Aleffewmo
SHOYoungin'
How much would it cost to hire a body shop to repaint a SHO, an approximate cost of course because everybody is different. This includes fixing rust.
Painting?
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93rev2sev
SHO Member
That's not a good question to ask.
Anywhere from $299.99 to several thousands.
Are you are asking what it will take to fix this rust...?
Cause that's the rust on the drivers side of my car...one year ago. The passenger side is about the same.
Anywhere from $299.99 to several thousands.
Are you are asking what it will take to fix this rust...?
Cause that's the rust on the drivers side of my car...one year ago. The passenger side is about the same.
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Aleffewmo
SHOYoungin'
No, I'm comparing prices of actually painting a car vs hiring a shop to do it. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about SHOs because I don't know much about them. Was just a general question.
93rev2sev
SHO Member
A decent paint job for a 4 door midsized sedan is in the $2000 range. That does not include much in the way of rust repair.
Collex does a deent job.
Collex does a deent job.
jelloslug
Digital
I spent over $500 painting my car myself. And that was with a decent body and no rust.
91 shonice
New Member
I just got a quote for a shop to repaint 2 spots cause the paint was lifting up and sheet metal was showing. $250 per quarter panel.
My body shop (which is not the least expensive, but does top notch work) uses $300 per panel for a budget number. And, since there are a dozen panels, you are in the $3000 vicinity for the whole car. Of course, you could go to Maaco for much less, but since you have a SHO I'm assuming that isn't what you have in mind...
Brett
SHOs before HOs
Truth be told its probably cheaper, and probably the better decision to just buy a SHO with better paint, because you wont get what you put into it back if you ever want to sell it. That is ofcourse assuming you dont have any sentimental value, (which is the only reason i can think you'd want to spend that much money on a taurus that cost 1k, assuming its a run of the mill SHO)
Never heard anyone go by panels for a budget number but i guess it does make sense and for a reputable body shop its going to be 2500-3000. This is the price you pay for good work. Body work is one of those things where "you get what you pay for" but make sure you study up on a shop, just because they charge 100 dollars an hour in labor does mean they're top notch and not dicking around.
Also some body shops wont even touch rust (even in the land of rust and 10k lakes), but most any will for a price.
Body work is all about patience, the longer the time tooken on it (assuming the time is actually spent on the car) the better it will be/look. i spent over a month or more rebuilding the quarterpanel on a daewoo to save the guy the cash of having it cut out and replaced. It took a long time but looked great. ( no one had any mistakes to point out anyways) I could care less if it took a shop months if they were actually spending that time to perfect it.
P.S. if you do deciede to go the maaco route do all of the body work and ESPECIALLY the prep work yourself (i.e. taping off the car). I've never been there but ive known a couple who have including my pops back in the day. You definitely get what you pay for there, from what i hear.
Never heard anyone go by panels for a budget number but i guess it does make sense and for a reputable body shop its going to be 2500-3000. This is the price you pay for good work. Body work is one of those things where "you get what you pay for" but make sure you study up on a shop, just because they charge 100 dollars an hour in labor does mean they're top notch and not dicking around.
Also some body shops wont even touch rust (even in the land of rust and 10k lakes), but most any will for a price.
Body work is all about patience, the longer the time tooken on it (assuming the time is actually spent on the car) the better it will be/look. i spent over a month or more rebuilding the quarterpanel on a daewoo to save the guy the cash of having it cut out and replaced. It took a long time but looked great. ( no one had any mistakes to point out anyways) I could care less if it took a shop months if they were actually spending that time to perfect it.
P.S. if you do deciede to go the maaco route do all of the body work and ESPECIALLY the prep work yourself (i.e. taping off the car). I've never been there but ive known a couple who have including my pops back in the day. You definitely get what you pay for there, from what i hear.
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