$7000 paint job
I do all my paint and body work and can honestly say I'm seasoned. I'd be more than happy to share my knowledge to help some local guys get their hands on a gun and teach them the proper way to get a nice paint job at their own hand. I know first hand living in norcal everything is expensive so a 7000 paint job out here is cheap. A proper job takes 100's of hours to perfect along with the cut and buff stage. People who don't understand the lengthy process"of doing it right", love to squack at the price. So put it this way, how much money do you make at your profession if you work 400 hours? Some more than others I understand but count in overhead etc, and it's not a crazy money making business doing completes. Collision repair is very profitable because it's in and out and big money.
Anyone in norcal , Sacramento, vacaville, fairfield, some Bay Area need help or advice I'm always down to help.