was dumped along the fence to kill weeds. I think I'd go to jail for this now, and I've heard you can't even buy acrylic lacquer paints nowadays? Izzat right?

My neighbor is a young Czech dude and does car painting, so he's my ace in the hole for painting the Heep. I've got a rotisserie to put the tub on so we can do the bodywork in my garage and get it ready, and he's got access to a booth. I'll have the tub and all the sheetmetal parts soda blasted at Blast Tech first.