$7000 paint job

moper said

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.

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Gosh Dang.....Yeah I have seen people spend crazy $$ on paint and body. I won't do it because I use and abuse my car. I actually run it! Parking lot hopper, show stopper, trailer queen. Sure, spend that $ and cry when you get a little nick or scratch on it.... Not worth the headache to me.

I frequent the local car shows and stuff here in town. I know most of them. Those guys always asks me to park and stay, they will let me in for free etc. I tell them NAH, I am headed to the beach or whatever.... They say Damn you drive your car that far? Then I tell them about my set up and that I usually go through 2 tanks of fuel each time I take it out and use 1/2 to 1 full bottle of NOS... then they really say I am crazy. I just don't have the patients to sit around all day. The paint on my car is not perfect but I would say it is a 7-8 on a 10 Scale. For me that is plenty.