$7000 paint job

Mad Dart said

Lol, My old next door neighbor just got quoted $15K to do his 70 Challenger. The car is on stilts too. Stripped of everything and it hardly needs any body work. California for you. I told him that is a straight out rip off. I can't see having more than 8 hours prep on it. Materials can not be more than $2500.00

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Just for comparison - To completly finish a '71 Cuda, lots of steel work, so it was inside and out 100% color change, with Spee (sp?) paint materials in Limelight green - the materials costs alone were $9800. That was before tax (6.35% in CT) Over $10K for the primer, sealer, base, and clear and that was 10 years ago. It is entirely possible if the guy said "I want the best" in terms of materials, and the car needs a little filler (they ALL do), setting thing gaps ,etching, primering, blocking, then finishing that $15K was not a big deal to reach.