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Originally Posted by dijinn
I'm planning to get my 04 S painted this winter. Been shopping around and "reasonable" quotes I've gotten are in the $4k to $4.5k range (from fairly reputable shops). There's a custom shop in the area that quoted me $7.5k but they are considered the "best" in the area.
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dijinn's price range is exactly where I would put it.
The rest of this post is going to be rambling away from the specific topic, you don't need to read it, but a bit of OCD is going to make me keep reading this thread until I dump the information.
A few years ago, I put together a Honda Del Sol from parts of three or more cars. The suspension was almost all new, brakes upgraded, JDM engine, and a freshly rebuilt transmission. Mechanically it was about as good as a 20 year old Honda could be, but it looked like crap.
I did some minor body work on it, sanded it and rattle-can primed it and took it to a few local shops for estimates. They ranged from $1,500 to $7,000. The $1,500 was going to be for masking off the car and spraying over it however I dropped it off. The $7,000 was going to be removing all the primer and filler that I had done and starting fresh, having it come out like a new car. Even optimistically, the car would be worth under $4k after painting.
-Before starting:
I took the money I had reserved for painting and bought a 60 gallon compressor, decent set of paint guns, some 8' florescent lights for my garage, and miscellaneous supplies. I set up a frame for plastic a sheeting paint booth in may garage with some box fans for ventilation. First I practiced on scrap body panels, then I sanded down and repainted the car. The end result was better than a lot of cheap 'professional' jobs I've seen, but had a few flaws I could point out. It was a lot of work, but I leaned a lot in the process and really enjoyed it.
-Wet sanding for a partial respray to correct a run on the door:
Since then, I have done partial repaints of several other cars using the stuff I bought for that original job. I have not completely painted a Boxster yet, but I have done bumpers, a fender, frunks, and a trunk. Certainly not what most people have the time or desire to do. Anyone who wants to give it a try though, could find it fun and rewarding.
-Both bumpers, frunk and trunk repainted:
