I think the last time I got a quality paint job on car for $15K was when Reagan was President. It was this one - and it still has the same paint job on it 30 years later. ;-)

steve, what is the hemi cuda worth today?

A nice retirement! :-(

He can't paint an entire car. He does not do bodywork/blocksanding He is a graphics guy..one of the best there is.

I'll check out his work David. Not sure many know how cool your Mustang was back in the day. You should post up a picture, I'm sure everyone will love the way it looked as much as I do.

Without seeing it in person, there is no real way to give a ballpark price. Back when I had my shop our rate was $55 per hour. A ball park would get you close, but the details and ok change this, custom that and the time invested could go through the roof along with the price. The customers would say, "But you said it would only be about $XXXXX, Now its twice that". All those small add-ons build up quick.

Most shops around here will not touch a car with someone else's body work. They will want to strip the car to bare metal and start from there. And they give you a basic price for a paint job and only give a bodywork price after the car has been stripped. I'd say 20-25k around here for a show paint job with car apart.

The main problem a lot of people don't realize is the cost of materials like sand paper, tape grinding wheels, primers, fillers, and paint are through the roof. I almost fell over when I had to pay 90.00 to fill my bottle for the welder. Needless to say I found another spot to have it filled after that time. I have been averaging for materials around 2000-2500. Every car is different. Now add in parts and labor and things start to add up very quickly. It really depends on the car and what needs to be done but in todays world I agree a paint job is in the 12-20k range.


With he cost of materials why would you want to pay all that money and have a chance the original paint might react with new paint. I recommend getting all the old paint off, resolve the rust issues then epoxy prime, prime then paint. It's the only way to protect you investment.

Totally agree!

PPG's prices are nutz! :eek: But, I keep paying it.... :rolleyes: