for those of you with really bad paint or brand new cars

[spine911]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

$4500 buys a nice new paint job.

.... a damn good paint job

[ekam]

I hear it's around $3k. I'll do a costly paint job instead, thanks!

[ChefCarnivore]

Last weekend I saw a car with a plastic wrap on the hood. It was a non- replective black, but if you like that sort of thing, it looked technically good. One application of this might be on bumpers. I was given a quote to paint the bumper on my then Nissan 240 SX SE of $300-400. The Nissan had a dull finish on the bumper already so if the color match was available it would work. How much do you think it would cost?

[23109VC]

i read this thread.... the idea of all vinyl is nice , but it's too $$$. it's like clear bra on the whole car.... for big $$.

my 2000 has rock chips on the bumper cover and hood. I called a local body shop today and got a quote of $750 for a new paint job on thsoe sections, blending into the fenders.

i'd rather spend under a thousand for new paint, then maybe clearbra the front.

[nola911]

My other car has a clear bra option from the factory on all the typical areas.. 1000 dollars

[Perfectlap]

$4500K paint job???!!! sign me up!!

I paid $1500 to have my whole front end repainted and the shop owner was pissed as hell that his partner had agreed to "charge me so little". He claimed $2500 was more in order but the economy was forcing him to concentrate on volume.
I don't kow if I can go anywhere around these parts (at least mid range shop)and get the whole car repainted for less than $10K.

[RandallNeighbour]

Perfectlap, that must be a NJ/NYC issue.

I can get a proper paint job (where the panels are removed, painted, and reinstalled as if the car were a classic car for about $4000 here in Houston.

So anyone reading this should definitely send their Porsche out of state for a paint job if they live in NJ or NYC!