Thread: How much for new Paint??

Yeah i just cant afford to spend a few grand after i spend the 1,000 on the hood spoiler and air dam. Yeah i for sure want a BC and CC just so i cant wetsand their flaws out later on if needed. What are there prices for the base and clear? any clue

Yeah i remember goin there seeing that chart when i got my firebird painted which came out like **** cause i did ****ty prep work being as lazy as i was at the time. But i mean since im keeping this car and all i have as much time as i need to spend on making this ***** look nice

Originally Posted by stealthee

Again, Maaco uses crap quality paint material. I paid over $400 just for materials when we painted my Stealth, and in reality I got over $800 in material, I just had a huge hookup at the auto paint supply. That was even the "generic" paint.

If Maaco can do a base/clear job for $500 and still make money, then they are using crap quality material.

So in turn should i just start doin my research for the summer when i set my garage up into a booth with ventilation. I mean that way i can at least buy professional quality paint. Ive never cleared a car with a HVLP gun but im sure its not to hard lol

Originally Posted by stealthee

Definitely. This way you know the paint isn't going to start looking like crap in a year, and you will gain a ton of knowledge in doing to job yourself.

Well then my decision has been made haha. Ill be doing some research of the next month or two and i should be ready to go buy mid june.

thanks for the input everyone!