Just got a quote to repaint my fenders...

[Ghostbuster]

$1,195.00
And that's if I take them off and bring them to the shop...
I guess I can live with fading fenders for awhile..

 

[cgalpha08]

That seems crazy high!!
You could probably do it yourself for half that cost.

 

[High Five H2]

that's completely insane. I'd call around for a better price. most of the cost of painting is prep work, and if you bring it in, that's all done for them.

 

[USMC_TOP]

Body shops have gotten use to insurance pricing. It's BS period. Find a small shop maybe a smaller price.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

all 4? that's a pretty good deal. I had one fender painted - it was $400, paint and materials were $225, he only charged me 1 1/2 hours to strip, prep, and shoot the fenders.

paint is hella expensive, and mine is black so paint matching wasn't an issue. to give an idea of how much... I'm painting my FJ40 a harley color, it's basically a redish-sand color. Paint, materials, (base coat, clear coat, primer, etc) will run about $2,000. That's with NO labor.

if you have a shop, the enviro rules are insanity - a good booth STARTS at $10,000 and goes up by multiples of 10. Presuming you can find a owner who will lease you space, the rent is astronomical, and best of all, most landlords consider a booth a permanent improvement and you cannot take it with you when you leave... which is fine since they are now requiring substantial updates every 5 years or so

think 1200 is ridiculous? then by all means, do it yourself.

 

[Renagade132]

I agree, find a smaller shop, or at least make sure you say it's going to be paid by you, Not by insurance! But if I were you, this might be the time to consider having fun with Plastic Dip!!! They sell complete car/truck Plastic Dip kits, that will cost you less then what those 2 fenders being painted will cost you, and you will get to do the whole truck with this, hell, you can even change the color of your truck!!!

 

[derian06]

Looks like it's time to buy some raptor liner

 

[rsc]

For that price I would get it Line-X'ed. Or paint it myself, especially if I were pulling the fenders already! There are painters in little shops that do after hours work to make a little money on the side (if you know any of them).

 

[Ghostbuster]

Yeah I was thinking like $500-$600 lol.


I'm just gonna hold off getting them repainted.

 

[4speedfunk]

Hummer Tax!

 

[owlxxx]

spray paint. That's honestly what I would do. I dont care much for the finish anyways though. its a trail rig for me so its nice to just slap some krylon over any scrapes that may appear.

 

[08H3]

For what it's worth, many years ago I hung around the local body shop mainly just to learn. I thought the painting and body work was cool, but could never really justify the money in buying all the equipment myself. At that time I laughed hysterically at the concept of rattle can paint, but I have actually done several minor repairs over the years since then with rattle cans, and frankly the results have all been very good. If you're willing to put a little time into it, you could probably go that route and save a ton of money by doing it yourself with little shame.

 

[Hayden]

You can probably Line-X for cheaper than that

 

[SedonaBound]

Find a body shop guy who does private side jobs. Check bb's at the parts stores.