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Re: Hour estimate on repaint
[Re: Silver70]
#1402066
03/14/13 11:13 PM
03/14/13 11:13 PM
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Lil Herman
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Lil Herman
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Worked in a body shop for six months twenty years ago. We would hit the dents knock them out, grind them mud them then start da'ing the car. We always were working more than one panel at a time. We also would never prime until all the bodywork was finished.
56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
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Re: Hour estimate on repaint
[Re: Mopargnome]
#1402068
03/15/13 01:42 AM
03/15/13 01:42 AM
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Posts: 5,664
South Dakota
hotairballoonpilot
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master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 5,664
South Dakota
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I really try not to give anyone any guess. Seems like anything you say a number they keep that figure in the back of their heads then when you are over that amount then you look bad even if there has been extra work needed. I just say I keep an excel program going with every paint material and other parts/materials I use and log my hours. Only thing I have not figured out to cost out and should is items like welding gas,wire,sand paper,fillers,tape,paper,wax/grease remover. I keep up todate on costs on primers to clears. I figure it out my cost and mark up per ready to spray oz. that way when I use say 20 oz of surfacer I can log that amount. Kinda ałso gives people ideas on what each thing costs. Been pretty handy.
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Re: Hour estimate on repaint
[Re: Mopargnome]
#1402069
03/15/13 05:54 PM
03/15/13 05:54 PM
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Posts: 15,118
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Lil Herman
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Lil Herman
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It really seems most people have no idea how labor intensive a good, quality paint job is. The 5 minute paint jobs and week builds on TV have given the masses a false impression of what it takes to build a car. I had a guy recently tell me he was looking to spend $1500-2000. I told him you wont be happy with a job that costs that. Figure $10k and it goes up from there depending on how nice you really want it. Oh, and watch out for all the flaky guys too! 
That's why I do my own. As many cars I own I could buy a house for the cost of getting cars painted. Material consumption is a cost savings, never understood the guys doing the cheese grater body work. Why lay it on thick to have it end up on the floor? 
We use to completes in a week me and two guys along with whatever walked thru the door. Not every car needs to be stripped to bare metal and started from day one.
56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
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Re: Hour estimate on repaint
[Re: Mopargnome]
#1402070
03/15/13 07:21 PM
03/15/13 07:21 PM
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Chino Valley
RodStRace
I Live Here
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I Live Here
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 12,481
Chino Valley
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I had a guy recently tell me he was looking to spend $1500-2000. I told him you wont be happy with a job that costs that.
But I'm a cheap guy!  
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Re: Hour estimate on repaint
[Re: RodStRace]
#1402071
03/15/13 09:29 PM
03/15/13 09:29 PM
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Posts: 770
Central Utah
Mopargnome
super stock
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super stock
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 770
Central Utah
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I had a guy recently tell me he was looking to spend $1500-2000. I told him you wont be happy with a job that costs that.
But I'm a cheap guy!
It was different cheap guy!
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