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475HP '03 cobra
10-18-2005, 09:24 PM
how much would a paint job cost if we brought the car in striped down sanded out and ready for a primer coat?

we would have all the prep work done except a primer coat

i wouldn't be getting anything special just the OEM red or maybe black and i would have a new stage 3 roush kit on it...how much you think it would cost?

i meen me and my father can lay down a kick ass paint job, but we have no where big enough to spray one....we have everything we need to do it, do you know if you can rent booths?

rtusnake
10-18-2005, 10:05 PM
Paint jobs are still high but will be alittle less since you have some work done. I'm guessing for a good quality job will be between 2000 and 2800 still. We don't even do all over paint jobs at our shop, unless its my cars :) I have also seen some pretty good jobs come from peoples garages that was cleaned and was buffed afterwards

Craig K.
10-19-2005, 06:11 AM
If you want you can build your own booth in your garage, take some plastic tarping and drap it around the area were your going to spry the car, hopefully you have a window in the garage, if so, put a box fan in it, blowing out, have the tarping connected to that, on the other side, cracke your garage door, and put in a row of furnace filters to filter the incoming air. Lastly wet down the garage floor before you start to spray.

If your still wanting to take it to a shop, it will totally depend on the shop, and if the are busy or not.
Some may be cheaper than otherrs, but you usually get what you pay for.
I would think a min. would be $1250 up to $3000

93Cobra#2771
10-19-2005, 09:32 AM
You could always try renting a spray booth as well. If you have the skills to lay paint, that is the route I would go...

475HP '03 cobra
10-19-2005, 10:09 AM
how much to rent, my father had painted cars for 10 years strait and then did it on an off for the last 15

93Cobra#2771
10-19-2005, 11:24 AM
You should get by with a couple hundred bucks, I imagine. Might have to use the booth on a day they are closed, though...

475HP '03 cobra
10-19-2005, 11:36 AM
thats fine...how much is oem paint per pint or liter, however it is sold....isnt like 100 a liter

Dale McPeters
10-19-2005, 12:30 PM
thats fine...how much is oem paint per pint or liter, however it is sold....isnt like 100 a liter

The blue paint for my '91lx (well the youngest boy now) was $175 a gal. plus all the little extra's. About $550 total for the materials just to paint the car. No major body work either.....and I had all the sandpaper, strainers etc. etc. I have about $750-$850 total in my DIY paint job. That includes all the buffing material also.
Which by the way is still a lot cheaper than $1800-$2200 which is what I was quoted before I decided to just go ahead and do it myself.

The only problem I have now is my wife wants me to paint the engine bay while the engine is out of it........ :popcorn:

93Cobra#2771
10-19-2005, 01:39 PM
Paint price varies according to the color - reds cost the most, and metallics or color shifting are top dollar as well.

If your dad is doing the painting, surely he has some connections somewhere to get some good pricing... :D

Dale McPeters
10-19-2005, 01:42 PM
Paint price varies according to the color - reds cost the most, and metallics or color shifting are top dollar as well.


Yeah I forgot to mention this little item. :D
The dark blue was metallic......

475HP '03 cobra
10-19-2005, 02:51 PM
yeah, i just wanna go with an OEM black with a nice clear coat, maybe 2 to give it all that gloss....basically, i want an OEM paint job just not the color the car is now

93Cobra#2771
10-19-2005, 02:53 PM
You ARE planning on doing it right and doing the door jambs, and under the hood - Right?

475HP '03 cobra
10-19-2005, 03:44 PM
probably, atleast i would plan on it....but i'm not the painter thats all my dad and it would ultimatly be his call...i dont really wanna have to strip the interior or pull the motor, but i dont know if i would have to...like i said, i'm not the painter

475HP '03 cobra
10-23-2005, 08:05 PM
i decided i'm just gonna stick with my performance red....aint no one most likely seen a perf. red roush i think they only made about 15.

i know it'll be a replica but no one will tell untill they look in or under the hood

DSkeet
10-29-2005, 09:22 PM
"sigh", I would definately do the jambs and all if I were changing the color of the car...

93Cobra#2771
10-31-2005, 06:36 AM
Trust use when we say to do the jambs and under the hood. Unless you plan on keeping the car and never selling it - paint color changes without doing the jambs, etc, KILLS the value of a car...