Cost of a single-color paint job?

I ran into the same problen.
Did all the prep myself and talked to a dozen shops or individuals. They all wanted between 2500 & 5500 to spray color.....I tried to explain that this is a daily driver and doesnt need to be a concourse paint job. Didn't matter....

I ran into I guy I knew that owns a paint shop while dirtbiking and told him the situation.. He said bring it by and I will squirt it.....1100.00 including paint and they did some touch up on my green pea bodywork ! I had him paint it white in single stage because I wanted more depth in the color. It came out great ! Cant say I would advice single stage for a matallic...

Understand that this was a bare shell... , but he did jambs , trunk , engine bay and interior. He did me a solid and it took about 2 weeks.